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Sega Amusements & 501 Entertainment Team Up For SMARTS Augmented Reality Darts
Bowl Expo 2022’s trade show side gets underway today and as a part of that, we have some news of a new partnership between Sega and a company by the name of 501 Entertainment or “501Fun.” What product are they bringing to the market? Augmented Reality (AR) darts. Called SMARTS Darts, this system uses »
IAAPA 2016 Part 5: Virtual and Augmented Reality; Simulators; Bowling
IAAPA 2016: Final Coverage To finish our IAAPA 2016 coverage, we will close with what many in the video game industry as a whole is betting on being the ‘next big thing’. Thanks to that, a lot of money is being poured into the R&D of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality products that work »
Namco’s new Augmented Reality game
(UPDATED) Here’s a nice way to start off the new year – with a look at a new concept for out-of-home entertainment venues that uses Augmented Reality. We’ve discussed various AR games in the past, most recently I recall Konami’s Space Agent which is a mounted light-gun and cameras for a new kind of »
Konami testing Space Agent in Japan, a new shooter that uses Augmented Reality
The Am-Net Blog has pictures of the marketing materials for a new Konami light-gun game testing in Japan called Space Agent. The only info we have about it comes from the posted media, which shows a mostly enclosed cabinet, e-Amusement features and mounted guns which add an element of “Augmented Reality” to the experience. »
Live out your Ghost Hunter fantasies with Total Immersion's "Paranormal Activity" augmented reality game
The one problem with IAAPA is that it’s such a large show that you are bound to miss out on something cool, and this is one of those things. A company called Total Immersion is now showcasing their Video Gun controller (pictured above) in conjunction with a new augmented reality game they have designed »
Discuss: Augmented Reality in Arcades
As a follow up to some discussion from a previous post about motion controlling in video games and how that might affect arcade gaming, let me throw something else out there to consider for coin-op arcade gaming – Augmented Reality or Augmented Virtuality (AR or AV), AR involving real world objects that are overlaid »
Interesting new augmented reality arcade game on location test in Japan
Are you up for another unique game? I would be too but like usual this is only in Japan for now although it is a Sega title so perhaps there is a tiny possibility of it being seen elsewhere. The name of the game isn’t clear – the translator says it’s “Metallic-bath-and-low-preservation” which is »
IAAPA 2018 Preview: Augmented/Mixed/Virtual Reality
For our arcade preview of IAAPA, click here. Ever since the Oculus Rift VR headset began making headlines around 2012, the amusement industry has had a little bit of an obsession with the tech. Our business is where VR tried, and failed, to get a foothold in the 1990’s and despite that setback, many »
Newsbytes: Xeno Crisis For Neo Geo; Mixed Reality Pinball; Mortalmania & More
Welcome to another exciting edition of Newsbytes, where I curate some of the quick pieces of arcade news to showcase for this weekend. Let’s get to it! Xeno Crisis For The Neo Geo MVS While NG:Dev Team’s Kraut Buster has grabbed plenty of NeoGeo MVS headlines lately, it’s not alone in fighting to keep »
Newsbytes: Maximum Tune 6 Cabinet; Augmented Climbing; Jurassic World VR
It’s a sorta holiday weekend, with the 4th of July happening in the middle of next week which makes things a little awkward. Either way, if you find yourself traveling, keep an eye out for an arcade! Here are your newsbytes for the weekend. Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 Cabinet This popped up on »
IAAPA 2023: New games From Wahlap & Amusement Source International
The next company to receive our IAAPA 2023 focus is on Wahlap and Amusement Source International. Wahlap is based in Guangzhou, China, while ASI is setup in Texas. I need to stress that they are NOT the same company but ASI carries a lot more Wahlap product than anyone else at present. Some Wahlap »
IAAPA 2023: Previewing The Sega Amusements Line-Up
A week from today marks the opening of the show floor at IAAPA 2023, and to that end, I have more previews to share of the new arcade games that will be there. Next up is Sega Amusements, a name not unfamiliar to any of you readers – I presume. If you will be »
