We have a winner. Nokia just announced the winner of its Mobile Game Innovation Challenge. And it’s all…augmented. I believe the first to break the news was the Earth Times. In our previous coverage of the competition, we spotted 6 out of the top 10 finalists as augmented reality games. It was a good day. [...]
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Forget the iPhone. Forget Google’s Android. Today is Nokia’s day. As of Today, Nokia is playing in the big leagues of Augmented Reality. It just announced the top 10 finalists in its Mobile Game Innovation Challenge. Guess what type of games made it to the top? Augmented, augmented, and more augmented. To make my point, [...]
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Rumors about a new device that could enter the Augmented Reality game were confirmed yesterday by Nikkei Net. Wired revealed it to the rest of us – thank you very much. The new Nintendo DS model will launch this year in Japan. What’s all the rage? One of the most popular mobile game devices ever, [...]
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Captured in an interview with Pocket Gamer (Thanks!) in London via Kotaku: “I can imagine mobile platforms evolving…in that they interact with the world around us in a way that changes our perceptions in a really interesting way”, said Wright, “Games could increase our awareness of our immediate environment, rather than distract us from it”. [...]
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In my last post, I proposed a countdown of the top 10 augmented reality demos that are poised to revolutionize video games. That collection focused on concepts that inspire a totally new kind of gameplay. Novice readers testified it was a great introduction to augmented reality, while AR savvy insiders found some newly discovered ideas [...]
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