November 17, 2004
Human Pacman
A group of Singapore-based researchers are taking Pacman out of the arcade hall of fame and setting him loose on the streets.
The virtual reality gaming system allows players to become the insatiable cookie-munching hero of the classic computer game or one of his ghostly nemeses, simply by donning a backpack and a pair of goggles.
But instead of becoming a yellow blob trapped in a low-resolution two-dimensional maze, "Human Pacman" can roam freely through real environments.
The system was designed by a team led by Dr. Adrian Cheok of the Mixed Reality Lab at the National University of Singapore, using ubiquitous computing technology.
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Posted by jen at November 17, 2004 02:17 PM | TrackBackComments
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