AUGMENTED REALITY AND PHYSICAL GAMES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication by a computing device of a location of a physical gaming piece of a game;
computing an augmentation based on the indication by the computing device to be displayed as part of the game; and
displaying the augmentation by the computing device on a display device that is at least partially transparent such that a physical portion of the game is viewable through the display device concurrently with the augmentation.
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Abstract
Augmented reality and physical game techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an indication is received by a computing device of a location of a physical gaming piece of a game. An augmentation is computed based on the indication by the computing device to be displayed as part of the game. The augmentation is displayed by the computing device on a display device that is at least partially transparent such that a physical portion of the game is viewable through the display device concurrently with the augmentation.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication by a computing device of a location of a physical gaming piece of a game; computing an augmentation based on the indication by the computing device to be displayed as part of the game; and displaying the augmentation by the computing device on a display device that is at least partially transparent such that a physical portion of the game is viewable through the display device concurrently with the augmentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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recognizing a gesture, by a computing device, that was made by a user to interact with a physical game; and computing an augmentation by the computing device based on the gesture; and displaying the augmentation by the computing device on a display device that is at least partially transparent such that a physical portion of the game is viewable through the display device concurrently with the augmentation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured in a hand-held form factor; a light guide, supported by the housing, that is at least partially transparent such that at least a portion of a physical surroundings of the apparatus are viewable through the light guide; a light engine disposed within the housing and optically coupled to the light guide; and one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to detect a presence of a physical game in the physical surroundings, compute an augmentation based on a current state of play of the physical game, and cause the light engine to output the augmentation for display by the light guide to be viewable concurrently with at least a portion of the physical game in the physical surroundings through the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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