Tech48

"The future looks like its going to be amazing!" says the lady in this video clip after learning what the up n coming eroge Tech48 is about.
The game comes with some sort of webcam which detects the players movements and adjusts the view on the screen accordingly as you can see in the screenshot below.

We learn that its possible to look up girls skirts and one starts to visualize players doing all sorts of interesting stuff in front of the display. The characters also adjust their sight of vision to watch you.

You can even leave the game on with the camera pointing at the door and when you come home the girl on the game will run up to the screen and welcome you home - ideal for the ronery otaku.
The eroge maker is Teatime and they are giving away 100 webcams to folks who will help QA their software on various platforms. I'm going to see if they need a QA guy running Parallels on a Mac ^^;
Via Japanator.
Original text from zoniku below.
I saw this on Kotaku this morning (it's now on Japanator), but didn't have time to post it here since I had to go to school, but anyways, eroge game maker Teatime has developed a game called Tech48, which utilizes a special camera that uses face tracking technology that determines the angle that you're looking at. For example, if you want to look up the girl's skirt, simply get down like you'd be looking up a girl's skirt in real life & you can see her panties in the game!
So, would you buy this & what other things do you think this could be used for?? It's still in beta (they're looking for beta testers) & they'll mail 100 free cams & a trail of the game to anyone in Japan.
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SNSD Lover
http://realtaku.wordpress.com/
Eroge will have many usage for this type of tech I am sure.
三年せいとオタク
Eroges will never be the same ^^;
Injured
Why spoil all the fun of a big unexpected gust of wind? Those 2 articles on Sankakucomplex, 1 from Korea and 1 from Japan, about angles to visualize viewing are pretty funny. All I can say is if the girls don't want any one looking then from this day forward wear Button-fly Levis Blue Jeans. There should be plenty of room to not show what no one is supposed to see. Never wash 'em in warm or hot water and careful with heat drying or they really shrink... :D
Injured
That type of software looks like the futuristic stuff in movies we have seen for years and would require even at that level a computer and monitor all for its self. Think I will pass. The girl showing how it works did a really good job.
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
The 2D girl speaking was pleasing to hear, then the host spoke, my heart kind of...shattered.
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.wordpress.com
That's kinda neat. I wonder if they'll ship to a Tenso address...? :)
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Haw you beat me to that comment XD
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
http://lolipedofin.wordpress.com/
uguu... envious desu~
Nekophilia
I prefer my gelbooru and sankaku channel :3
Grocery Store Clerk
me too.
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
me three ^^
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
Hahaha nice game XD
Myself-finder
it is naught but a matter of time before hands on "work" comes into play.
Student
http://www.desangel.blogspot.com
Now if that idea really comes to life, eroge sales will skyrocket O.o
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
I wonder if I can register for the beta test and send it through Tenso... ^^;
SOS Brigade Leader
"The future will always be beautiful" Guess which Anime I got this from . -_-.
SOS Brigade Leader
first one to poll
3D artist
http://andyh.cgsociety.org
Nifty technology, but it does conjure up amusing images of rabid otaku types crouching at their desks peering up at their screen to get some panstu viewage.
Whats with the 48? Does it bear some significance in japanese culture? That and AKB48 cant be a conincidence?
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/
a definite "YES" on this advancement.
student, doujinshi manga artist
ME WANT~~~!!!!
shoujo kawaii desu ne!!!!
2D became closer with 3D maybe next year someone can married with 2D girl !!!
Com. Sci. Student
no more mouse! ^o^/
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
I saw this yesterday at Kotaku too. Reminds me of that interactive mini maid you can fool around with with your webcam thats on sale at J-list.
Eternal Dreamer
that's gonna be some very nice technology when it comes out :D
everytime the hostess spoke, I wanted to shoot her though.. how annoying can you be?
For 8 weeks im a NEET
Looks boring.
