http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/ Engadget Comments for Qualcomm demos augmented reality and peer-to-peer tech, tries to punch cellular gaming's block off (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/There's a psp game exactly like this, but the problem is that Sony makes the stupid camera attachment hard to find.. ]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
that's what I thought....

wow... what a load of bs. It's not like ANY of this is new. AR stuff has been demoed years ago, and the P2P stuff is already around. What's the big deal? Stop clogging up the tubes qualcomm.]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Bluetooth communication is restricted to between iphones only, go Apple!]]>Jul 6th 2010 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
This is a really cool technology! It's proximity gaming with a variety of connections and instant discovery. The demos were a bit lame, but with a cool game, this could be great.

The best part of the press release that was omitted by the Engadget article is the fact that this will be an addon for the UNITY 3 android development platform! That means that game developers will have easy access to this technology for a variety of games.

For those that don't know, Unity3d is HUGE for mobile gaming.

I'd consider this a significant 'selling' feature, as game designers can do some neat things with it. It could also extend beyond games, to classroom/meeting type scenarios, or to socializing in a crowd.

It seems as if android gaming is about to explode in a good way.]]>Jul 6th 2010 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
Basically that means that your iPhone games can easily be ported to Android and Web (think Facebook).

In case you're interested I had blogged about the first experience with the Qualcomm hardware and Unity: http://drinkandcode.com/unity-qualcomm-games-augmented-reality/]]>Jul 7th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
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I've got to say, I like the ad's

The company has a nice sense of humour. I especially like the phone call thing where Sammy takes 45 minutes to finish a phone call.]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/*puts on deep voice*
Agreed, young strapping lad]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/It's a mix between David Attenborough and Stephen Fry~]]>Jul 6th 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
Apple have been using augmented reality for years!]]>Jul 6th 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/Jul 6th 2010 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/qualcomm-demos-augmented-reality-and-peer-to-peer-tech-tries-to/
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