Sony unveils new motion sensing technology
- Posted February 28th, 2008 at 07:38 EDT by
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In the early 90s, one of the biggest technological anticipations was “virtual reality” - the ability to immerse yourself in a videogame without any extra peripherals such as controllers. As we nearly off the first decade in this new millennium, the notion of VR will not pass over the videogame industry without leaving a lasting impact.
With that said, Sony has introduced a new motion sensing technology that could be a major touchstone for the PlayStation 3 in this generation of gaming. With no official name given to it, this impressive technology uses the PlayStation Eye component to track the player’s head movements without the need of any additional devices.
It is said that this technology could be used as a device for FPS games to allow players to lean over corners for better vantage points, or even implement into boxing games such as Fight Night to duck and dodge those painful blows.
While this will clearly be a PlayStation 3 feature, Sony has not yet revealed any games that will support such technology nor have they given a release date.
However, PlayStation Universe will do our best to bring you up to speed on any details as they become available.
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bluesuedeshoes
- 7:43am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Erm... you've just made all that nonsense up haven't you? New motion sensing technology? The eyetoy? Are you having a giraffe? The Eyetoy has been out for a while now on the PS3 and even longer on the PS2. The PS3 version just has a mic and a better resolution. Come on Sarad, this article is a joke. Its a none story written by a none journalist, who clearly doesn't understand the games industry OR the technology involved. Your ill informed ramblings are an embarassment to your fellow colleagues on this site. keep the bull shine stories and personal opinions to yourself or start a blog. Joker.
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bluesuedeshoes
- 7:52am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Yep seen the link and guess what... its NOTHING new. The PS2 could do the same thing with the Eyetoy and Studio:London proved it with a tech demo YEARS ago. It was never implemented into games because it was of limited use. The Eyetoy isn't new tech and niether is its motion sensing capabilities. It was after all designed to capture motion!!! Rubbish article by a rubbish... and I shudder to use this word in connection with Sarad... journalist.
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RotaryMatt |
MattNasty- 8:07am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Well as far as i know there wasnt a fps that was played to with the eate toy so this is NEW to PS DUH!!!!!!!
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chilledbreeze7
- 8:20am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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hummm even it is real, I think I would still prefer to just use the controller.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 8:27am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Makes sense I have seen articles about this back in 2005. Something about the speed of the camera in combination with the speed of the PS3, that helps it perform such tasks.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/27/ps3-head-tracking-only-needs-camera/
And considering this tech has been shown off before, something just seems off about your comments and your 'understanding' of the industry, bluesuedeshoes.
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Deusthousand |
Deusthousand- 8:37am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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You can say what you want but the eye does 10x more than what the xbl vision can.
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motzo
- 8:48am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Bluesuedeshoes YOUR THE BLINKING IDOIT DONT EMBARRESE YOUR SELF BY INSULTING SOMTHING THAT YOU HAVENT EVEN READ PROPERLY THE EYE TOY IS COMPOLETY DIFFERNT AND MAPS WHERE THERE IS MOVEMENT ON THE SCREEN OR READS CARDS ON EYE OF JUGMENT IT DOSENT IDENTIFY BODY PARTS AND TRACK THEN AS TO CONTROL A CHARECTER IN A NORMAL GAME YOOOOUU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GAMEING OR THE TECHNOLOGY GEEEETTT THE FUUUUCCKK OUUUUUTTT YOU ARROGENT WANNKER GET OFF YOUR A.SS AND TRY WRITTING FOR PSU THEY WILL FING REJECT YOU FOR LACK OF KNOLEDGE AND FAAGNESS ....lol faagnes
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Muzikguy |
Muzikguy- 8:53am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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I've heard about this somewhere before, but must have forgotten over the years. This isn't anything new. If you ask me, it's just some PR crap to get people interested in the PS3. " impressive technology uses the PlayStation Eye component to track the player’s head movements without the need of any additional devices." That sounds like what the eyetoy was made to do, now doesn't it? And RotaryMatt, show me this FPS you are talking about. I could almost guarantee this won't be happening anytime soon because nobody will fork out the extra money for an Eyetoy and a game. There are enough FPS games out there, don't you think? I remember hearing about this stuff before the PS3 even came out, seriously, and that was in a newspaper. All I'm trying to say is Sony didn't "unveil" new technology, unless of course we're talking 3 years ago or more.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 9:27am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Better yet here is a video for you guys.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/sonys-ps3-headtracking-does-it-all-with-a-camera/
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chimmy
- 10:40am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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bluesuedeshoes...lol! You're sooo right! Eye Toy is old news, they're just coming up with other ways to implement it. All it does is monitor pixel changes on it's sensor (not the screen), and then use recognition algorithms to map this to a body part/face etc.
