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MoMA presents a minimalist Chess set

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on September 4th, 2010

This is the Modern Chess Set, and, as you can see in this illustration, this Chess set is able to fit very compactly in this tiny box.

You will notice the pawns are these little cubes that fit together well. The rooks are a little larger and do the same thing. The bishops and knights have some sort of symmetry, to create a rectangular solid, I like how the king and queen dovetail together, as it is rather poetic, in a Freudian way.

I am assuming that the chess board is not there, but it looks like it would fold up and fit inside this box. In fact, I just checked my Source, and there is no board included. I’m sure you have probably seen this on the photo, but the pieces are made of maple or cherry wood. Remember that white goes first.

You should be able to get it at the MoMA store for about $65. I suppose that is a big price to pay for a chess set. Not only that, it doesn’t look these pieces are made of valuable metals or stones.

Yeah, this pure wooden minimalism. I suppose that if you were cross Jenga with chess, this is what you would get.

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Show your virtual girlfriend a good time at Atami

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on September 1st, 2010

This photo is being taken at a hot springs resort known as Atami, and this man is having his picture taken next to his virtual girlfriend.

Yes, this man is playing an extended version of the Nintendo DS game Love Plus Plus. The players of this game must keep their virtual girlfriends happy by throwing them birthday parties, going out on dates, etc.

Atami seems to be targeting their Love Plus Plus package as some very odd way of letting people spend time with their virtual girlfriends. There are about 12 spots at Atami with these augmented reality markers, and this one is a large pine tree known as Omiyanomatsu, a famous tree in a novel The Golden Demon by Koyo Ozaki.

This celebration of virtual girlfriends began on July 10, and already ended. More than 200 people came to the town for this, and it has drawn in about 2,000 visitors to the resort town overall.

Okay, this is probably the time to comment on virtual girlfriends. I’m not going to say what many would probably say about this. I’ll let you be the judge of this, just like I let you judge that exercise program with a mobile phone.

Still, a resort that sets up a romantic theme for those with virtual girlfriends? I don’t know what that says about us as a human race.

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Mag Gun for FPS games

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 28th, 2010

This is the Mag Gun controller, and it is probably one of the most advanced FPS gun controllers that I have ever seen.

I have included a video after the jump if you want to see it in action, and it has a lot of action to see. You will note how the controller has a joystick on it that will control in-game movement, and it looks like all the other major controls are located in a very convenient place.

Another thing you might note is how it has a wide-angle camera that can be calibrated with just touch of a button. It also has a sensitivity dial atop of it for some serious user adjustment.

Best of all, the Mag Gun appears to be compatible with practically any console. I believe that the video specified the Xbox 360 and PS3, but there is nothing about the Wii. Somehow, I am not surprised at that.

Now, if only someone would go and mass produce this thing. That’s right, this is not an official product as yet. It made a debut a recent Hong Kong gaming show, and since it was available for purchase there, it can probably be purchased privately.

Personally, I think that someone is going to purchase this an change the market of FPS games so that Halo, Gears of War, and Medal of Honor can be played with a lot more realism.

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Wireless Racing Wheel for Xbox 360

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 24th, 2010

Do you love racing games on your Xbox 360? Then you would do well to pick up the Wireless Racing Wheel for Xbox 360 from Mad Catz. After all, forking out $129.99 for such a peripheral bodes well if you want to take your racing game experience to the next level, and with the Wireless Racing Wheel for Xbox 360, you can race straight to victory (how idealistic) as it boasts a complete set of racing pedals, an interchangeable gear shift, full rubber grips, lap rest supports and desk clamp, where it ought to fit into just about any home comfortably and nicely. Not only that, since it works across a wireless spectrum, you should be able to enjoy lag-free response within a 40 foot radius. Southpaws need not worry either, since its interchangeable gear shift will target both left- and right-handed drivers easily. An integrated headset port for Xbox LIVE has been thrown into the mix as well, and nice to see the manufacturer introduce a trio of AA batteries in the bundle – a simple yet thoughtful gesture.

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Razer ups gaming ante with Razer BlackWidow

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 20th, 2010

Everyone by now should more or less have heard of the Razer brand when it comes to computer gaming peripherals that are of high quality. Well, the latest device to join the fray would be the Razer BlackWidow, where this mechanical gaming keyboard was specially engineered for gamers who want nothing less than superior tactile feedback and comfort while playing. It is interesting to note that from Razer’s point of view, the majority of mechanical keyboards in the market today are standard mechanical keyboards rebadged as gaming keyboards that feature stiff keys that cause key actuation fatigue. Basically, what Razer is saying is this – such keyboards will leave gamers off for the worse since it decreases gameplay performance instead of enhancing it. Razer’s BlackWidow offers something different, being built from ground up by gamers while boasting a uniquely tactile mechanical key architecture that provides each key on the keyboard with a crisp response and tactile feedback similar to a mouse click. When used in tandem with a unique key actuation point halfway through the full travel distance, the optimized mechanical key structure found in each of the Razer BlackWidow’s keys provide for greater precision and accuracy versus other traditional mechanical keyboards.

The keys on the Razer BlackWidow also boast one of the lightest actuation forces for all keyboards. They have been specially optimized by the Razer design team from readily available components, albeit going through rigorous quality standards from Razer to deliver a product of unparalleled quality. Apart from that, the Razer BlackWidow is also the only mechanical keyboard which comes with fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording, not to mention five additional gaming keys to up the ante when it comes to gaming compatibility and performance. It will be out this September for $79.99, although folks living across the pond will have to fork out theoretically more (after conversion) at €79.99.

