Monday, April 16, 2012

Facial Recognition Tech Used For Video Game Control

NoseBall: Video Game Uses Facial Recognition Tech Instead of Tactile Inputs (Press Release)
In the game the user's face, or more specifically his/her nose, is the game controller! A simple nudge with the nose will send the game ball ricocheting off the walls like a self-contained game of ratchet ball, only the nose is the paddle.

The gamer not only needs to keep the ball from hitting the bottom of the game screen, but also needs to collect gems as they appear on the board. The longer the ball is "up in the air", the more gems can be collected and the higher the score will be.