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Pokemon QR codes feature added to Sun and Moon

06/07/201606/04/2016 John Montgallo

A quick response code scanning function will make it possible to easily register additions to their Pokédexes. The capability for scanning Pokemon QR codes is on its way back among the new and returning features that are being brought to Pokémon Sun and Moon, which is the most recent of the Nintendo 3DS games within this franchise for monster catching. By completing a quick scan of a quick response code, Pokémon can be easily registered into a player’s Pokédex. The process of scanning the Pokemon QR codes is extremely fast…

Game developer adopts augmented reality to take horror games to new heights

12/31/2011 Stephen Vagus

Augmented reality has been getting a lot of attention in the gaming industry in recent years and rightfully so, as the technology can make gaming more dynamic as it can turn the physical world into a digital playground. With a new sleuth of gaming consoles capable of handling augmented reality games, more developers have been setting their sights on the technology. Tecmo Koei, a Japanese game developer known around the world for its popular survival horror games, has announced that it will be using augmented reality to make its new…

Vocaloid star, Hatsune Miku, gets an augmented reality makeover

09/16/201109/16/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Japan is often thought of as the land of technological innovation. The nation has certainly developed a reputation as such, with the vast majority of the world’s interactive, entertainment and medical technology being birthed there. Adding to this concept, the developers of the massively popular Vocaloid system, a synthetic voice generation program used to create songs, have begun using augmented reality to bring their line of famous characters to new life. Vocaloid first began gathering a massive following the introduction of Hatsune Miku, the program’s female persona, in 2007. The…