Ubisoft's 'Battle Tag'
A The Canadian Press story yesterday said "motion capture technology in video games has been a theme this holiday season.
"Ubisoft's "Battle Tag" takes this trend a step further, using a home computer as an automated umpire that organizes and scores laser tag games for kids.
"It's a simple concept: each player has a laser gun — branded by Ubisoft as a T-Blaster — connected to a vest covered in sensors. The computer's GameMaster then signals the start of the game through speakers on the T-Blasters and the players hunt each other down or capture targets. [link]
"Ubisoft's "Battle Tag" takes this trend a step further, using a home computer as an automated umpire that organizes and scores laser tag games for kids.
"It's a simple concept: each player has a laser gun — branded by Ubisoft as a T-Blaster — connected to a vest covered in sensors. The computer's GameMaster then signals the start of the game through speakers on the T-Blasters and the players hunt each other down or capture targets. [link]
