Live Vision camera
The Xbox Live Vision camera was announced at E3 2006 and was released in North America on September 19, 2006, and Europe and Asia (except Japan, as the release date has not been confirmed yet) on October 2, 2006.At present there are 11 Live Arcade games which have camera functionality included, some of which are: UNO, TotemBall, Texas Hold’em, Spyglass Board Games, Pinball FX, Hardwood Backgammon, Hardwood Hearts and Hardwood Spades. The ability to create an in-game representation of a player is possible using this camera and a suitable game, similar to Sony’s EyeToy for the PS2. The retail games Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas and Vegas 2 allow players to create an in-game version of their face with this feature. The dashboard software released on June 13, 2006 added an option in the system tab to support its functions.