UK moviegoers treated to industry's first interactive 3D game

Now here's a way to make us show up for the previews. O2 has evidently figured out that getting moviegoers involved in the action is a good way to get more fundaments in seats, and starting next week, the first in-cinema interactive 3D game will be rolled out in 20 Vue theaters around the UK. The title, dubbed Asteroid Storm, will rely on two overhead cameras that recognize hand raises down below. In short, moviegoers simply move their hands to direct a damaged spaceship out of an asteroid belt, but there's no word on whether or not "everyone's a winner." Here's hoping not, chumps.

[Anonylicious @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:45AM]

And what happens when all the stupid 13 year olds think it's funny to steer TOWARD the asteroids. I smell a fail.

[OneLove @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:49AM]

...then you should wipe better.:)

[Quantumphysics @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:53AM]

He's right...one thing I've learned from playing on XBOX LIVE is that nowadays, humans do not work together well anymore. There is no social cohesion unless its the government directing the country to hate a specific country that we want to go to war with.

What happens when the 13 year olds want to steer towards the asteroids and then the autistic kids wanna do what they see everyone else doing and they start flailing their arms uncontrollably?

[Shinigami @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:37AM]

@Quantumphysics
Modern multiplayer games do what they can to teach those kiddies understanding what is "teamplay" ;)
Not all kiddies want to learn, though.
If its a democratic thing, and majority moves that spaceship away, then its fine and kiddies will be simply ignored.

Isn't the idea stolen from Japan's "visual novels"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel

[Smart People Play Tuba @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:50AM]

"Fundaments." Awesome. I'm going to have to start using that. I love being a smart-fundament.

[yuriythebest @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:51AM]

I have a 3d monitor at home- no thanks...

[yuriythebest @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:52AM]

I have a 3d monitor at home- no thanks

[Sheldon @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:01AM]

If I wore some special glasses, would your double comment appear away from the screen in magical 3D?

Or is it that awesome you needed to say it twice in case someone misunderstood the first comment?

[Chris @ Jul 2nd 2009 9:57AM]

Disney World has one of these type of games while you're waiting in line for the Soarin' ride.

[Matt @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:00AM]

Yes they do, and it is awesome.

[pedro @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:03AM]

1) Collect several moths in a jar (alive)
2) Release just as movie begins
3) ???
4) Profit

[PDubNYC @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:18AM]

good idea, ya hoser

[Taylor @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:30AM]

They'd fly out of the cinema, where the most light is coming from.

[atx1980 @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:17AM]

First its not a game! Its a movie! Second its not the first 3d interactive game. I believe sega made a time warp game in the early 90's.

[tamazer @ Jul 2nd 2009 2:15PM]

Trackmania United can also be in 3D if you look through the menues

[el Capitan @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:46AM]

Do they still have 'Orange Wednesdays'? :D

[j_g_puff @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:56AM]

Yep. Yesterday was one, and just as well: I'd have been severely pissed off if I'd had to pay to endure Transformers.

[Alan Partridge @ Jul 2nd 2009 1:36PM]

^ You let the other person pay full price? Most people go halves you know

[Josh Bryant @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:56AM]

Wouldn't it be tough to see the screen if everyone in the theater was raising their hands? I dunno, maybe I just have crappy theaters where I live; but it's even bad sitting behind somebody that is 6 feet tall. I'm thinking it would be worse if their hands were up in the air.

[NeoJew @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:08AM]

Stadium seating ftw!

[wrs589 @ Jul 2nd 2009 12:29PM]

Most Vue cinemas seem to have stadium seating.

[Decoy @ Jul 2nd 2009 3:10PM]

I bet this idea sounded good in the boardroom.

[bdav @ Jul 2nd 2009 6:23PM]

This is great - in a full cinema you wouldn't have to have the cameras - people will just think they're not influential enough....

[lens42 @ Jul 3rd 2009 4:14AM]

How about writing an iPhone (or Pre, Android whatever) app to do this. Use you phone over Wi-Fi as the controller.