The webcam is now an accessory present in almost all laptops, which is also almost always incorporated in the normal monitors of desktop PCs (if you have never used it, take note if in the upper part of the monitor you see a small lens ). In the end, however, the webcam is one of those accessories that you never use, unless it is used for video calling with Skype or with other video chat and video conferencing programs.
For this reason, to use the PC webcam a little more and make it even more useful, we see some interesting and also fun applications to make the most of it and not only to chat on video.
1) Makeagif is an online service to create gifs by standing in front of the computer screen and keeping the webcam on.
GIFs are those animated images that are so funny, made from sequential shots that loop.
Similar is the And then i was like site, to take selfies with the webcam and transform them into GIF images.
In another article, the best services and programs to create animated GIF images.
2) BallStrike is a kind of game which is a (currently) free application for Windows 8.
With BallStrike you can use the PC to train interactively in front of the computer screen, performing exercises in front of the screen, with a game where you have to hit the balls with legs and feet.
In this video a demonstration of BallStrike, really fun and also useful for keeping fit.
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3) iSpy Connect is a program for all versions of Windows that transforms the webcam into a social surveillance tool.
Just like in many buildings with security cameras, it is possible to set the webcam to act as a sentinel for surveillance of an environment.
While iSpy Connect is running, the computer will use the webcam as a surveillance camera that warns you when some movement occurs in front of the lens.
iSpy Connect is completely free to use even if with a free license you can unlock additional functions to receive instant notifications via SMS, MMS, e-mail.
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4) ManyCam is the most famous program for playing and having fun taking photos with the webcam, distorting the face and applying various types of photo montages .
Manycam is a program similar to Mac's Photobooth, a CamWow for PC, which I had already talked about in the article on how to apply effects to the WebCam .
5) KeyLemon allows you to use the webcam to access the computer with facial recognition instead of the password.
In practice, by configuring this program, only the real owner can access the computer and no one else.
Instead of typing passwords, you can create a face recognition template to log in to the Windows account and KeyLemon also works as a password manager for sites like Facebook and Twitter.
KeyLemon is available for free with limited functionality: access to Windows and the LemonDay plugin, a tool to monitor the evolution of the face over time.
With a bronze license of the program you can lock and automatically the computer when you move away while with a gold license you activate all the most sophisticated features.
Keylemon had already been reported in an article on facial recognition on the computer via webcam.
Today the cameras of cell phones and tablets are used more with many applications, even fun, but, as seen, even the computer webcam can be used in fun and productive ways, such as installing a surveillance system without having to be expert and without spending a penny.
