Video Game Reality

Jessie Atkin posted a blog on Digital Landing about the latest in virtual reality.

I’ve posted about personal projector glasses before, but lets talk virtual reality.

The Vuzix looks very much like the Myvu but with the addition of a virtual reality kit for its VR920 eye ware. The addition is a USB camera that will supposedly track anyone’s position in three dimensional space. This essentially means that as you interact with a program tied to the eye ware images and other related information related to any current activity can appear to help or supplement the experience.

Vuzix’s iWear is all set up to expand the opportunities and possibilities in virtual worlds, but they’re not stopping at mere projection of video, audio, microphone, head tracking, and now space interpretation are going to continue to change everything. Even beyond gaming, this stuff is cool.

Scribblenauts stretches the mind

Chris McGinn posted a new blog on Digital Landing! Read about a game that could really make you think.

Talk about a game with some critical thinking skills–Scribblenauts (on Nintendo DS) is a great idea.

What if anything you could think of could be used to help you in a video game?


The premise is simple: Help Maxwell gains starites as he moves through levels–nothing new there. But to solve each level you write a word with your sylus for an object that then appears in your gameplay and acts as it would in reality.

For example, you could write “ladder” and one would appear in the game that you could use to reach something high.

There are 100s of levels and endless possibilities. Coming this fall.

Very clever.

Blockbuster to rent video games by mail

Chris McGinn posted a blog on Digital Landing about Blockbuster's new offers in DVD and video game rentals.

Blockbuster plans to pilot a program for Blockbuster Total Access customers to rent both video games and movies via mail this spring.

Currently BLOCKBUSTER Total Access offers DVD rentals to customers with free shipping and in-store exchanges at thousands of participating stores. With the new program, customers could (based on their plan) exchange DVD rentals for free in-store or games for half-price in store. According to the company’s release:

“A combination video game and movie online offering — with in-store exchange privileges — is a tremendous value and convenience offering not available through anyone other than Blockbuster.”

The games will be available for a variety of formats including Nintendo Wii™, PS2™, PS3™, Xbox and Xbox 360.

The company hopes to roll out the program nationwide by summer.

Will this be their way to outmaneuver Netflix?