VRFocus - Technology enthusiasts may well have heard the name Magic Leap over the course of the past week. The company has recently teased a new mobile wearable system that seems to offer some sort of augmented reality (AR) experience. Although the technology doesn't immediately appear to be related to VR, recent comments from CEO Rony Abovitz's following a new round of financing for the company seem to suggest otherwise.
Strangelets is out today for the mixed reality device.
Polygon: "When Super Mario 64 came out it changed the game industry," said Devine, who is the chief creative officer and senior vice president of games, apps and creative experiences at mixed reality company Magic Leap. That change came when Nintendo released a game that, despite conventional wisdom, used 3D graphics. The ability to create games with 3D graphics had been around for a while, Devine said, but developers felt that the mass audience couldn’t comprehend the level design. "Game design hasn't moved on since then," Devine said. "
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson is now the “Chief Futurist” at the augmented reality company Magic Leap, and has some ideas about how its work can change video games.
If they got this sort of attention from Google, you know it's big.
OMG is it games that you play in your dreams while sleeping. That would be scary to fall into a pit of spikes.
And for the rock bottom price of just $10,000 people will be lining up for it everywhere!