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I probably wont be getting one before LittleBigPlanet comes along. You can take pictures with the Eye and use them as stickers in the game, so you can put a box over a sackboy's head and smack your own face on it.
Aside from that, I think SCEE is working on a new Eye Toy game. Eye Toy Hero or something like that



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I use and love it as a microphone since it doesn't require me to have anything on my ears. If I'm too far away from it, some people complain that they can't hear me, but that might be because of the echo. It can and will pick up background conversations, so use it in a room where you are alone.

In chat rooms, you can use it as a mic and camera. Other people don't need to have a camera to see your feed. You can turn off your video transmission while still broadcasting your voice. Picture quality is great with proper lighting and bandwidth. My friends often have other people in the room with them (gfs, siblings or parents) who are cool and since the mic can pick up all of their voices better than a headset, we all converse and have fun together.

The current PSN games that use it are great tech demos (and fun for a time) of what the gaming potentials are.

It really quite a piece of hardware.



Rainbird said:
I probably wont be getting one before LittleBigPlanet comes along. You can take pictures with the Eye and use them as stickers in the game, so you can put a box over a sackboy's head and smack your own face on it.
Aside from that, I think SCEE is working on a new Eye Toy game. Eye Toy Hero or something like that

Wow, that's a cool LBP feature. I was just listening to an old 1up Yours podcast and was reminded that Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 lets you scan your face into the game. I believe it creates a 3d model. You can do that with any webcam, but the Playstation Eye really is a great webcam for the price, as Dogs Rule attests to.



windbane said:

 

Wow, that's a cool LBP feature. I was just listening to an old 1up Yours podcast and was reminded that Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 lets you scan your face into the game. I believe it creates a 3d model. You can do that with any webcam, but the Playstation Eye really is a great webcam for the price, as Dogs Rule attests to.


That really sounds amazing!

Lost my faith in VGChartz. Too many stupid and ignorant Americans, even as moderators.

It's a shame, really. "The Boss" should do something radical about this Americanization, but it seems hardly feasible, so my days here are numbered.

 

@Sicilian
Thanks for your review list, I have to look into those games, when I have my EYE camera.



Lost my faith in VGChartz. Too many stupid and ignorant Americans, even as moderators.

It's a shame, really. "The Boss" should do something radical about this Americanization, but it seems hardly feasible, so my days here are numbered.

 

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With singstar you can record your singing session (video or audio) and share online, or just watch again or save locally on your harddrive.

I think more games are going to use the camera for such things as putting your own face in games and stuff like that. Isn't that possible in Tiger Woods?



New article on LPB:

"Through playing around with the game and speaking to Media Molecule, we were able to learn a lot of new facts about what we can expect from the finished product. One of the coolest new features was being able to use the PlayStation Eye camera to create custom stickers to place on objects, using photos of faces, words, or any other designs that can be held before a camera. For many people on our press day, the first inclination was to take a picture of their face and slap it onto one of the walls, but there are other more creative ways of using the feature. Grabbing a pen and paper, we were able to write "Hello mum," and get it into the game. Using the same technique, you'll be able to place tips, secrets, or even narratives into your levels."

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/littlebigplanet/news.html?sid=6190801&tag=topslot;title;3&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot

I can't wait for this game, and I will most definetly get the camera, if only for this ;P



Rainbird: that is awesome.



I'm a owner of a eye camera now. Got to check out some games.



Lost my faith in VGChartz. Too many stupid and ignorant Americans, even as moderators.

It's a shame, really. "The Boss" should do something radical about this Americanization, but it seems hardly feasible, so my days here are numbered.

 

Nice. It also works as a PC webcam, as far as I have heard.