Gamers are very familiar with the idea of using a controller or a mouse and keyboard to control their favourite video games, but Activision has just introduced a new way to play Call of Duty that’s wildly different from anything we’ve ever seen before.

Announced via a blog post on the Call of Duty website, gamers now have the option of using voice commands, facial expressions, or even head movements to control their character in Black Ops 7.

This is powered by Cephable, an app that uses on-device AI to analyse your movements in real life and maps them to controller inputs.

“This integration is designed to help more people experience Call of Duty their way,” the announcement post reads. “It’s built for players who may need more than a traditional controller or keyboard and mouse setup, including those with limited mobility who rely on different ways to interact with games.”

The app works by setting up the movements you want to recognise in the app and then mapping those to a specific controller button. For example, you could move your head up and down to move around and map a wink to the primary fire button.

Activision does caveat that this input method does involve some latency as the movement has to be recognised, passed through the algorithm processing and then fed into the game, so it’s not going to be quite as responsive as using a controller or keyboard.

However, this new control system isn’t intended for the vast majority of gamers. Instead, it’s intended to enable those less able to play the game at all.

At the moment, Cephable is only compatible with Campaign, Zombies, Dead Ops Arcade, and the Firing Range – so don’t go expecting to tear up multiplayer lobbies with the technology just yet.

The tech is compatible on all platforms, so you’re not limited to just PC either. The option can be found under the Account and Network settings menu where you can connect a Cephable Account to your Call of Duty client.

Controlling Call of Duty with your head might not be required for everyone, but it’s great to see publishers making more of an effort to implement bleeding edge accessibility features into their games.

Will you be giving motion controls a go in Call of Duty Black Ops 7?

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