Star Citizen Alpha 3.3 will use your webcam to map facial expressions to your character

I've heard about VoIP, but I now know FoIP: Face and Voice over IP (which should really be FaVoIP, if you ask me). It allows you not only to express your character via your microphone, but also to follow your face through your webcam and project your facial expressions on the face of your character. FoIP is part of Star Citizen Alpha 3.3, which will be released today to coincide with CitzenCon, the fan convention being held in Austin, Texas.

According to the press release, FoIP has been co-developed with Faceware Technologies and "allows players to connect their webcams and control the facial expressions of their characters in the game, creating a new level of immersion never seen in video games Face and Voice over IP is available to all actors of the ever-growing Star Citizen universe. "

We will have to see how well this works and if it leads, as promised, to a new level of immersion or it simply results in the players trying to get their mouths dirty. Alpha 3.3 also includes, of course, a series of new ships, detailed below and followed by some pictures:

• A ship directly on board – the Anvil Valkyrie, a drop ship that allows players to easily deploy ground troops or vehicles over great distances. This ship marks one of the first times Star Citizen players can get and fly a ship immediately after the announcement.
• the Aegis Hammerhead, a capital support ship with numerous crewed turrets for extra firepower when you want to take a hit with a party.
• A complete overhaul of the four variants of the Mustang Outland consolidated, giving one of the iconic distinctive versions of Star Citizen's "starter ships" for light transportation, reconnaissance flying, racing and dogfighting.
• the RSI Constellation Phoenix, a luxury tourism variant of the popular exploration vehicle, equipped with all the necessary comforts, such as a hot tub and a piano.
• Four variants of Tumbril Cyclone to expand the use of this land vehicle to anti-aircraft, reconnaissance, race and military systems.
• A new gun, the Karna Kastak Arms, a powerful assault rifle with firing capabilities loaded for extra firepower.
• Two new Hurston Dynamics ship weapons that give players even more firepower.