How the Xbox 360 Camera Might be Used

Posted May 16, 2006 at 6:40AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags:
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GestureTek who was previously engaged with Sony's EyeToy, was recently showing off some new ways of how you could use your Xbox 360 Camera. The people at GestureTek has created a head lock on program for the 360's camera, in this early demonstration of the said feature, you could see how the camera can lock on to a person's face and follow their movements.

The GestureTek camp also mentioned something about the camera being put into use in Halo 3 gaming wherein once a player turns his/her head to a particular direction, the in-game camera will turn respectively. Awesome! Now if only being in television doesn't add extra 10 pounds, that would be really cool!

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by Bob - 2006-05-16 02:02
» Its not just me thats sees the problem

with having to turn in a direction to look that way in game is it?

by geez - 2006-05-16 02:15
» haha

really useless in my opinion...turn your head to turn camera??? HAHAHA and then what the hell are you looking?? surely not your tv screen

by Dofty - 2006-05-16 02:20
» Me too

yeah sounds weird... but cool accesory.



sorry for my English... i'm from Norway in Europe.

by R Kelly - 2006-05-16 02:31
» Haha

The whole time i watched that vid i expected the girl to flash the camera....it just looked like she was going too..it would have been funny if when she did that the camera automatically blurred the naughty parts..lol

by speacial needs - 2006-05-16 07:54
» speacial needs child

you wouldnt have to turn your head to rotate the camera that would just be daft other people will just be able to see your head move probably which wud be pretty cool

by Shatterdome - 2006-05-16 08:28
» ...

I doubt you have to totally turn your head and look at the wall on your left, it probably has sensitivity options and you could just move your head a tad to the left or up and it could act as a virtual analog, turn your head a little, it moves slowly, turn it alot, it moves quickly....I wouldn't want to use it for aiming in an FPS, but in an RPG or something where you're constantly checking out the environment, that would be nice...

by opzero - 2006-05-16 09:42
» Hmmm...

And what happens when someone walks in front of you or behind you while you're playing? Or your friend is sitting beside you.

by lmao - 2006-05-16 09:46
» BAWAHAHA

HAHA THE LADY WHO WALKED IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA TRIPPED!!!

by Thorlord - 2006-05-16 14:58
» hrm

if they can bring it down to analyze your eye movements, that would be awesome, you move the aiming cursor around the screen by looking.. that would be badass...



it might even be cooler than the wiimote...



nah.. eyes cant do swords... i want to swing a sword.

but the idea of aiming with your eyes with the camera would be awesome.

by WOW - 2006-05-16 16:21
» LMFAO

SHE DID TRIPP HAHAHAHA

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