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  • Google

    Google Search turns Pac-Man and Hello Kitty into interactive AR objects

    by 
    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    04.20.2021

    Google is putting a bunch of iconic Japanese characters in Search as augmented reality objects you can interact with.

  • Zen Bound arrives on the iPhone

    by 
    Mike Schramm
    Mike Schramm
    02.27.2009

    This one's impressive -- Zen Bound originally started out as Zen Bondage, a physics game/sandbox where the goal was to wrap a rope around a 3D shape or object. The game has just recently been ported to the iPhone, and in the process has actually been improved -- the graphics look sharper and the iPhone's multitouch controls really add to the tactile experience. As a "game," it might be questionable -- it looks like there's a lot of fudging in terms of whether or not the rope has "covered" the object, and the scoring system itself is more or less tossed in as just a reason to get you to interact with the objects. But as an app, and a demonstration of the kinds of interactivity that can be exclusive to a device like the iPhone, it comes highly recommended. Zen Bound is available on the App Store now for $4.99.