Kobe Bryant Goes Digital

According to the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s digital version om NBA 2K10 isn’t that different from the real Lakers star. The real Kobe Bryant played Double Dribble, a 1980s video game, while visiting his grandmother’s house growing up, while the digital doppelganger was created a decade ago bu a video game developer, Visual Concepts, in Novato, California. The digital version of the 6-foot-6 Lakers guard adapts as the real Kobe does, down to the length of his hair and ability on the court.

When NBA 2K10 arrives on October 6, it will feature another trait of Bryant: Kobe’s tendency to jut out his chin during an intense on-court moment. The game is now owned by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the bestselling basketball simulation video game, which has added facial annimations to its franchise. One of the main reasons for the success of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is what the L.A. Times calls the “studio’s near-fanatical devotion to replicating the details of the actual sport in the video games.” Stay tuned for Kobe’s reaction to his digital doppelganger tomorrow.

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Posted in General on September 1, 2009

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