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Promising New Gun Tech... ?
patrickl:
--- Quote from: vertygo on May 29, 2008, 05:10:14 pm ---Well it is just a start for this company.. maybe it will lead to a really high-res camera, better algo, better tracking, who knows ?
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Well, that was my point. The PS2 and Eye Toy could do this years ago. Look at the PS3 Playstation Eye demos and you will see they have come a long way already.
Apart from the one I posted before (with real-time 3D hairdo and face make-up) , there are lots more.
For instance, remember the guy strapping IR LEDs to his cap so the Wiimote could track his head. Eye toy does the same by tracking your eyes and nose (they even used the same graphics):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFN8cW1mSVY&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q51TWQe6AfY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9EGKXXSjJc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q51TWQe6AfY&feature=related[/youtube]
vertygo:
But I think the point is really this is PC based. Although the PS 2 Eyetoy is really cool, and I loved those demos, you can't use them to play MAME games, which is really what this thread was started for. It's like saying real guns are far more accurate.. well sure, but not recommended for MAME use :) (Not more than once, anyway)
I do wonder about two cameras or tracking multiple independent objects. The "trigger finger" demo makes me think that it is possible.
ahofle:
Oh god you're not starting another 200 page light gun thread are you?! :P
patrickl:
Sony Ericsson Goes Wii-Style
--- Quote ---It will be preparing itself for this role by turning the cell phone's camera into a motion-controlling sensor
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