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Kotaku: Sony's Mystery Science Theater-Like Interactive TV Patent Puts You In The Movies [Sony]
Press The Buttons: Sony Considering Mystery Science Theater 3000 Mechanic For PS3?
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Sony's Mystery Science Theater-Like Interactive TV Patent Puts You In The Movies [Sony]
Kotaku —
... overlays on top of existing media. The diagrams showcasing the invention show off an interface that fits with Sony's motion controller set up, which uses the PlayStation Eye and its built-in microphones in tandem with handheld controllers. Of course, all this avatar ass-kicking and spider shootin' misses a key component of the MST3K experience—the laughs. Method and Apparatus For Real-Time Viewer Interaction With A Media Presentation [USPTO via Siliconera]
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Sony Considering Mystery Science Theater 3000 Mechanic For PS3?
Press The Buttons —
... The Sony PlayStation 3 has a lot to offer in terms of entertainment, but if a patent dug up by Siliconera is to be believed, then there are plans in the works to let you talk back at that entertainment. In what has to be inspired by the beloved television sensation ...
SCEA files patent for interactive movie technology
Joystiq —
... patent's illustrations resemble pencil-drawn versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000, where a player's avatar can be seen sitting in a chair in front of the interactive movie. These interactions can even be scored, granting bonus points for a well-aimed tomato toss. We have no idea how well this type of technology would work, but our deep, deep fondness for Mike and the 'Bots makes us more than a little interested in how SCEA is planning on using it.
[Via Siliconera] SCEA files patent for interactive movie technology originally ...
Sony Patent gets inspiration from Mystery Science Theater 3000
PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net —
... score 40 of the audience member is incremented. Thus, Gary’s score is incremented to 111.
Sony mentions other applications like a Where’s Waldo style game where you can hunt for characters and sponsorships like giving players Coca-Cola cans to lob instead of tomatoes.
I could see this making it’s way into PlayStation Home. How do you think this patent could be used?
SCEA Patent Shows Plans For Mystery Science Theater 3000 Style Interactive TV
Sony Patents Futuristic Interactive TV
PlayStation LifeStyle —
... off the actor’s face and roll along a table that appears in the movie or television show.”
The potential for this technology is limitless, and will include co-operative and interactive games to keep consumers entertained. While the technology will be utilized with the PlayStation 3 is up in the air, the combination of this technology with the recently announced PlayStation 3 Netflix integration seems like a big win for PlayStation 3 owners.
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Sony Patents "Interactive TV," Bad Movies Become Fun Again
The Escapist : Latest News —
... watch the movie without all of the hullabaloo. There is one caveat though. If Sony figures out a way to let you comment on the action as if you were sitting with Mike, Crow and Servo, then I'm all for it. It would be hard for an algorithm to award points on funny-ness, but a voting system could be implemented so that each player could rate comments on a scale of "Yes, that was funny" or "No dude, stop." Suddenly, all those crappy Uwe Boll movies might actually be fun to watch. via Siliconera
PST3000? Sony Files Mystery Science Theater 3000-Inspired PS3 Patent
Kombo.com —
... depicts a character kicking the butt of an actor, with a third example being a spider-shooting mini-game. Sony mentions other applications for the invention, such as a Where's Waldo-style game in which players search for characters, or a sponsored version of the tomato example, where players would chuck Coca-Cola cans instead of the red fruit. For more illustrations of the patent's examples and further description of the spider-shooting mini-game, be sure to check out the post at Siliconera .