No more NEET, enineering student now...g
http://saiseki.blogsome.com/
Do want! I think Teatime was the same group who did LoveDeath2, the cg looks soo similar ^^
The game is a great advancement for ronery otakus like me ^^
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
This is the greatest advance in eroge's ever. Now with 50% more interactivity! Instead of just clicking, I hope this gets perfected soon so I can get my hands on it. That host.. the voice, so annoying.
大学生
http://justaskeikaku.net23.net
Seems interesting but Teatime's 3D games eat RAM when they feel hungry in the middle of the night! Definitely not something you would leave running all the time. Oh and if I remember LoveDeath2 wasn't very good though LoveDeath3 is a little better
Webdev, internet contents, music
http://www.pepinismo.net/
No want play for me.
The illustration is cute but if it's 3D in-game please count me out.
Figure Collecter
http://blog.naver.com/manaroanito
seee like Taka Tony character
Student
Looks interesting, would be good to see how this plays out.
Self employed
I wonder what else they can 'visualise' on the players...
Student
Ooooh looks awesome! I'd definitely try that out.
vendor
http://www.friendster.com
I love playing Eroges...
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
ore wa hoshii! ^-^ EDIT: link is dead o.O?
Magi 2nd network assistant
Interesting tech, isn't there something like that is some FPS?
Couple that with a 3D pair of glasses, and the otaku is ready to dwell into his new world.
The girl had a moeeee koe there, really funny video.
http://www.stefkov.com/
Sounds pretty cool. I wouldn't mind trying it out.
Industrial engineer
http://inotas.blogspot.com
I'm a doctor and I approve =P~
Saw this one yesterday at Gizmodo.<http://i.gizmodo.com/5210245/japanese-game-uses-head-tracking-webcams-to-enable-hands+free-upskirting>
seems like they like it but... I'll wait for the robomaids. =)
GIS Tech
http://hamstercorp.blogspot.com
I'd definately want to try it out just to see how well the technology works, but I don't think I'd be able to maintain interest very long before going back to something that doesn't require me moving all over the place to play my game.
Though, now they just need to combine it with the Wii for even more immersion!
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
indeed it will be
Engineer-wannabe
http://sora-k.deviantart.com/
one more step ahead :D hmm,VirtualReality-eroge is near,my friends.. lol
(wonder what will eroge look like in 10 years =w= )
IT Architect
I think there are far less development-resource-consuming ways to get an upskirt picture...
Ordinary soul (student)
http://www.ekowc.net
Excellent! A really fancy idea.
At least I would leave my speakers & webcam on while going out of home.
Student
Interesting new indeed..
Student and full-time otaku
Would like to give this a go for the lolz. The girl running up to you to greet you feature will probably convert a lot of ronery otaku ^^
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
This will definitely increase eroge sales, I'd definitely try it out.... I'm sure most people would, not many people would have seen a camera which detects movements and processes that to locate where you are looking from..
Closest thing to this I've seen would be the cybershot smile detector..
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
Waa that's awesome! I wonder how it works.. :']
Student / Software Engineer
Take picture of face. Keep tabs of that picture of face. This can be really annoying to deal with because if you don't have proper lighting or turn your head too much, it loses track of you. PS2 has the same gimmick with their eyetoy.
NEET
wow.... just wow... This gonna change the whole eroge industry's direction~
http://accany.wordpress.com/
This is going to be very interesting if incorporated into eroges...
Just that it's meant to be for 3d eroges not 2d >.>
Well they'll have to solve that somehow =D
Otaku
http://www.shin-otaku.com
Any special effect if I stick my tongue in and out in front the webcam?
Pianist / Tenor / Composer
http://philideous-alucard.animepaper.net/
this is faptastic!
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
First time I heard that term ^^;
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Jiiiiiii~... o o;
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
Technological advance eroge, who doesn't want it ^^
Ah Teatime. Aren't they like a sister company to Illusion?
