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Augmented reality merges with motion control to make games more interactive

05/26/201205/26/2012 Stephen Vagus

Game industry shows more support for augmented reality Augmented reality has benefited from the rapid development of mobile technology. Though augmented reality dates back to the early 1960’s, it was not until very recently that the technology began drawing a great deal of attention from both consumers and businesses. In previous years, the hardware necessary to run augmented reality experiences was not sophisticated enough to make widespread adoption viable. Today, however, mobile technology has reached a point where the demands of augmented reality are nothing to be concerned with. This…

Wikitude to provide development tools for makers of augmented reality games

05/15/201205/15/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

Game industry continues to show interest in augmented reality Wikitude GmbH, developers of the popular Wikitude augmented reality application, has announced a number of updates to its platform, one of which will allow software developers to make their own augmented reality games. Augmented reality has recently seen extensive use in the gaming industry. Developers have shown favor for the technology because of its interactive nature. Augmented reality can turn any environment into a digital playground, which has become a popular prospect amongst consumers. Wikitude ARchitect Engine to be open to…

Game developer Valve experimenting with new augmented reality gaming system

04/21/201204/21/2012 Stephen Vagus

Augmented reality gaming is growing in popularity around the world. Acclaimed game developer Valve has announced that its research and development division is currently working on a new augmented reality system. The announcement was made unceremoniously in a recent blog post from one of the company’s developers, Michael Abrash. In his post, Abrash shed some light on his work with the company and how he was able to carve out his place in Valve. He also touched upon a current project the company is working on that will likely have…

Microsoft files patent for new augmented reality project

03/21/2012 Stephen Vagus

Microsoft is the latest addition to technology companies working on developing head-mounted augmented reality devices. The company has recently filed a patent for a new AR headset. The company has been very selective about the information it is sharing regarding its new project, but the device may be used for next generation gaming platforms. Early this year, news arose of Microsoft working on the Xbox 720, the successor to the massively successful Xbox 360. Given the company’s latest patent filing, the possibility of a new Xbox console may not be…

Microsoft Research’s Beamatron hints at the possible future of augmented reality

03/15/201203/15/2012 John Montgallo

Developers from Microsoft Research, the development wing of Microsoft that focuses on emerging technologies, have been experimenting with a new system they call Beamatron. The system uses the Xbox 360 Kinect motion-capture camera to help generate digital images that are projected onto a physical surface using augmented reality. In this sense, the Beamatron system lives up to its name. Developers believe that the system could have significant implications for a variety of industries, especially communications, where the system could be used to facilitate holographic communications between people. Currently, the Beamatron…