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Hands on with the Afterglow controllers

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 19th, 2010

We have reported on the PDP Afterglow glowing controllers before. In fact, we have done it twice.

You probably are wondering why I feel a need to cover them again. Well, I was on a trip for a few weeks and found this waiting for me when I got home. It is the weirdest review model that I have ever received.

This is a suitcase full of controllers for the big three video game consoles, and they were hooked up to a battery so they all were illuminated. There was even a kill-switch that was rigged to turn the controllers on when the suitcase lid was opened.

The red glowing one is the Afterglow AP.1 for the PS3, with a “refined analog stick location for competitive advantage, and L2 and R2 triggers modeled on PDP’s Real Triggers add-ons”.

The green glowing one is the Afterglow AX.1 for the Xbox 360, with three modes of Afterglow lighting and works with Windows and PC gaming.

You will notice that only the Nunchuk (AW.2) is glowing in this picture. This was simply because they didn’t put the batteries in the Wiimote (AW.1). I got to try out the AW.1 and AW.2, and I liked the button configuration for the AW.1, and the retractable cord for the AW.2.

As far as I know, these will be available in Q4. The AP.1 will be $24.99, the AW.2 will be $14.99, and the AX.1 and AW.1 will each be $29.99.

I don’t know why the company sent me the suitcase with controllers. I hope they don’t sent me to sell them. If so, then this is my best pitch for potential buyers: they’re cool.

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uDraw GameTablet for the Nintendo Wii

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 18th, 2010

It is amazing to see what sort of accessories are coming out for gaming. I’m not certain if the Wii was ever designed for typing, but there is the Nyko Type Pad for that.

I’m also not certain that it was ever intended as a drawing board, but this particular uDraw GameTablet by THQ is going to make it into one.

As you can see, the wireless Wiimote fits very snugly in the side, and a wired pen for a writing screen. Think of it as a Paint program for the Wii, and there is a video available after the jump.

However, it doesn’t look drawing is all that you can do with it, because it is compatible with certain games. One of them is called Dood’s Big Adventure and the other is a digital version of the classic board game Pictionary. I wonder if this will be used in conjunction with the game de Blob Underground, sequel to the should be classic THQ game de Blob. There will be more games for the uDraw by the end of 2011.

This tablet sounds like the ideal Christmas present, and it will be available for the holidays. It will cost about $69.99, but the games should cost about $29.99.

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Tablecloth pulling trick comes to a video game form

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 16th, 2010

You know that trick that magicians can do where they pull the tablecloth from under a fully set dining room table and the dishes stay there?

How would you like to do that as a video game? This is The Tablecloth Hour, a standup game that was installed at the Taito Station in Shibuya. All you need to do is yank it like a magician would, and it matches a virtual tablecloth that has a virtual set table.

Okay, this is the time where I talk about the tablecloth trick, and how I don’t know how it is done. I remember hearing that it uses magnets on the table and the dishes, but this video game seems to imply that it is all in the pull.

I suppose that this video game is a trend in video games that are more interactive. I wonder if you could make this into a Kinect game, and remove the tablecloth altogether. Better yet, just make it into a Wii game and use the Wiimote as the object to pull.

Considering that most stand-up video games have gone the way of the dinosaur, you have to put this on a console. I don’t know if a mobile version of The Tablecloth Hour would work, though. Perhaps there isn’t an app for this.

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Rock’Em Sock ‘Em Robots done wirelessly

Posted by admin in DIY Gadgets, Games Gadgets on August 9th, 2010

I am sure that you don’t really need an introduction to the game that these people are playing.

I’m sure all of us have played Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots at some point in our lives. I’m also sure that you have noticed that the people playing this game are not using their hands.

That is because Zachery Shivers and Anne Flichbaugh have made Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots motion controlled. There is a video here if you want to see how they did it. Be warned, there is a lot of technical jargon that the layman may not understand.

All you need to know is that the wrists can detect punching motion and other movement, and it transmits to the figures so one player can knock the other player’s block off. The rest is a lot of specifics that make it look like you could build a motion controlled version of this game for yourself.

Just to let you know, this is not something that a toy maker is working on at this present time. This is a part of a Texas Instruments’ Co-op Design Challenge. So do we have a winner? Well, if you like to watch different people say “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots”, then at least this video is a hit.

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And Now the Award for Best Use of a Giant Robotic Arm

Posted by admin in Games Gadgets on August 9th, 2010

My source called this photo the “image of the day”, and I have to agree. You might wonder this is. Just to let you know, it has nothing to do with Neo and his friends aboard the Nebuchadnezzar getting plugged into the Matrix.

It is about creating a virtual simulation. Believe it or not, the purple section that you see in the photo is part of a gigantic robotic arm. I don’t know what this mammoth robot arm was originally used for, but it is now a vital part of a racing simulator. You can watch the video after the jump if you don’t believe me.

I guess what you don’t see here in the picture is the video screen that is certainly in front of the user in the video. You will notice how the arm will lean back as the speed increases, and it shifts back and forth with the turns. I’m pretty certain that this is how Disneyland’s Star Tours works.

This robot arm/racing simulator is part of a study by Paolo Robuffo Giordano at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, researching the way our bodies experience motion. I don’t think it is made for home use like the SimCraft, but I suppose if I had a giant robot arm, a TV screen, a racing game, then this is definitely the best combination that I could think of.

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