wraggster
October 23rd, 2013, 00:37
Nintendo is developing a new 3DS Pokémon game in which Pikachu can copy your facial expressions, Japanese broadcaster NHK has revealed.Snippets of in-game footage show a 3D model of Pikachu that is able to mimic your smiles, gurns and laughs, as captured by the 3DS' internal camera.Video footage of your face is translated onto a 3D model of your head, with eyes, eyebrows and mouth movements tracked. The same movements are then applied to the in-game model of Pikachu with moderately successful results.The game will be featured more fully in a TV interview with Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara, due to be broadcast on 28th October, NHK's schedule reveals (http://www.nhk.or.jp/professional/schedule/index.html#20131028) (thanks,NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=693829)).
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-22-nintendo-teases-pokemon-3ds-game-where-pikachu-copies-your-facial-expressions
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-22-nintendo-teases-pokemon-3ds-game-where-pikachu-copies-your-facial-expressions