February 07, 2006
Siemens launches "Kick Real" cameraphone game
Physical Interface/AR for Mobile Phone Games
"With World Cup fever sweeping Germany (or at least sweeping the tournament's sponsors), Siemens has come up with a novel way for cellphone users to practice their kicks (which we think is at least a little ironic, given that Siemens doesn't even make cellphones anymore). The company's "Kick Real" game provides cameraphone users with a virtual soccer field; point the camera at your foot, and you can kick a virtual ball that you view on the phone's LCD. We can't wait for this to catch on, so we can get our own kicks watching gamers staring into their phones and kicking the air." [blogged by Kellee USC Interactive Media Division Weblog]
Posted by jo at February 7, 2006 08:15 AM
