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ChaseB · 06-15-2015, 06:22 PM

Sean O'Brien, executive producer on NBA Live 16, decided to show off the team's new face-scanning tech, dubbed GameFaceHD, at the start of the presentation. It will be a companion app you can download before the game comes out, according to O'Brien.

In practice, it all looked very simple. You take your phone, hold it up to your face -- halting to look left and right before looking back to the center -- before that image is then uploaded on the app within a couple minutes. From there, it was not made clear how this image then makes it into the game, but presumably the image of your face is brought over to NBA Live 16 by tying your EA account on the app to the same EA account you use in various EA games.

The example they showed did look very impressive in-game, and if the process is truly as seamless as it seemed this will be a nice upgrade to the old "GameFace" tech that EA used in the past. In addition, one can only assume that on some level all this focus on bringing your own character into the world will lead to some sort of "Be A Pro" online mode, but as of now EA is only saying a new NBA Live mode will be revealed later this year.

Lastly, you have to wonder if this tech will slowly makes its way to other EA Sports games in the future.

Goffs · 06-15-2015, 06:29 PM

I'm impressed....looking forward to see how 5on5 will look!

nick_sr · 06-15-2015, 06:33 PM

Happy about this! Those genetic faces or whatever they gave u were brutal!

porkys8077 · 06-15-2015, 06:52 PM

I like what i'm seeing.

mlp111 · 06-15-2015, 07:01 PM

they spent 2yrs creating live motion? So it isn't anything new, just a new name for a new game. Game looks good, minus some of those same stiff animations seen in previous lives. I actually like what im seeing though. But why so choppy?

rbfn04 · 06-15-2015, 07:25 PM

No excuses. Now EA said they spent TWO years building it. Put up, or shut up time

snc237 · 06-15-2015, 07:27 PM

This better Jump to the other games newer year! Preferably NHLs eashl

NoTiCe_O · 06-15-2015, 07:28 PM

I like how releasing early or late just changes your percentages of hitting the shot, not entirely negating the fact that it could go in. I started to get really good at shooting in Live 15 (especially w. Melo)

I feel like this should make it even more fun than it is now; and I'm having a good amount of fun.

06-15-2015, 06:22 PM	#1
ChaseB #BringBackFaceuary OVR: 40 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,066 Blog Entries: 17	NBA Live 16 Introducing GameFaceHD, an App to Put Your Face in the Game Sean O'Brien, executive producer on NBA Live 16, decided to show off the team's new face-scanning tech, dubbed GameFaceHD, at the start of the presentation. It will be a companion app you can download before the game comes out, according to O'Brien. In practice, it all looked very simple. You take your phone, hold it up to your face -- halting to look left and right before looking back to the center -- before that image is then uploaded on the app within a couple minutes. From there, it was not made clear how this image then makes it into the game, but presumably the image of your face is brought over to NBA Live 16 by tying your EA account on the app to the same EA account you use in various EA games. The example they showed did look very impressive in-game, and if the process is truly as seamless as it seemed this will be a nice upgrade to the old "GameFace" tech that EA used in the past. In addition, one can only assume that on some level all this focus on bringing your own character into the world will lead to some sort of "Be A Pro" online mode, but as of now EA is only saying a new NBA Live mode will be revealed later this year. Lastly, you have to wonder if this tech will slowly makes its way to other EA Sports games in the future. Platform: PS4 / Xbox One ffaacc03 and ataman5 like this.

06-15-2015, 06:29 PM	#2
Goffs New Ork Giants OVR: 30 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,250	Re: NBA Live 16 Introducing GameFaceHD I'm impressed....looking forward to see how 5on5 will look!

06-15-2015, 06:33 PM	#3
nick_sr MVP OVR: 4 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Toronto	Re: NBA Live 16 Introducing GameFaceHD Happy about this! Those genetic faces or whatever they gave u were brutal! __________________ @KingTate84 on twitter.

06-15-2015, 07:01 PM	#5
mlp111 MVP OVR: 9 Join Date: Jul 2010	Re: NBA Live 16 Introducing GameFaceHD they spent 2yrs creating live motion? So it isn't anything new, just a new name for a new game. Game looks good, minus some of those same stiff animations seen in previous lives. I actually like what im seeing though. But why so choppy?

06-15-2015, 07:28 PM	#8
NoTiCe_O Pro OVR: 11 Join Date: May 2009	Re: NBA Live 16 Introducing GameFaceHD, an App to Put Your Face in the Game I like how releasing early or late just changes your percentages of hitting the shot, not entirely negating the fact that it could go in. I started to get really good at shooting in Live 15 (especially w. Melo) I feel like this should make it even more fun than it is now; and I'm having a good amount of fun. ataman5 likes this. __________________ Twitter - @OtistheOriginal

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06-15-2015, 06:52 PM	#4
porkys8077 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Mar 2008	I like what i'm seeing.

06-15-2015, 07:25 PM	#6
rbfn04 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2012	No excuses. Now EA said they spent TWO years building it. Put up, or shut up time

06-15-2015, 07:27 PM	#7
snc237 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2013	This better Jump to the other games newer year! Preferably NHLs eashl

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