| Ryudo said: Both Wii and this suck compared to this. http://media.gear.ign.com/articles/855/855511/vid_2303903.html |
Very nice looks like some developers are not so lazy these guys are doing some good work -
This system is using a 60hz IR camera not unlike the ps3eye PLUS they have also added a pulsed IR light source to illuminate anything near the camera so it appear brighter - It's not really a 3D camera at all (marketing talk) though it's a usefull system - i have used an IR distance sensing system myself in the past so i know exactly how this technique works. (the comment about measuring the time of travel of the pulse is actually incorrect or a misunderstanding on the marketing guys part)
A simple RGB camera is capable of similar things - the key is high speed image processing and face/hand recognition software. The old playstation2 eye apparently came out with several games which reacted/detected your movements via camera. Ps2 really lacked sufficient processing power to achieve complex processing and tracking. A more powerfull system like PS3 or whatever 3DB are using is going to be far more capable.
You can get some simple PS3 eye games today. They look interesting though in my opinion they are pretty crap compared to what 3db systems are doing or what could be done with superior recognition/tracking software.
Hope to see some better stuff like this soon - these guys can make a fortune with this type of interactive gameing.
This shows there are better ways to play games than those stupid thumbstick controllers.
PS3 number 1 fan
