Posts Tagged ‘interface’
PSP to become a Remote Control
We have seen a lot of gadgets being used for crazy ideas such as remote controllers and apparently Sony has something in store for its portable PSP. Sony has filed a patent for a remote-controlled car that would use the PSP as an interface.
It’s equipped with a camera to feed video to the PSP and users would be able to upload the footage to a website if they want. But that’s not all. The patent mentions an augmented reality racing game. The game recognizes real objects as elements in the racing game, so basically, you build your own track from stuff ou have around the house.
(Source) Slipperybrick
NeuroFocus Introduces Brainwave-Based Games
While most game developers are focusing on improving graphics and gameplay, NeuroFocus is aiming for something different in terms of gameplay interface. NeuroFocus announced NGame, a suite of products and services providing game designers and developers with brainwave-based tools for creating and marketing games.
The NGame suite includes NSequels, which is designed to identify core game elements that build into a franchise; NTarget, which offers user group analysis, design, implementation, and marketing recommendations; NeuroNet, which is geared for multi-player and social gaming; and TGA (Total Gamer experience), which measures multi-sensory gaming effectiveness.
By measuring neurological reactions to games on a millisecond-by-millisecond basis, NeuroFocus believes that the NGame suite can determine how gamers interact with and respond to elements like characters/avatars, storylines, authenticity/realism, weaponry/properties, game scenarios/action sequences, colors/schemas, and in-game advertising.
(Source) Gamasutra
Live Poker for iPhone Now Available
If you loved playing poker with your Facebook account, Zynga just made the whole thing better especially if you have an iPhone. Zynga (www.zynga.com), one of the largest social gaming companies, announced today the availability of “Live Poker” with support for Facebook Connect on Apple’s App Store. “Live Poker” features Facebook Connect for iPhone which allows players to bring the social gaming experience available on Zynga’s top Facebook game Texas Hold’Em Poker with them on their iPhone or iPod touch.
With “Live Poker” and Facebook Connect, users can login with their Facebook account through a user-friendly interface designed specifically for the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch. Users can play poker against their real Facebook friends when those friends are playing “Live Poker” on an iPhone, iPod touch or Texas Hold’Em Poker on Facebook. With the integration of Facebook Connect, users can also see how they rank among their Facebook friends who play “Live Poker” or Texas Hold’Em Poker on Facebook.
“Live Poker” is now available for free from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Additional “Live Poker” versions are available from $0.99 to $59.99.
(Source) Press