E3: Carving (Demo)

Carving was a very impressive DS Demo that showed the sensitivity of the DS touchpad. Players first began the DS demo by selecting what type of material I wanted to carve. You could either choose marble, metal, wood, or even a watermelon to carve with.

Once the material was chosen you were able to carve into the material to create different designs. Once carved to your liking you could then view your design in full real time 3D. You could zoom in or zoom out, rotate it from side to side, or flip it around. Then after that you could go back to carving and perfecting your design.

While it would be hard for this to evolve into its own game, it could easily be used for future DS titles such as Animal Crossing DS. Imagine having to go to a workshop in Animal Crossing and having to create your own furniture such as a bed or a table. I could even see this being used in Wario Ware DS where you must carve a lamp or some other design.

Carving DS Demo was a great way to show off the sensitivity of the DS touchpad and I can’t wait to see what it evolves to or what future DS games will use this great technology.