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The Eye Toy is a digital camera device for the PlayStation 2 similar to a webcam. It plugs in via a USB port on the console. It is an input device that features a 640x480 resolution display and built in microphone. It is not intended for use as a normal PC camera, although some people have developed unofficial drivers for it. The camera is manufactured by Logitech.1 History
The Eye Toy was originally thought of by Dr Richard Marks, who had the idea of connecting a web camera to a PlayStation 2 and using it to play games with. The idea of using cameras in games is not new, as used previously in many arcade games and toys such as the Game Boy Camera, But, with the resolution of modern cameras and the processing power of the PlayStation 2 there were new ideas possible. The idea was taken up by S.C.E.E. London Studio, who showed a concept in 2002 with four games. The idea was a success and first real game, Eye Toy : Play was launched in late 2003.
2 Cameo
Eye Toy: Cameo is a system for allowing players to include their own images as avatars in other games. Games that support the feature include a rudimentary head scanning program that can be used to generate a 3D mapping of the player's head. Once stored on a memory card, this file is then available in games that support the Cameo feature.
3 Games
3.1 Eye Toy : Play
Eye Toy : Play was the first game available for the Eye Toy. The player has 12 mini-games to choose from. They are played by moving their body parts which movement is detected by the camera. The software recognises features such as the head, arms, hands and legs and uses them to play the game. Users who get a high score get to take a photo to "taunt" other players.
3.2 Eye Toy : Groove
Eye Toy : Groove is a dancing game. You must move your body to the beat of the music, making sure the faces in game smile by hitting them in the right place at the right time. Miss too many faces and its game over. There are 25 songs from many different artists including Elvis, The Cheeky Girls, Groove ArmadaGroove Armada is a house music group from Cambridge, England. Composed of two members, Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. Their most famous work is their 2000 international hit "I See You Baby", remixed by Fatboy Slim in the Big Beat style, with the infamous repe, MadonnaMadonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), simply known by the stage name Madonna is a pop singer considered by many to be the queen of popular music. She has had a long career that has been marked by success and controversy. Biography Born M, Fatboy SlimFatboy Slim (born on July 16, 1963, Quentin Cook also known as Norman Cook is a British musician in the dance music genre. His style is known as big beat', a combination of hip hop, techno, rock, and rhythm and blues. He stopped using 'Quentin' and began, Las KetchupLas Ketchup is a 3- girl group consisting of Lola, Pilar, and Lucia Munoz from Cordoba in Andalucia, Spain. In the summer of 2002 they had a major flamenco Europop fussion hit with Aserej (released as The Ketchup Song in the UK and other countries), which, Village People and more. The game is also great for exercise. It includes a built in calorieIn physics, a calorie (abbreviated cal is a unit of energy that equals the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 degree Celsius, at a pressure of 1 atm. This amount of heat depends somewhat on the initial temperature counter based on your weight in kilogramThe kilogram (symbol: kg is the SI base unit of mass. A gram is defined as one thousandth of a kilogram. Conversion of units describes equivalent units of mass in other systems. Multiples SI prefixes are used to name multiples and subdivisions of the kilos. The game rewards you for burning high amounts of calories.
3.3 Eye Toy : AntiGrav
Eye Toy : AntiGrav is a hoverboardA hoverboard is a fictitious skateboard-like vehicle seen in the films Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III. The main difference with a "modern, real" skateboard is that a hoverboard does not have or require wheels to operate, and fl game by Sony, released in early November 2004. It was touted as the first "real" game for Eye Toy targeted to more mature players. The earlier games such as Play and Groove were geared towards younger kids for family or party fun. Unlike the earlier Eye Toy games, the player's image is NOT shown inside the Antigrav game. Instead, the player's movement is reflected in the animated character in the game. The player moves his body to control the on-screen hoverboard rider to go through an obstacle course. The player needs to make turns, jump over or duck under obstacles by moving his body in front of the Eye Toy camera. The game basically allows one player at a time, but supports up to four players taking turns. One feature in the game is to let a player challenge another player in a follow-the-leader game. The first player's movement in the game is recorded and played back as a shadow character, the secord player needs to follow the shadow in the same trail taken by the first player. Since the game requires full body movement and quick reflexes, it can be used for physical exercise.
When the game was first released in November 2004, it was bundled with the Eye Toy hardware. The game would not be sold separately until later.