Sounds like a great idea, but when will it be before I can use my hands as well as my eyes? ;)
Yes, I'm fully aware the upcoming School Days spin off Cross Days will allow the game to interact with your dolphin with some waxing device plugged to the company.
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
waxing device? o.o
tell us more please :D
Associate Network Administrator
Curious what the gameplay'd be like. I can see this gimmick wearing out fast, especially with shoddy implementation.
SMS隊所属
http://lightofthedawn.wordpress.com
i suppose it will be fun for the player and for other people looking at the player doing 'stunts' infront of the screen
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
User interaction...in an eroge game...hmm...the possibilities...
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Wow..... new ways to perv on the girls lol. Seriously though, this technology will be useful for lots of other games. I see it coming in handy on wii games n such. On games which involve searching for stuff.
anime + games collector
it would be alright in some places but i wouldn't be so sure about others.
College Freshmen
That's interesting, but what would happen if there's two people there, not that you would want to go through it with two people. I wonder if the camera just detects motion.
College Student
Teatime... Not much a fan of their games. The content can be messed up on several levels. I can still remember the cat, notebook, and watermelon H from one of their games.
Student
hahaha eroge will be more interesting. Can't wait =P
unemployed
http://finehart.com/
What will they think of next? lol To bad it's not for over here in the states, would'nt mind trying it.
Transportaion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32193739@N06/
Awsome... I can't wait to get it! I wish it was out now.
Web developer
The techology is awesome but the art is not as good as something from Carnelian or Peko, Still I wanna try it!
Student
This tech seems to be pretty good. Used to be just following your mouse around now its actually FOLLOWING! YOU! Face recog has come a long way huh?
University's Slave
I bet it isn't going to take long before someone comes up with a way to combine this with that funky 3-D VR software we saw a few months ago. Crap, now I can't remember what it was called. But this looks like it'd be fairly compatible with it.
Poor Student, part-time bus driver, all around closet otaku
I now want... but I feel too disturbed doing this in a shared room... need to move out and get a single so I dont feel so shameful. :}
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
but teatime's games are usually not mid/low-spec friendly!!
either way this is usually impossible with laptop built-in webcam because of the webcam capability. I wonder if we would need any specific webcam spec for this one, like in augmented reality technology? I think they're using the same idea, just different implementation, though... (and developed more awesomely, of course)
University Student, Hikkikomori? (or not), Go/Weiqi/Baduk player
It's an interesting idea for such a game..though by leaving the game on..and when you sleep...I wonder what kind of reaction would she do by then =X
unemployed machinist.. yeah
Goes to show ya.. Its not anything nessecary in life that the new technologies are applied to.. New tech things get applied to porn first then filter down!
Just like all them scientist and drug makers.. We don't need a cure for Cancer or HIV. We need to make sure old goats with their golf clubs can still get their wood up!
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
http://picchar.cerestia.net
I've never played an eroge before but the technology in this one looks really promising. I bet there'll be a lot of beta tester applicants! ^^
student
and one step deeper into the hikkikomori life...
not that i would complain x3, too awesome. i think the next step is that we can talk to her^^, i really hope so, then i could train my japanese skill on eroges.
x2 Retired
Ndeed so! - I wouldn't complain either...
Soon it will be completely - *interactive* - with all sorts of capabilities being added/
I wonder what *her* reactions would be like with more AI added to it...as in reactions to what the player is actually doing...
Now that would be interesting.
unemployed machinist.. yeah
Do you really wanna hear from a computer?
"Oooh.. Its cute..." Or "Wow I didn't know they came that small!"
I don't!! there is a point where some things shouldn't happen!
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Somewhere out there are emo otaku with masochistic tendencies, I'm sure. ><
Student/ Anime Club Leader at St. Joseph Secondary
http://haruhiist.blogspot.com/
cool new technology for ero games ^0^ played a couple of ero games before, but this one looks great!
schooling of the college type
i saw a vid of something like this where a guy took his Wii remote and the sensor and made a demo that was just like this on his tv...interesting
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
meh, cheap gimmick IMO... and I try not to leave my computer running when I'm not home.
