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icicle22 · 09-17-2014, 09:27 AM

I work for a company that uses the Xbox Kinect for tracking and mapping using custom software. This allows the camera to see where you are and essentially take 3d images of you and your location. The bottom line is the Xbox One and PS4 cameras are more than webcams....they collect all kinds of 3d data and spatial information from the environment in addition to taking photos or video. This is something that a PC webcam cannot do.

I would guess that the software on the PS4 and XBone are utilizing these depth cameras....therefore they can get a really good idea of your facial features and recreate them as a 3d model. The PC...with webcam however, cannot do this. Of course, there are depth cameras and a new Xbox Kinect camera designed for PC but I would guess these aren't used by very many people on PCs that are not developing software. 2ksports likely will not commit a lot of programming time to a feature on the PC that will likely not be used by many.

Looks cool though.

09-17-2014, 09:27 AM	#33
icicle22 MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canton, Ohio (Hall of Fame City)	Re: NBA 2K15 Introduces Stay in Your Face Technology, Scan Your Face, Bring it into G I work for a company that uses the Xbox Kinect for tracking and mapping using custom software. This allows the camera to see where you are and essentially take 3d images of you and your location. The bottom line is the Xbox One and PS4 cameras are more than webcams....they collect all kinds of 3d data and spatial information from the environment in addition to taking photos or video. This is something that a PC webcam cannot do. I would guess that the software on the PS4 and XBone are utilizing these depth cameras....therefore they can get a really good idea of your facial features and recreate them as a 3d model. The PC...with webcam however, cannot do this. Of course, there are depth cameras and a new Xbox Kinect camera designed for PC but I would guess these aren't used by very many people on PCs that are not developing software. 2ksports likely will not commit a lot of programming time to a feature on the PC that will likely not be used by many. Looks cool though.