PlayStation

See The Augmented Reality Effects Possible On PS Vita

I’ve only gotten to play with the PlayStation Vita’s augmented reality functions for a few minutes, but the portable system’s relatively powerful processor and high-resolution screen does a good job of selling the “magic” overlay effect.


September 16, 2011
PlayStation

This Is Not One Of The Six PS Vita AR Cards

It is an AR card. It’s made by Sony. It’s for the PS Vita. And it’s not the final design.


June 17, 2011
Mobile

The iPhone, Not The 3DS, Brings These Kiddy Cards To Life

Bandai’s Carddas series of kiddy card games is going AR. Its newest One Piece and Kamen Rider cards are AR enabled and can be played with an iPhone.


June 11, 2011
Nintendo

Here Are Four Pokemon For Your Free PokeDex 3D App

This week Nintendo released Pokedex 3D, a 3D Pokemon viewing application that you can download for free on the 3DS’ eShop. They also were handing out Pokemon Augmented Reality Markers at their booth.


June 3, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Gives Us A Little Taste Of The NGP In Action

Sony uploaded a few videos today showing off some of the games from the newly detailed NGP lineup. In addition to three game-centric videos, there’s also a featurette about Sony’s history creating augmented reality games, which ends with a brief overview of the AR features for the NGP.


May 20, 2011
Nintendo

Sony’s AR Tech Is Smart (Smart Enough For NGP?)

The holy shit moment of the Nintendo 3DS is its Augmented Reality capability. By using cards (or tattoos), the 3DS can project augmented reality. Sony is working on its own AR tech. It’s truly impressive.


March 14, 2011
Nintendo

Damn, That’s A Big Virtual Mario

Nintendo will soon be releasing “large” Augmented Reality (AR) cards for the 3DS handheld. Which is fine, but we prefer ones that are “ridiculously enormous”.