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Damodoomer
- 10:57am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Motzo... That was just... well... You poor, poor soul.
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 11:11am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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So what if this was shown years ago? I doubt the PS2 had the processing power to put this in games. You could dedicate a core to this in the PS3 and still have 6 left for your games. Tell me no one will implement this. What FPS would AT LEAST try it out for their game. All those stealth and tactical shooters would be amazing with this.
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siciliancapo |
SicilianCapo- 11:33am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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old or new...it would still be dope to peek around corners or dodge punches in a game
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vipergts2207 |
D-Smitty- 11:48am GMT - February 28th, 2008
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@bluesuedeshoes, does your day job involve being a feminine hygiene product or something, cuz you're good at it.
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D3v1lwqer23 |
cybrdrac- 1:14pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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if this becomes reality, it would be a sony in house shooter. Not alot of third parties are gonna be interested.
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yoboyrob9041226 |
BIGROB904- 3:20pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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i saw the new featuire they talkin about i could be used for those things once ps3 devs learn to use it they could be on to something big
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Artanoma |
Phenonemera- 3:58pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Now, I might be wrong in this, but I believe the definition for the word 'innovate' in the context of the gaming world is along the lines of 'utilising older/current technology in new and previously un-thought of ways to bring about an improved/new gaming experience'.
So i feel it is unfair to slant a writer who is merely reporting on a possible innovation with an existing/older peripheral. Many ppl rubbished the idea of the Wii and the thought that ppl would happily stand in front of their TVs swinging their arms and hopping about. Many millions of consoles later, who's the one laughing?
Before ridiculing a potential new gaming concept, or haranguing the writer who brought it to our attention, perhaps it would be best to just wait and see what happens. As it is, using the EyeToy to lean around corners in a stealth game, or dodging punches, why not? It would be an interesting way to play. Or are we really afraid of change like that, when gaming isn't just about two analog sticks, 4 buttons and 4 shoulder triggers anymore? -
Gen.Penguin
- 4:12pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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i saw a video for this on N4G. it sound cool but when you think about it all it will do is make you sick to your stomach. i remember being in an arcade once and they had this thing you stuck your head in and you stood on a big platform. and you had to turn the camera by turning your body. ugh. it made my stomach sick.
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thegreatcity |
thegreatcity- 4:31pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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I dont see why everyone is ripping on blusuede shoes... he is absolutely right. The EyeToy has been capable of this since its release. To motzo, you are the one who needs to get off of your caps lock key, act like an adult, and do some research for yourself. Ever hear of Eyetoy Antigrav? Yeah, it just so happens this game for EyeToy (on the PS2!) could track multiple body parts at one time., and use it to control a character on screen. So to everyone who criticized bluesuedeshoes' comments, he is right, you are wrong. I like Sony and all, but man, there are a lot of Sony fanboys here, you all act as if Sony is infallible or something.
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bluesuedeshoes
- 5:03pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Here we go again!!! Firstly I used to work in the games industry as a minor league programmer, nothing major. Started out debugging on the N64 but hey there you go. Couldn't make a living out of it because so many UK dev's went to the wall. Firstly Sarad makes some hyperbolic comment about Virtual reality when the Eyetoy has sod all to do with Virtual reality. The reason this tech wasn't implemented during the PS2 era as far as I'm aware was because of its limited use. Peeking out around corners now etc. Now maybe I'm the only person who moves around and squirms while playing games sat on my sofa but the issue with the tech is mainly that it can get in the way of playing the game. Studion Soho and others toyed with this sort of idea years ago. I stand by my comments. ITS NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY. If it makes it into a game then it'll be new use or implementation of an old technology in a game. I'm not going to insult any of the other posters on here because its beneath me, and trust me it'd be easy with some of you!!! lol.
