Augmented Reality Tennis

AR Tennis uses the camera in the phone to track a marker which displays a tennis court on the screen. Two people can then play opposite each other, use the phone as a racquet, and then play tennis, with the ball, the court, and the other player on the screen. Use of Bluetooth and Camera and game concept is Innovative.

NVIS and HIT Lab
Anders Henrysson, Mark Billinghurst, Mark Ollila

Monkey Pole Climb

While it might be described as an action-puzzle, Monkey Pole Climb represents a totally new style of game. It was designed to be a one thumb game with simple controls and instant playability that would allow even a casual gamer to pick it up and play.

On the screen are a number of poles of various lengths. At the foot of each pole sits a monkey. Above each pole is a box. The boxes open simultaneously and from each box a balloon emerges and floats down until it reaches the monkey beneath. At that point the balloon bursts, frightening the monkey and causing him to climb up or down the pole according to the colour of the balloon. The player can press left or right to rotate the order of balloons as they descend. When all the monkeys are at the top of their pole, the level is complete.

Paul Carruthers

3D World Warrior

Cut across time and space, 3D World Warriors is an innovative mobile multiplayer online game that provides a cross-cultural and cross-history arena where famous Western and Eastern warriors from history come together and compete.

The 6 selected warriors are:

Etienne de Vignoles (France),
King Arthur (England),
Do-a Catalina de Erauso (Spain),
Erik the Red (Scandinavia),
Lu Bu (China), and
Mushashi (Japan),

Each represents different part of the world as well as different period, from the Medieval to the 17th century.

Vaka Technologies