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New 'Umoove Experience' iOS Game Demos Face and Eye Tracking Technology
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Not good for the phone, but your little one has a great arm!
I thought that the original comment was very funny..The last thing i'd care about while dropping my phone was whether the screen could turn itself off
there's no eye tracking
this only shows head tracking this is nothing like eye tracking at all. eye tracking requires inferred cameras and at least two of them or more. call it what it is Head Tracking
this only shows head tracking this is nothing like eye tracking at all. eye tracking requires inferred cameras and at least two of them or more. call it what it is Head Tracking
14/14 on my second try! I'm awesome, huh?
Great concept, I'm sure they'll improve it and make it very Apple.
Great concept, I'm sure they'll improve it and make it very Apple.
Maybe it's just my personal perception but I find it kind of funny to always see the same people jumping right onto the "slightly" irrational google critics like in the recently closed Nest thread, but pretty "simple" posts like these don't seem to bother them at all.
You're cool. Irrational?
Honestly it does go all ways, just what corporations do.
This could be really awesome for people with limited use of their hands like quadropelegics or people with cerebral palsy.
No LED to show camera is operational
The app was a fantastic demo of the technology which worked flawlessly for me. The only disconcerting thing I found was that this was the first app Ive used which turns on the front camera without really reminding me that Im on camera, unlike a video chat for example. I guess I had my iPhone confused with my MBA in that I expected there to be a little green LED to warn / remind me that some software was looking at me. Now I realize that all along my phone could be watching me and I wouldnt even know it. Not the apps fault, and not really a problem just a new realization from my point of view that Im not sure I like.
The app was a fantastic demo of the technology which worked flawlessly for me. The only disconcerting thing I found was that this was the first app Ive used which turns on the front camera without really reminding me that Im on camera, unlike a video chat for example. I guess I had my iPhone confused with my MBA in that I expected there to be a little green LED to warn / remind me that some software was looking at me. Now I realize that all along my phone could be watching me and I wouldnt even know it. Not the apps fault, and not really a problem just a new realization from my point of view that Im not sure I like.
I think that it really is a problem. There was a story a little while back about hackers being able to spy on Mac owners without activating that green light. This app was only supposed to be a motion-tracking demo, but it might open up a whole new discussion on privacy, and I hope it does.
I don't know what the "camera is on" notification needs to be, but now I think there needs to be one.
this technology is suited for game consoles like Xbox One, PS4 and Kinect
on a iOS, or desktop ? No way.
You look goofy on Android doing this, how much more ridiculous would this relate to iPhone users on such a popular device ?
God technology, but not for portables.
on a iOS, or desktop ? No way.
You look goofy on Android doing this, how much more ridiculous would this relate to iPhone users on such a popular device ?
God technology, but not for portables.
Just tried it. It's a bad demo. It makes me think "oh man, this tech sucks". The main thing I don't like about it, is that you have to make a ton of micro movements with your neck the whole time. That's uncomfortable. I think anything that can use this head tracking in such a way that:
- requires infrequent head adjustments
- does not require calibration
- provides an extra efficiency boost over just using a touch control
...would be a win for this type of control. Honestly, I can't think of many applications for that. "Nod to confirm"? ...except that's likely less easy than tapping.
Honestly, if someone wants to do "tracking", I'd suggest body tracking instead:
1. stick the iPhone by the TV, camera visible and pointing at you
2. have it connect via HDMI or AppleTV
3. use it Kinect style, full body
- requires infrequent head adjustments
- does not require calibration
- provides an extra efficiency boost over just using a touch control
...would be a win for this type of control. Honestly, I can't think of many applications for that. "Nod to confirm"? ...except that's likely less easy than tapping.
Honestly, if someone wants to do "tracking", I'd suggest body tracking instead:
1. stick the iPhone by the TV, camera visible and pointing at you
2. have it connect via HDMI or AppleTV
3. use it Kinect style, full body
