Sony patents interactive film idea News
PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Sony America has patented a bizarre idea that would allow you to hurl virtual rotten tomatoes at actors while watching films on your television, a bit like Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Accompanying example illustrations show viewers kicking characters' bottoms and squashing spiders climbing up characters' backs, earning points depending on their success.
"For example, avatars displayed to a user, in response to user gestures in the real world - e.g. in response to manipulation of a game controller or other such expedient - may toss tomatoes that stick to the actor’s face or bounce off the actor's face and roll along a table that appears in the movie or television show," reads another example in the patent, dug-up by Siliconera.
Simply, Sony overlays the original film image so effects can be applied without interfering with what's on the Blu-ray disc or hard-drive.
Sony's PS3 video-on-demand service launches here this month, offering the likes of Harry Potter, Terminator and Batman for download.
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Vice.Destroyer
04/11/09 @ 09:14
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Winslet doesn't deserve that treatment. She is a great actress, with terrible taste in scripts. But Russell Crowe? He deserves the hammer treatment.
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What an awesome way to ruin yours and others' viewing experiences! There's nothing I like more than watching a movie and being distracted by "virtual spiders" that need squishing. Like others have said, it's not like MST3K then really.
I'm glad Sony patented this, because I'd hate for it to reach the Xbox360's Party video viewing. |
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darkmorgado
04/11/09 @ 10:52
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@MKwone
You know i can honestly say i've never thought 'i'm enjoying this film, but what it needs is more tomatos' I can. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Ataaaaack of the killer tomaaaaaaaatoes..... *sings* |
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Bigglesworth
04/11/09 @ 10:56
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in before 'interactive movie? but isn't MGS4 out? and what about heavy rain LOLOLOLOLPOWAOFTEHCELLLOLOL'
Ironic. |
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BritishBlue1
04/11/09 @ 12:17
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Most patents don't see the light of day, I see this going the same way. I guess Sony are just covering their bases, albiet their...um, tomato throwing bases. More likely they're preparing for other forms of blu-ray interactivity.
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GamesConnoisseur
04/11/09 @ 12:33
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More likely and common sense explanation for me is as a company heavily involved with movies, they would want to patent tomato throwing and interactive interruptions.
SO that no one else can do it! If they don't develop it no skin off their nose!! Movies are meant to be viewed in enjoyment not with any kind of distractions or visual noises! |
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insane_cobra
04/11/09 @ 13:03
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Oh boy... Reminds me of that old chestnut:
"We're not interested in gimmicks" - Kaz Hirai @ E3 2006 |
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