augmented reality rpg
I don’t think this has really been attempted yet, but I think it would be a great use of augmented reality. There are all kinds of ways to play D&D online: IM, text-based online options, actual D&D games… but most aren’t quite like the real experience of sitting around with some buddies. What if everyone had a web cam? There would be no way to move figures around on one unified board. That is, unless we take advantage of augmented reality. Imagine if the DM simply had to program the simple grid on the computer (not so different from drawing a map with pencil and paper) and each player had a figure that, when moved around in front of the web cam, would cause a representation of that figure to move around on the digital board. It would be a perfect solution to long-distance tabletop gaming. I wish I knew how to program it…