Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has signed an agreement with Digimask
Ltd, the company behind the games technology that enables you to create real-life 3-D
heads.
For the first time ever, it will be possible for gamers to incorporate their very own,
fully animatable 3-D head into compatible PlayStation 2 games by taking just two
photos of their face. Using Sony's EyeToy camera to capture the images, together
with Digimask's Personal Head Creation technology, the two images are
converted into a fully-muscled 3-D model of that person's head. The model head can
then be saved onto the Memory Card for use in games that support the Digimask
technology.
Exclusive to the PlayStation 2 platform, SCEE already has several titles in development
that will take advantage of this technology, with the first one expected to be launched
in July 2004. Players could become the face of the game's hero, or even have all their
friends as a squad in multiplayer games; they could see themselves driving a round of
the World Rally Championship or starring in their favourite football team. The
possibilities are endless.
