Lionhead Details Xbox 360's Virtual Child Milo

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Showcasing the capabilities of the new Xbox 360 Project Natal camera controller, which includes voice and motion-recognition functionality, Fable 2 developer Lionhead Studios showed a video demonstrating a virtual child called Milo.

Able to recognize facial expressions and vocal emotions, Milo chatted with real-life demonstrator Claire. Milo also threw her a pair of goggles (which she automatically grabbed for and then "put on"). Later, Milo grabbed a piece of paper that Claire held in front of the camera for a mere instant.

Another aspect saw Claire splashing around virtual water in real-time.

Studio founder Peter Molyneux boasted that these were concepts even science fiction writers haven't been able to dream up, and that the technology is here, now.

That software will be shown behind closed doors this week.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    June 1, 2009 12:22 PM

    Pedophile Trainer '09!

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      June 1, 2009 12:24 PM

      I want to believe but with the track record Molyneux has it's hard to not be skeptical. Regardless, that was bad ass.

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      June 1, 2009 12:43 PM

      Im not sure what to think, but everyone i know went there almost as soon as they saw it.

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      June 1, 2009 12:49 PM

      *player rubs his crotch....Milo eyes roll saying "not again".....*

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