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02/21/2007

Augmented Reality Hits Cell Phones

Tired of the games on your cell phone? Then check out "Arcade Reality". It's basically software that uses your phone's camera to bring ordinary objects such as the ground to life. Video after the jump.
Aiming your phone at bad guys that appear in the space around you, it kind of combines the active nature of a Wiimote with a light gun like the one that came with the original NES
[via Gizmodo]

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There are 8 comments about this post (1 pages).

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Posted at 02/21/2007 03:19am by Terence
i waaaaaaaaant GIMME
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Posted at 02/21/2007 03:20am by lawrman
Fake. Cellphones' cameras have a very small aperture/focal length, and focus on such a wide depth that this would be impossible. The objects in the game are smaller, as they appear further back and bigger as they are closer, but since the camera focuses on everything this would be impossible for the game to interpret. Even if the game could somehow do this, the processing power of the cellphones used is shy of what would be needed . Sorry.
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Posted at 02/21/2007 06:13am by Ridge
"lawrman Fake. Cellphones’ cameras have a very small aperture/focal length, and focus on such a wide depth that this would be impossible. The objects in the game are smaller, as they appear further back and bigger as they are closer, but since the camera focuses on everything this would be impossible for the game to interpret. Even if the game could somehow do this, the processing power of the cellphones used is shy of what would be needed . Sorry." I've played these games... Sorry...
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Posted at 02/21/2007 06:36am by Chris
lawrman, I have seen this game on phones, so i don't know what your on about...
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Posted at 02/21/2007 11:51am by theguarder
lawrman: I have played a game like this over 2 years ago so stfu and dont be a wannabe pro!
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Posted at 02/21/2007 12:56pm by Poopoopants
I've played these games on a phone I had in singapore.
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Posted at 02/21/2007 11:22pm by Marc
grrr, just because something is cool doesn't mean it is fake. If you look closely at the video you can see the targets aren't interacting with the environment so it possible they just get larger to simulate the objects getting closer. the phone most likely only uses dark and light patches on the picture to work out the direction the camera is pointing and move the game objects accordingly.
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Posted at 02/22/2007 11:08pm by lawrman
Ur right... my bad.
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