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
Finally someone utilizes the idea that, "Maybe if I look this way I can see..."
Just last night I was looking at some dakimakura that ALMOST show the goodies... I found myself trying to get a peek as if it were possible, moving my head this way and that <<;
IT Administrator
Interest to see what kind of trick they can play on this...but hope Teatime have better program this time...LoveDeath and Love Death 2 run slow and take long to load...
I am more interest in using NDS and Wii to play eroge game....
Professional Sniper/Sprayer, part time high school student/aspiring artist
lol, this will be interesting. :)
Student, Musician, PHP
http://www.tojikomori.com.ar
I've saw it on another blog a few days ago. It's a great idea. Lately new ways of gaming are rising, good (first tactil surfaces, then Wii, now a game that can watch you!).
I thought of several things you can do with that...
panchiras! :3
Pianist
My only question is:
Does it run on linux?
I want. But I want it on my linux computer T_T...
I hate being forced to reboot into windows...
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
Saw this on Canned Dogs a couple of days ago and I thought it was pretty amazing. Think of all the possibilities you can do with such technology and eroge.
But then it would be pretty irritating that everything I want to see an upskirt, I really have to bend/squat down GTO style. LOL
Student
wow this is interesting ^_^ going to be really popular
A Curiosity
wow they spend all this research to make a super interactive eroge... haha. well i guess it's an advancement.
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
This actually seems like a lot of fun! :D
I wonder if someone will use this technology and make interactive pet games. Like you can have a little pet dog in one window that greets you when you come home.
Spartan
http://www.ryobase.com
Saw it on Youtube yesterday. It was interesting, guess I'll have to say good-bye to my mouse.
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com
I am so getting this on my computer 0_0...awesome.
???Confused???
Would be interesting to have a game welcome me home...
Student
Interesting.. I probably wouldn't play it though.
mahou kishi
http://www.animedia.com.mx
what I dont get it is, why this tech is still not used in pfs games they would be great
Student
awesome will be getting this game!!
that's kinda cool
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
I'd like to try the technology, but don't really want it in an eroge. Don't see much of a point, and I fear a reduction of funding to story and character departments in favour of modelling.
Really would be awesome to try it though.
Customs & Weird Stuff
Ok, does this eroge work only with their the camera that
is packaged with the game or can you use any available
webcam? Including a webcam would increase costs, but
would ensure absolute compatibility. But if the game
can use any webcam, then I can finally dust off that
webcam that I never opened. :)
Software Engineer, Hoppyist in ACG, and BJDs
http://acgd.wordpress.com
Can't wait to see what tech will be used in the next eroge. Hmm.. using this on a 3D TV maybe?
Student/Gakusei
wow look at the technology. eroge is finally getting some tech.
maintenence
http://joey1058.wordpress.com
This has great possibilities outside of gaming. Facial recognition is just coming into its own. Combining this with any number of home apps will simply be cool. RFID your keys, and have this program running with your flat screen HDTV as the monitor, and you are steps away from a smart home. Or maybe Bluetooth and the program.
animator
http://www.kevinlmw.com/news
wow, the population of japanese people is in grave danger lol
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
thats some crazy stuff! wouldn't buy it though.
Wibbling+Writing+Teaching
http://www.kakebuke.net
Somewhat creepy (like the "Haruhi is looking at you" app), but very intriguing. Do want.
Student (Programing, Streaming, Gaming)
Thats prity cool that the game follows your movements.
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
Sounds like an interesting time to me.
Engineer
http://philabong.webs.com/
Sounds interestingly similar to that CGI hologram in Arnold Schwartzeneggar's 6th Day movie when he visits one of his buddies' home and is greeted with this artificial holographic girl friend.
Student
http://yuedream.de
I would like to testing the program :3 ... only testing! XD
university student
wowza......another thing i'll add to my "reasons i love japan"list........
good work teatime.......my cup runneth over