EyeToy is a product from Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a USB camera, similar to a webcam, which is often used with computers. The EyeToy connects to the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation 3 consoles. It also connects to PlayStation Portable or PSP. The EyeToy is designed to detect motion and colour to enable the player to interact with the games. It features a built-in microphone that allows the user to interact with the games using voice commands too.
The EyeToy was designed by Sony to provide gamers with an immersive gaming experience. The EyeToy takes the live action image of the player and displays the player’s live image as an interactive game object. In simple terms, the device developed by Sony for the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation 3 takes the live image of the player and makes the player an integral character in the game.
There are games developed especially for EyeToy which utilize technology to provide an in-game experience. The body movements are used by the device to control the game and its components. For example, a role playing game involves running, jumping and hitting out at various animated objects. The device also assists in workouts and exercise with a compatible game which involves users hitting out at various objects on the screen. Multiplayer games are also possible using the EyeToy.
EyeToy requires sufficient lighting and compatible software to play video games such as SingStar and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. There are also games that make use of a head scanning program to generate a 3D model of the player’s head. This allows the players to incorporate their own images as avatars in the game. This technology is known as EyeToy: Cameo.
It is indeed immersive and involving to see the user on the screen as an integral part of the game and a member of the gaming world. Be it for fitness or learning dance steps, single player or multiplayer, the experience of playing games with the EyeToy is unique and unmatched.
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