Entertainment Division
Excellence Award
EyeToy™ :Play
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe London Studios
© 2003 Sony Computer Enterteinment Europe.
Profile
Mike HAIGH
EyeToy™ :Play Development manager, Sony Computer Enterteinment Europe.
Born in London, England in 1963. After finishing college, he worked for design-company as an illustrator. After that, he worked on game graphics and management. He was also involved in the development of both *EyeToy™ camera and game.
Ron FESTEJO
EyeToy™ :PlayProducer, Sony Computer Enterteinment Europe.
Born in the Philippines in 1971. Moved to England at the age of 6. After dropping out of school at 15, he worked on game retailing, development tester, QC, and now as a producer. His recent works include EyeToy™ :Groove.
SUZUKI Syunji
SEKIGUCHI Norifumi
Award Reason
Among the entries, contents of which were more or less the same and where only the latest software, successors to the previous applications, stood out, this "play" was highly recognized for its new attempts and originality. By using a USB camera as an external device, users can touch icons and designated areas shown on the screen with their own hands and act as a controller. This work allows for more direct and speedy operations and at the same time, provides several mini action games to enjoy, suggesting a new area in games to be explored in the future.