Augmented reality–in case you haven’t been following, is a technology blending video cameras and computer graphics enabling you to interact with virtual creations in the real world. In practice, it looks like virtual reality crossing over into actual reality. You may have heard the buzzword, but as of late, it’s becoming a serious gaming trend. At last week’s PlayStation holiday preview in New York, one of the most talked-about titles in Sony’s fall lineup was its hi-tech attempt to take on Nintendogs, called EyePet.
While it was definitely one of the most impressive augmented-reality game demos we’ve seen, it’s far from the only one. Here’s a rundown of EyePet as well as some other augmented-reality games of the future we’re looking forward to playing. And is it just us, or is the angle of most of these titles to “make little animals appear next to you?” Clearly, if this is any indication, get ready for a whole lot more hallucinatory ghost creatures dancing on your coffee tables for holidays to come.
Eyepet (Sony, PlayStation 3)
Sony’s been quietly leading the pack in U.S. augmented-reality game development, starting with 2007’s bold but unsuccessful trading-card battle game Eye of Judgment. Although interactive PlayStation Eye software has been available on the PSN Store that achieves other AR effects, EyePet is their first major push at a mainstream home entertainment product. …
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