Bangalore: Webcam is a very integral part of your laptops and desktops now. With bevy of online video chat platforms like Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook and others, it is almost indispensible. But the sleek integrated gadget on top of your PC screen can pull off more tasks than just video chats. It can be used as a home security camera, as an optical character recognition device and much more. Read on to know 7 amazing things your web camera can do, as compiled by Economic Times.

#7 Gaming

If you are fan of Sony Playstation, that allows you to command the moves in games with wireless sensor stick, you may as well like what your web cam can do in this regard.     

At www.newgrounds.com, there are collection of quick games and Adobe Flash applets that use webcam. Simply select the games like 3D Target Shooting which uses the webcam to detect your location and displays a 3D effect relative to your position. Similarly there are Night of the Ninja, Bunny Zap and Dress Up Yourself.

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