Do you remember the good old days when you would put your dime into the big, black, electronic machine, and then MIDI music would play for a second or two, and finally the little green aliens would appear with your space ship at the bottom? I sure do. It's been a while since I've seen a real Space Invaders arcade machine - I've seen an Asteroids machine and my friend's father owns a PacMan machine.
Well, the arcades of the 70's and 80's are clearly the past. Now, we have next generation consoles like the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. Sure, they have great games. But other than the Wii, can they make you distort your body, turning you into a human pretzel just to blast away some alien scum?
They can't, but your Treo can!!!
Yes, that's right, there's a new game for Treos on the rise called Arcade Reality. Utilising a type of technology called "augmented reality", this game takes in live camera feed from your Treo's camera and follows the movements, creating virtual reality-esque type motion.
Granted, this is no Gears of War or Air Force grade flight simulator, but it's certainly a step up in terms of games for the Palm.
It isn't available yet, but in time it will be. For now, you'll have feast your eyes on this demo:
More info about Arcade Reality here: http://toyspring.com/arcade/
Well, the arcades of the 70's and 80's are clearly the past. Now, we have next generation consoles like the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. Sure, they have great games. But other than the Wii, can they make you distort your body, turning you into a human pretzel just to blast away some alien scum?
They can't, but your Treo can!!!
Yes, that's right, there's a new game for Treos on the rise called Arcade Reality. Utilising a type of technology called "augmented reality", this game takes in live camera feed from your Treo's camera and follows the movements, creating virtual reality-esque type motion.
Granted, this is no Gears of War or Air Force grade flight simulator, but it's certainly a step up in terms of games for the Palm.
It isn't available yet, but in time it will be. For now, you'll have feast your eyes on this demo:
More info about Arcade Reality here: http://toyspring.com/arcade/
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