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A data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by a logic subsystem is provided. The instructions are configured to output a primary image to a primary display for display by the primary display, and output a peripheral image to an environmental display for projection by the environmental display on an environmental surface of a display environment so that the peripheral image appears as an extension of the primary image. \u2014 United States Patent Application 20120223885<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If you think this abstract from Microsoft\u2019s 2011 patent application sounds like a bunch of tech mumbo jumbo, we don\u2019t blame you. On the flipside of the mind-numbing legalese used to describe what Microsoft is calling the Immersive Display Experience is a gaming platform that might just take home entertainment to the Next Generation. Anna Leach of The Register has already compared the immersive display to the \u201cStar Trek\u201d holodeck.<\/p>\n

By filling your game room walls with the very same environment created by the game, Microsoft wants to push Xbox games beyond the screen and put them all over your house. So instead of playing \u201cSonic and Tails,\u201d gamers could imagine games like \u201cSonic and You.\u201d The patent describes a situation in which you \u201cmay turn around and observe an enemy sneaking up from behind\u201d while playing a game.<\/p>\n

According to The Register, \u201cthe peripheral image would be created by a 360-degree projector and would adjust as the gamer moved around in the game, and in the room. Eye-tracking tech would ensure that the scene shifts as the user looks around it. A special built-in mechanism would avoid shining light into the user\u2019s eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Games of the \u201cFuture\u201d from the Past<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"nintendoThe Nintendo Power Glove<\/strong> \u2014 The first peripheral interface controller to recreate human hand movements on a television or computer screen in real time. The Power Glove was not popular and was criticized for its imprecise and difficult-to-use controls. \u2014 Wikipedia<\/p>\n

Time Traveler or <\/strong>Hologram Time Traveler<\/strong> \u2013 A stereographic laserdisc FMV arcade game released in 1991 by Sega<\/a> and designed by Dragon\u2019s Lair creator Rick Dyer. It is called the \u201cWorld\u2019s First Holographic Video Game,\u201d because it uses a special arcade cabinet<\/a> that projects the game\u2019s characters. \u2014 Wikipedia<\/p>\n

The Virtual Boy<\/strong> \u2014 A table-top video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo<\/a>. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying \u201ctrue 3D graphics<\/a>\u201d out of the box, in a form of virtual reality. \u2014 Wikipedia<\/p>\n

\"segaSega Activator<\/strong> \u2014 A 1993 peripheral based on a musical instrument called the Light Harp conceived by musician Assaf Gurner. Marketed as a new type of martial arts simulator, it is an octagonal device that lays flat on the floor and reads a gamer\u2019s physical movements. As the player moves, infrared laser beams translate the movements into game inputs. \u2013 Wikipedia<\/p>\n

Gnilley<\/strong> \u2014 You navigate the suspiciously Zelda<\/em>-looking backgrounds with your keyboard and destroy enemies by screaming at your computer as loud as you can. The louder you scream, the faster they die. Yelling at different intensities allows you to bypass certain obstacles, and \u2026 yeah, that\u2019s pretty much the whole game. If you get stuck, don\u2019t worry: This is the only game where getting frustrated actually helps you. \u2013 Cracked.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not likely that Microsoft\u2019s Immersive Display Experience will ever end up on a \u201cworst-of\u201d list like the aforementioned butts of jokes. But if it does, we\u2019ll scream if the list leaves out Gnilley!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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