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Blaze463 |
Blaze463- 5:48pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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bluesuedeshoes, stop talking. everyone else, stop talking. it seems no one that has replied in this topic knows what head tracking is. it does'nt just make your character move his head. it lets you move your head to see around objects in-game, in a 3-d view. watch this video everyone http://youtube.com/watch?v=80VWGjWYWd4 this technology is amazing and completely new, no ps2 game had ever done this. Antigrav has nothing to do with head tracking. ALL of you don't know what you're talking about. Nice artice Sarad Jackson.
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edward_moffet |
edd- 7:16pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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no theres more to the playstation eye and sixaxis then you guys think it just has to be executed effectively
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stennex |
stennex- 9:25pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Sonys camera is not only a hi-def camera but it also has motion sensing capabilites. The new thing mentioned this week was the head tracking software that utilizes he cameras to keep track of your head movements. Sony and other developers could utilize this feature in the right games. Nintendo use the wii fit board to mimic head motions as was previewed at last years E3. Now Sony using heir camera have a better option for now because it is more convenient for us gamers to just set up a camera instead. All these technologies have been around for ages now we see them being used in consumer products. Here is the link to the CES 2008 show for the Sony PS3 booth showcasing the head tracking features. http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/sonys-ps3-headtracking-does-it-all-with-a-camera/
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Deusthousand |
Deusthousand- 10:33pm GMT - February 28th, 2008
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Same technology used on my cybershot and I only seen sony with it .And 5 yrs ago I didnt see cameras that automatically snaps pics when you smile!And Solway youre a cornball
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xtago
- 12:06am GMT - February 29th, 2008
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This was on kotaku about a month ago, end of jan.
There's a youtube video of the dev who did the code for this and he put it into the free code to use bin for any dev to use.
It works the exact same way as the wii head movement capture in everyway.
Yet this works out better in that you simply need the eye toy and two IR leds on a pair of glasses, thats it. and the codes from that. -
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bluesuedeshoes
- 12:04pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
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@stennex
I hate to state the obvious but all camera's have motion sensing capabilities. It's kinda what they do.
@Blaze463
I do know what head tracking is thank you very much and as I said it it of limited use in games. Clever though it is! If I turn my head fully left to see whats at the side of me the picture might move on my TV screen, but unfortunately my tv screen won't move. Hence the reason in the 80's people pushed for VR goggles.
I don't know sometimes its like talking to people from another planet. I can't believe how many illiterate and mis-informed fan boys there are on the internet. I like my PS3 and I like my Wii and every now and then when it works I like my 360. However some of you lap up any hyperbolic rubbish posted on this site, even when its badly written and makes no sense. I saw a head tracking demo down at Sony's London offices in 2005, on the PS2. Many devs at the time did. The Eyetoy is a cool gadget in its own right but like the Wiimote is limited fudementally because its input is none abstract and therefore limited to the confines of teh real world user. Hopefully that argument isn't too complex for some of you.
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Blaze463 |
Blaze463- 3:37pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
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@bluesuadeshoes
Moving your head to the right to move the games camera to the right is not headtracking, quit using that damn "if i move my head right to see more right, ill be seeing my window" bulls*it. You don't know what you're talking about, seriously, just STFU. Now i'm just waiting for you to reply and say how wrong I am and I don't know what i'm talking about. It's gonna happen, and you're gonna keep making a fool out of yourself, so go ahead and make it quick =)
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chubacca
- 9:51pm GMT - February 29th, 2008
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Guys...h e l l o? Why is everyone so sensitive all of a sudden? You blokes are acting like Nancy girls. Chill out.
Using a camera for motion tracking and controlling games came out in the 80's. It's true. This stuff isn’t exactly leading edge technology - its software with some basic parameters for vaguely recognizing objects based on size & shape within the focus range of a camera – as the cameras these days are gettin better and improve resolution whilst getting cheaper its a good idea to use them.Is it original? No but big woop, does it matter?
I say use anything you want to make games fun - you don’t have to have invented the technology for christ sakes. What do you think Nintendo invented accelometers? Just use it - end of story. If no one writes games that use it - then that's a shame.
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 12:59pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Hey,i saw a vid like this on Game trailers a while back,some young hobbiest dev made this work with his ps3 dev kit,nice to see that Sony doesn't ignore such innovations like so many other big companies,but that guy better get credit for it though.
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