Enhancing Video Game Design with QR Codes

Quick response codes are already used in a variety of multimedia formats, from product packaging to websites. They can now be scanned using apps on most smartphones, becoming ever more ubiquitous as fun ways to share information. One interesting venue in which QR codes can be used to enrich the user experience is within gaming. Today’s video games are already highly technologically advanced, giving users the ability to step into virtual realities and play games from the viewpoint of highly complex characters. It’s helpful to take a closer look at…

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Turning all QR Codes Visual!

QR codes

It was a man named Frederick Barnard that coined the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words” in an article he wrote commending the effectiveness of graphics in advertising. Technology has advanced light years from when F. Barnard wrote that article back in 1911 but his words were nothing short of prophetic. There is a clear pattern of evolution when attempting to understand where technology is heading. First we had websites that were filled with text and information, then came blogs that decreased the amount of text and used images…

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