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Augmented reality and physical games

  • US 9,717,981 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2012
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 physical game, the physical gaming piece configured to be moved during game play;

    computing an augmentation specific to a player based on the indication by the computing device to be displayed as visually augmenting part of the physical game; and

    displaying the augmentation by the computing device on a display device, the display device comprising a light engine optically coupled to a light guide which is at least partially transparent such that a physical portion of the physical game is viewable through the light guide concurrently with the augmentation of the physical game provided by light from the light engine and light guide, wherein displaying the augmentation comprises causing the light engine to output the augmentation for display by the light guide.

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