Siemens launches "Kick Real" cameraphone game

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.

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[(Unverified) Posted Feb 6th 2006 8:43PM]

RETURN OF THE SHOEGAZERS! (an early '90's music alternative genre)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 5:47PM]

can't you just hold your foot still and wave your phone around...?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 5:48PM]

I played a game that used this kind of camera interacition technology in Best Buy a few weeks ago. I was karate chopping ninjas and blocking flying axes. It was quite cheesy but I know it is just the first step to better systems. Remember pong. When I was done playing I noticed one of the employees was quite entertained watching me look silly.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 5:49PM]

sounds kinda cool, hope it works though. i can imagine you would have to be in perfect conditions, floor-wise

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 6:30PM]

#2, that would have been Eyetoy on the PS2. =P

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 7:12PM]

All we need is a game from lucasoft that comes with a light saber handle. then that chubby kid who was doing the darth maul impression would just be an everyday occurence.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2006 8:08PM]

probably not eyetoy, there's a cheap like 20 dollar plug-in-to-your-tv-and-play style game that has a cam, I saw it somewhere too.. maybe it was Best Buy.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 4th 2006 7:09AM]

Brazilians would get a kick out of this phone....

Sorry for the bad pun.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2006 10:41AM]

*COUGH* Gizmondo AR RipOff *COUGH*

Exactly what gizmondo were making, and they go and steal the technology. WTF

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2006 10:41AM]

*COUGH* Gizmondo AR RipOff *COUGH*

Exactly what gizmondo were making, and they go and steal the technology. WTF