Electronic Arts announced today that NBA LIVE
08 cover athlete Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards) will host the NBA
LIVE Summer Camp taking place at EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. on
Wednesday, August 29. Along with Arenas, NBA stars Paul Pierce (Boston
Celtics), Josh Howard (Dallas Mavericks), Monta Ellis (Golden State
Warriors), Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns) and Randy Foye (Minnesota
Timberwolves) will be on hand to have their go-to moves
represented in NBA LIVE through motion capture.
NBA LIVE Summer Camp, open to the media but not to the general
public, will provide the NBA players the opportunity to get their
first look at NBA LIVE 08, give feedback to the development team, and
get them on the court for a little friendly competition. As an added
bonus, Arenas will pull out the hibachi and grill lunch for his
guests.
as realistic in the videogame as you see it on
the court."
During the motion capture session, the NBA players will be dressed
in a custom fit suit with reflective markers. Cameras -- each with
their own light source -- surround the floor and record the point of
light reflecting off the markers as a dot on the screen. The "bones"
of the game character are pulled around by the dots in the same manner
a string would pull a marionette's body around. This data is
transferred into the game and enables the development team to
realistically represent that player's movement as a videogame
character. EA Canada is home to the largest motion capture studio in
the world pumping out more than a half-million seconds of animation
delivered each year with 200+ shoot days.
All six players attending NBA LIVE Summer Camp will be paired with
kids attending the event from Burnaby KidSport during their friendly
shoot-around in the gym. This locally-based not-for-profit
organization raises and distributes money for kids in Burnaby, B.C.,
aged 5 to 17 who would not otherwise be able to participate in
organized sports due to financial barriers. This will be led by EA
Canada's Community Relations program, EA Cares, which has a strong
tradition of supporting the community.
NBA LIVE 08 will be available in early October for the
PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2,
PSP, Xbox 360 and the Wii. NBA LIVE 08 will ship to retailers on PC in
late October. NBA LIVE 08 has been rated 3+ by PEGI and "E" (Everyone)
by the ESRB
