Category Archives: AR Games

Gamers – Now Available

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

                        Augmented reality has the potential to bring digital artifices to the real world.  AR gurus constantly speak of geo-location, intuitive search, the Internet of Things and other such … Continue reading →

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A Little Something About AR Games…

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

…but not here. Trying a little something different with some of my augmented reality posts.  Going to just single post some of them over on Games Alfresco, especially the video heavy ones like this.  With a little help from Ori … Continue reading →

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Ninja Attack!

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

In my dream world, the Kinect system wouldn’t be tethered to the XBox 360.  Instead, it would hook to the TV and have an extensive app library like the iPhone. Sweet spot around 1:25 for a ninja vanish move.  The Kinect … Continue reading →

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Paranormal Game Review

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

“It’s better than Angry Birds,” said my nine-year old daughter. And who am I to argue about that, but given that Angry Birds has dominated our house for the last two months, I was just a little surprised. Now the … Continue reading →

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Triple AR Gaming Goodness

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Playing games is intrinsic to our nature, so naturally, gaming is a great introduction to augmented reality. Below are three different ways augmented reality is being used to get our gaming fix. AR Invaders Shooter games were the first breakout, … Continue reading →

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Kinect Unleashed – Not Just For XBox Anymore

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

While Microsoft denies that the Xbox has been hacked, pure semantics I tell you, the new Kinect system has been unleashed for uses other than the ones planned by the giant of the redwoods. Adafruit Industries offered a $3,000 prize which was … Continue reading →

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AirRaid – Social Augmented Reality Game

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The production values on these indie game trailers boggle my mind. The game initially reminds me of Conquest, but with a lot more bells and whistles.  Clover Studios has brought together location based gaming and tower defense, which makes for … Continue reading →

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Urban Gaming – Augmented Reality Style

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

We’re probably at least five years away from something like this, but it sure does look fun.

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Popcode Games

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

While I’m probably not going to be playing Balloon Burst from Popcode obsessively like I do Civ 5 on the PS3,  the game is much better than the floating pixel games of six months ago (I’m looking at you Firefighter 360.)  Still, I’m … Continue reading →

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Time Treasure – Future Tablet Game

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

“They have returned” I’m a sucker for a good tag line.  Gary Hayes from MUVEdesign has put out a teaser video for his upcoming, well 2011 release date, game called Time Treasure.  Gary explains more on his blog, but I wanted to … Continue reading →

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