Star Wars Steps Into Augmented Reality At D23 Expo

Star Wars augmented reality

During the Disney fan event, D23 expo, an augmented reality (AR) Star Wars headset was announced. Lenovo and Lucasfilm have been rumored to be working on a new piece of hardware, however there has been little so far to back that up. Although there was not much news shared in regards to the headset release date, we now have an idea what type of games will be available for it. The headset will pair with your smartphone to bring the games to life.

The first game they announced was a holochess game. Holochess, for those not familiar, is a board game seen in the films that project “chess” pieces onto a physical board. The footage shown off which put animated, holographic creatures on top of a table. Another showed a battle where miniature AR rebel characters faced off against an AT-AT.

Using augmented reality to bring this to your living room seems like a no brainer for the new hardware. Another game teased is Jedi Challenges, which will have you wielding lightsabers. Although no game footage was shown off, a teaser for the game can be found below.

Given the prominence of both Disney and Lucasfilm, this is one of the highest profile dips into augmented reality gaming. If the games are successful, it will provide a shot in the arm for augmented reality. AR games have been tricky to develop because they require a clever use of the technology rather that elevating the game beyond just a gimmick.

 

More News

Share this article:

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn
Share on tumblr
Tumblr
Share on email
Email
Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp

Recent Posts

Marvel 1943 cover art. Captaint America and Black Panther Gaming News

Get a Closer Look at the New Black Panther and Captain America Game | Marvel 1943

It’s been a while since we first got word that the great Amy Hennig was working on a new Black Panther and Captain America game. After creating something like Uncharted, …

Mad Catz Strike 11 Keyboard. A keyboard with red and black keys Hardware & Tech

Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 Mechanical Keyboard Impressions

I have been on the search for a decently priced wireless keyboard and there is no shortage these days. Our friends over at Mad Catz sent over their S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 …

Hardware & Tech

Level Up Your Set Up with Nanoleaf

Nanoleaf has been one of the market leaders in the gaming lighting space for years now. They have a variety of products to level up not only your office space …

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gaming News

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and What’s Next For Xbox | Let’s Chat

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the next big game set for release and the rumor mill has been set ablaze with talks of Xbox going multi-platform. We take a few …

Gaming News

The Pimax Crystal 8K VR Headset | CES 2024

AR and VR were some of the bigger topics during this year’s CES. Last year I was able to go hands-on with the Pimax Portal but this year it was …

CES

NVIDIA Announces 40 Series Super Cards and More at CES 2024

A year can’t go by without a huge announcement from NVIDIA. During CES 2024 in Las Vegas, NVIDIA announced an upgrade to its 40 series cards. The GeForce RTX 40 …