Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a patent a couple months back, for a system using coffee mugs to play a video game. Now theyāve filed one to make your laughter into a controller.
https://lastchance.cc/sony-motion-control-patent-shows-coffee-mug-gaming-5306751%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I direct you to figure 17: āHa Ha Ha.ā This is part of the metadata set going into the PS3, through a microphone and the PlayStation Eye camera. The patent application says it would identify body gestures, facial expressions and the like to deduce the emotion of the players. Itās apparently got high-five recognition heuristics, too.
Laughter and boo-yah arenāt the only states of emotion itāll be able to recognize. Itās also attuned to sadness, anger, joy, interest and yes, boredom. That one can be detected by the number of hours your PS3 sits deactivated.
Also, note how the diagram filed goes out of its way to show the TVās a Sony Bravia.
SCEA Experimenting With āLaugh Detectingā, Emotional Tracking Software [Siliconera via Joystiq]
