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Microsoft Research creates sword fighting for smartphones
Microsoft Research has created a "hardware localisation technology" that lets users sword fight with smartphones.The Microsoft Research team is calling its new tech "FAR", and has used a game called SwordFight to showcase its potential. Reminiscent of Die Gut Fabrik's Johann Sebastian Joust for PlayStation Move, players have to launch a physical attack on their opponent's position.While Joust is based on sensing movement, SwordFight is based mainly on proximity. One phone emits a fast stream of chirps, which the other phone listens out for with its microphone. The system then...
Published By: Tech Radar - Monday, 16 July, 2012
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