Sony has unveiled its new wonderbook augmented reality platform at e3. Never mind that rowling didnt even record a video to showcase her excitement, and instead a text crawl popped up on screen that she probably didnt even write. I wonder how things would work on a larger and more immediate scale like a whole cinema. Sony e3 2012 god of war ascension last of us wonder. In book of spells, you point the playstation move at the book, pull the trigger and drag the words from the. They announced new products such as the wonder book and finally addressed the question that. During its e3 press conference, sony revealed wonderbook. She and her little brother, tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a. Wonderbook was announced during the sony press conference at the 2012 electronic entertainment expo. See more of the move storytelling game in action here. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. E3 2012 wonderbook book of spells e3 trailer youtube. Its a new form of interactive storytelling thatll include titles like book of spells, which ties in with jk rowlings pottermore universe. Wonderbook finally makes reading worthwhile polygon.
Recently, a lot of people have been concerned with the upcoming spiderman game and its graphical capabilities. The kick from watching iconic dc comic book characters superman, batman, wonder woman, the flash, harley quinn, and solomon grundy thwack the crap out of. Check out our exclusive hands on demo from the sony booth at e3 2012 including never before seen spells. The book itself is a series of boards with ar codes. Random house childrens books supports the first 58.
Thats what sony pitched hard at their e3 press event, taking a tenminute slice of their stage presence to tout the technology and their deal with harry potter author j. Placed in front of your tv, it works along with the playstation eye and playstation move. This year was for the most part a great year at e3 for sony. Rowling is collaborating with sony to create a book of spells for the augmented reality project known as wonderbook. Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. Sony debuts its first title for the wonderbook, book of spells, by j. Hes about to enter fifth grade at beecher prep, and if youve ever been the new kid, them you know how hard that can be. Sonys e3 keynote debut of wonderbook is wasted potential. Luckily, sony used its e3 keynote to announce the wonderbook, an augmented reality application for the ps move that makes those boring squiggles into a. Sonys wonderbook is ps moveaugmented reading, launches with j.
The game was directed by hideki kamiya and produced by atsushi inaba. One of the surprise announcements from sony during their conference at e3 2012 was wonderbook, and augmented reality book that used the playstation eye to almost literally bring the book that youre r. Since then it has become a critically acclaimed, multimillion global. Sony shows off some good stuff this year at e3, decided to give my take on the whole thing. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Amazon best books of the month for kids february 2012. Aggrieved core gamers feel that studio londons latest casual endeavour should have been sacrificed in favour of a greater vita push. Yep, one simple change has apparently become such a big deal. Jodi picoult for beginners irish times wonder was first published in 2012. Sony squarely put the focus on upcoming games, announcing at e3 a new form of interactive books that will kick off with new work from j.
The wonderful 101 is an actionadventure game developed by platinumgames and published by nintendo for the wii u. Book of spells exclusive hands on demo e3 2012 console creatures. Sony unveils wonderbook augmented reality device for. All quotes from wonder book chicago public library. For starters, the demo was boring to watch with all of the standing around of the main character. Palacio august auggie pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream schooluntil now. The demo showed book of spells, which included some move wand waving to cast spells that manifest themselves on screen via the wonderbook. In the craziness that is e3 2012, its easy for a game to get lost. The playstation wonderbook brings childrens fantasies to.
While weve been shown a lot of videos teasing us about how its looks and the feel of its gameplay, who. The playstation 3 application take books and brings them to life via the playstation eye and move peripherals. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Playstation move takes a crack at rowlinginspired ar with wonder book. Clocks wonder starters wonder starters staff, tony barrs on.
In my brief demo of book of spells, i learned to summon birds that could chase away small creatures, cast fireballs through my wand and either shrink or enlarge. Rowling to deliver a potentially innovative storytelling experience and unique peripheral aimed at children. The wonderbook will be a universal peripheral, working with all future titles not just book of spells. Wonder book will host a library of games and stories that players will be able to experience through use of. I feel like i was smacked around with captain americas shield and i could sleep for three days. This is all due to the discovery that a puddle that was seen from a previous level has been noticeably removed. Sony has announced wonderbook during its e3 press conference tonight.
The first story wonderbook book of spells famed harry potter author j. The wonderbook is a collection of graphic ar codes spread across a series of pages. The game gets distracted looking at a teddy bear in a storefront window, mom doesn. Combining games and reading, with hints of harry potter. Wonderbook seems to be the butt of many e3 jokes this year. Book of spells was shown off with gameplay showing a woman using the wonderbook and the ps eyes to cast spells from harry potter. My favorite thing about wonder, though, is not that. Book of spells is due out fall 2012 according to the card at the end of the demo. An international bestseller published in over thirty countries, this riveting scifi dystopic thriller is a bona fide pageturner. Book of spells is an entirely new and different way to engage in the harry potter experience utilizing move. Sonys wonderbook is ps moveaugmented reading, launches. The thing is auggies just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. They announced new products such as this year was for the most part a great year at e3 for sony. Share this on facebook opens in a new window share this on twitter opens in a new window jenny barbour associate producer as you may have heard, playstation had some exciting news to reveal tonight.