Creepy, laughter-tracking PS3 patent has us rethinking Sony's whole PlayStation Eye strategy

Don't they know people look at these things? A recently awarded PS3 patent includes this harrowing "FIG. 2," which portrays a fictional idiot laughing at some "Crazy Inventors" programming, while the PS3 tracks Mr. Laugh's every movement and sound through the PlayStation Eye. The brooding, spiteful console could theoretically pick up on different moods like sadness, excitement, joy and boredom -- before presumably changing up action onscreen to quell that pesky uprising of "emotion" in the subject.

[Via Joystiq]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2009 4:08PM]

with that thing connected to the internet an to the tv, they can make massive market research...
i´m really scared.

[Blacknimbus Posted Aug 16th 2009 5:08PM]

"Laugh detected, Smile detected"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki65zKpLFPI

[ab0tj Posted Aug 16th 2009 11:20PM]

Why is the creepy guy watching his TV from behind it??

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 2:16AM]

that idiocracy man.. idiocracy.. hahaha.. maybe he tries to view it from a different angle.. OMFG SONY! A 360 degree TV!

[redkamel Posted Aug 17th 2009 2:20AM]

its interesting that going with the "slip on a banna peel", a pretty universal and non-cruel or crude image of comedy, or even with the "clown:, they went with "man kicking his own ass"

[jubjub Posted Aug 17th 2009 4:17AM]

Looks like Sony is trying to patent anything that may involve a camera and a microphone in order to stop MS from doing certain things on Project Natal.

[Bushrod Posted Aug 17th 2009 4:50AM]

I love the sexy pose the guy is making as he gets booted by the ass-booting machine.

Ha Ha Ha

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 7:33AM]

Looks like Sony has big plans for the Dual Shock 4.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 12:01PM]

It's regrettable.
It's too regrettable.
And illustration's regrettable that the authorities should allow this to happen.ha...

[ohmygosh82 Posted Aug 17th 2009 5:44PM]

=) LOL the bravia and sony logos are huge for the screen don´t u think ?? =| !!!!!

[ohmygosh82 Posted Aug 17th 2009 5:55PM]

the playstation 3 logo is OVERSIZED too

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 20th 2009 2:57PM]

Brilliant.

So brilliant I may throw this on www.artmo.com and charge the likes of $500 for a print.

Any takers? I'll accept offers.

How about $350?