I used the great face recognition code Marilena. This awesome bit of AS3 code is based on some older work done in C: OpenCV. Once I knew where the face was I added a little bit of physics. Using 2d ball on ball collision I can make the ball bounce of your head in the right way. To see how these collisions work check this page.

Have fun playing the game. And for the non-Dutch speaking visitors just click ‘webcam’ to play with your webcam (duh) and ‘muis’ to play with your mouse. Play the theFactor.e Keepy Uppy game here.

But there are some cool new challenges ahead as well. I’ve joined theFactor.e which is a very well established company in Holland. They’ve set up a new business unit focused on casual and serious games in Leeuwarden. They brought me in as the games and social media specialist.

It’ll be really cool and challenging at the same time to setup this part of the business. I’ve worked here for 3 weeks now and am already enjoying it. What makes this place extra special is the link with Gameship. This is a high end motion capture studio that sits in the building I’m working in and is co-owned by theFactor.e. Pretty cool to have the possibility to do awesome stuff with it.

Mocap Studio Gameship