[sldev] Body motion and facial expression tracking, Microsoft did it

[Thomas Grimshaw]

But they did beat you to it...

What's $100 when you're charging $200 a month for a quarter of a server?

~T

Philip Rosedale wrote:
> they are using a depth camera (basically a camera with pixel 'radar' 
> that measures the distance to the image), which we have experimented 
> with over a year ago (Merov worked with the same camera that is in the 
> XBox).   Using this camera will require every consumer to acquire a new 
> piece of hardware that costs more than $100.  Many of the same tricks 
> can be done using a macbook or webcam, and that is what we are inspired 
> about right now.   
>
> It feels kind of rude to say "they beat you too it, and did it big time".
>
> P
>
> Tigro Spottystripes wrote:
>   
>> they beat you too it, and did it big time
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkSV1rXJ0pU
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2r9cKjNQe4
>>
>>
>> I wish LL could buy it and then open the technology for everyone...
>>
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