Tag Archives: AR Games

Two AR Links, A Review and a Bonus Video

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Life is random and full of amusement. Had a busy, productive week for the current novel project about Alexandria.  Added a few posts to Games Alfresco–one about a new AR RPG called Traveller and another about an interactive billboard.  Also, … 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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Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2010

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Two years ago, in 2009, augmented reality took its first steps into mainstream consciousness.  This last year, 2010, we’ve seen augmented reality really expand into new formats and across spectra. Like I did last year, I’m going to review month-by-month the … Continue reading →

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10 Awesome Ways to Use Kinect For Augmented Reality

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The last year the augmented reality movement has been accelerating at an ever increasing pace as new applications and companies are forming so fast it’s hard to keep up.  The addition of the Kinect sensor has given the technology an … 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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