Augmented Reality and Video Games
Augmented Reality and Video Games
Abstract
This paper is about views in Augmented Reality and video games. The advancements of entertainment and types of games with Augmented Reality are presented. These topics are then analyzed by the technology usage, and genre.
Augmented Reality is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory [1]. Video Games are viewed in the world of Augmented Reality as the best out of all Augmented Reality applications. Video Games are recognized for constantly bringing new technology to the eye, and the game industry huge and is always expanding and it is attracting an enormous number of consumers [2]. This is why the majority of work in both Augmented Reality and research and industry are focused in making games. Augmented Reality is very commonly confused with Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality is somewhat the opposite of Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality puts actual person in the real world into a virtual world, instead of putting virtual objects in the real world.
There is a specific type of game called entertainment games. Entertainment games are computer games where the purpose is to provide entertainment to the player. Entertainment and player enjoyment is the goal computer games were created for. The purpose of having a separate genre very obvious when it is compared to new domain games called serious games. Serious games are mean games with a purpose. This section lists some of the most well known entertainment Augmented Reality games created.
MyTown [3] is a game based on location of the user and real world property ownership. This game was released on the iPhone. This game uses the phone’s GPS to find the player’s location, they then allow that person to buy and own that real world locations virtually. The game also allows players to drop virtual items based on the location of these real world locations. The Augmented Reality technique used in this game does not actually place the virtual scenes onto a video. The game places the virtual items on the real world using the GPS. The game is partnered the Travel Channel and H&M. MyTown has served 14 million branded items in apps and has attracted thousands to 200 of their retail stores located across the country.
Invizimals [4] is a game that was released on the PSP. The PSP is a handheld gaming device by Sony Computer Entertainment [5]. It requires the player to lay marker patterns in the real world. These markers are detected by the PSP’s camera and processed as traps in the virtual game world.The virtual animals can be hunted and captured by the players. It has received a top ranking in Amazon in the UK.
Butterfly Effect [6] is a game made for research purposes. It uses a HMD and a rod controller....
