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Wonderbook: Book of Spells – Review
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsTitle: Wonderbook: Book of Spells Developed By: SCE London Studio / J.K. Rowling Published By: Sony Computer Entertainment Based On: The Harry Potter novel/film series Console: Playstation 3 w/ Playstation Move Genre: Augmented Reality Review Conditions: Playstation 3, Physical Media Special Thanks: Sony Computer Entertainment for providing me with a copy of this title to review Written by Miranda Goshawk over two hundred years ago, Book of Spells can be found in the restricted section of the Hogwarts library. It is an advanced textbook for students which will assist them on their journey... -
[E3 2012 Trailer] Augmented Reality for Playstation Vita
Posted on June 5, 2012 | No Comments -
Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai – A Game Involving Dancing, Singing, Many a Costume and Augmented Reality
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsWith less than a month until Sega’s release of Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Diva, which is the first game in the series off the Playstation Portable which features Nendoroid-inspired character designs and is much more cutsey overall, they have once again released another burst of screenshots which I have included below. These have been split up into a number of different sets given that there is more than just a couple of songs covered as well as a few other things I am... -
Dating Around Odaiba in New Love Plus
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsIf you were to search around the New Love Plus tag on this site, you will come across many mentions of the different ways Augmented Reality is implemented in Konami’s upcoming Nintendo 3DS release of New Love Plus including creating your own custom “real world” date and a certain developer preview that had Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata sitting on a couch next to his virtual girlfriend. These following three videos showcase some examples of such dates around Odaiba, a popular shopping and entertainment district on... -
New Love Plus Trailer and Guide Screenshots Showcase Augmented Reality Capabilities
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsBack in late-December I posted up a preview video of New Love Plus on the 3Ds which had Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata and Producer of the game Akari Uchida showcasing a number of the games features including the augmented reality functionality. This new trailer for the game is only 13 seconds long but it shows off the games ability of allowing you to take a picture of any environment you want and then take your girl on a custom date which she interacts with the environment.... -
Nintendo Release Mini-Horror Film for Upcoming Release of Ghost Camera on the 3DS
Posted on January 7, 2012 | No CommentsIt might just be me, but whenever I watch a Japanese horror film they always seem to find a way to make it just that little bit more scary (Although I can’t say I have watched many horror films… at all). Based in the Fatal Frame universe, Ghost Camera also referred to as Spirit Camera: The Possessed Notebook is an augmented reality horror game which makes use of the 3DS camera and a special included notebook which you must use to solve mysteries else your... -
Ghost Camera Trailer Released – An Augmented Reality Horror Game for the Nintendo 3DS
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsDue for release this month, Tecmo Koei and the team behind Fatal Frame will be releasing their augmented reality horror game Ghost Camera for the Nintendo 3DS. Through the use of the 3DS camera and a special AR Notebook included with the game, you are required to scan certain pages as you play the game to see supernatural descriptions and things happen with it including but not limited to hidden text or spirits appearing from the book. As well, taking pictures of your surroundings will... -
The Otaku’s Gaming Study #5 – PSP Augmented Reality Mini-Reviews (Eyepet Adventures and Invizimals: The Lost Tribes)
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsEarlier this month, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia provided me with a number of Playstation Portable titles which have been released over the last couple of months, and after trenching through all four of them in my spare time, I have decided to share my thoughts on them all over two convenient articles. The four games include Eyepet Adventures, Invizimals: The Lost Tribles, Geronimo Stilton in the Kingdom of Fantasy and Disney Pixar Cars 2 (The last two of which will be reviewed in the second... -
Inside Playstation Vita Episode 2 – Augmented Reality
Posted on December 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsSony Computer Entertainment recently unveiled the second installment of their Inside PS Vita series which you can sign up for through your respective countries Playstation website and supplying your email and other details (or just logging into your PSN Account). The one thing I notice SCE have been more than happy to promote is the Playstation Vita’s augmented reality features, including cards which allow you to turn an entire table into a battleground or even games such as Reality Fighters which given it functions as... -
Will the Playstation Vita Have The First Launch that isn’t Underwhelming?
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsI have always found console launches to be underwhelming, as usually there would be perhaps three or four games released for the console at tops and would only start picking up once the console game down in price a tad – I say it not only for the Playstation Portable and Playstation 3 launches, but also that of the Nintendo Wii and XBox360. However, Sony Computer Entertainment revealed overnight at a preview event in London their current range of current launch titles which totals 11,... -
A (Very Brief) Example of Beyond The Labyrinth’s Augmented Reality
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No Comments -
EB Expo 2011 – Ubisoft Conferences for Sunday Session – Live Feed Archive
Posted on October 16, 2011 | No CommentsAs I mentioned in yesterdays live blog, a major enemy of the gamer – hunger kept me from attending the Ubisoft conference, and so I decided to attend it in todays session, having been rather lethagic in the Twilight session and found it better to be refreshed and bright as a button! Ubisoft gave demos of a couple of their games – from memory more then other other companies with Just Dance 3, Assassins Creed Revelations, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and The Black Eyed Peas...