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Q-Games On PS3's 'Gaia' Music Visualizer |
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Written by Jared Maynard
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Thursday, 27 December 2007 |
"One of the more hidden features of the PlayStation 3's 2.10 firmware update is the spectacular Earth-based music visualizer, seen in motion on multiple user-posted YouTube videos and in stills in the pictures below.
The feature's creator, Kyoto-based Q-Games (PixelJunk Racers), which was commissioned by Sony to create the visualizer, has been talking to GameSetWatch sister site Gamasutra about the feature's genesis, its use of NASA data, and possible expansion concepts.
Q-Games' chief of technology James McLaren spoke to Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield about how that project got started, explaining: "Originally, we were working on the Gaia project (our name for the earth viewer) as a possible boot sequence for the PS3. The waving cloth background, also created by Q-Games, got the nod when the PS3 launched." ~gamesetwatch.com
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