Cam-Trax Technologies

[polobunny]

Hey, we've seen quite a few gimmicky game control schemes in our day. We thought we were jaded, believed that we could no longer be moved emotionally by a few dorks in a lab, promising to revolutionize video games with their insanity. Until we saw Cam-Trax. You'll get it in a moment by peeping the video after the break, but the basic gist is this: Cam-Trax offers highly accurate and responsive tracking of random colorful objects you hold in front of your webcam and tell it to track. Gameplay can be EyeToy-esque, but it can also be so much more, since the unit can track many objects in a full three dimensions. The video shows everything from a glorified game of pong to a FPS, and promises to control "any game" with "any webcam." Show us more, Cam-Trax.

Found via Engadget.com

Cam-Trax Technologies


Looks very very promising. :D

[JazzyJake]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Looks very very promising. :D

THAT'S SICK!

[simple_inhibition]

that is pretty sweet! i can see the possibilities in CoD4 now....... HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU JUST GOT OWNED BY A CANTALOUPE !

[onebxr]

I signed up as a beta tester!

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

that is pretty sweet! i can see the possibilities in CoD4 now....... HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU JUST GOT OWNED BY A CANTALOUPE !

I was really impressed by the apparent fluidity of the whole thing. I think it would be cool for those with a handicap too. Most games are impossible to play with only one hand or even just a missing finger because the controllers are not adapted at all for that.

[drew and not u]

Here is something along those lines, a webcam control interface for PCs. The download link is down right now, but it seems pretty spiffy.

uMouse - webcam video camera mouse gesture control - hands free computer control

[Zambini]

I signed up but not as a BETA tester

I can't handle that much pressure!
AHHHHHH
*poof*

lol