Movie world to blend with augmented reality at the Toronto International Film Festival

David Cronenberg

Noted film director David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence) is set to have his movies be transformed into augmented reality video games. The idea comes from the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers of the event are planning a retrospective of the Canadian filmmakers works titles “The Worlds of David Cronenberg.” The project is being developed as a multi-platform augmented reality game. The technology is becoming popular in the world of marketing, but its uses in gaming are being recognized as mold breaking. Attendees of the festival will be…

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Android compatible QR Pal code scanner released to combine scanning and sharing

QR code App

United Kingdom-based QR Pay Ltd., has unveiled its latest Android compatible application in the form of its new QR Pal Mobile Phone app product. This new app was created to increase the usefulness of the typical QR code scanner, by permitting additional features after scanning, such as storing the barcode and sharing it among friends. It also provides an additional “Safe Browsing” element, in addition to a payment facility, so that it is the first QR code scanner app that places focus on security. According to CTO Chris Cooke, from…

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