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Sapperlot! As yet a book from Professor Dumbledore's library is again landed in the Muggles! After already "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" have appeared in the human world, it has now Miranda hawk "Book of Spells" done in our world. And it has really for aspiring young sorcerer's apprentices in the ...

"Wonder Book" represents a new segment in the gaming market Sony wants to clear the PlayStation3 in the direction of "edutainment" (= "Education + Entertainment", ie in German "fun learning") bring -. And attract new groups of buyers. No stupid idea Before forthcoming Christmas business. Therefore, I will enter into individual paragraphs and short on the required technology (because certainly not every gift and every willing grandpa christmas grandma buying the whole video game Zeuchs what the hat). Advanced can indeed orient along the chapter headings and skip unimportant / uninteresting.

Wonder Book - and here the first playable title "The Book of Spells" - requires the following basic technical conditions:

- A PlayStation 3 video game console
- Receives an "Eye camera", the tone and movement, and which is connected via a USB plug with the PS3
- A Move controller (see even with a little good will, a bit like a magic wand - or as a torch
Rubber ball on top)
- A Wonder Book (which is indeed a book right side is though, but that contains no text or illustrations, but QR code similar
Pattern is to be detected by the eye camera. The book has the dimensions 24 x 28 centimeters, bound in heavy paper and should contribute to the
Be counted "Hardware")
- A game disc.

In addition to the book and the Games Blu-ray also are within the scope of even a Move controller and Eye camera included.

Fundamentals of technology of Wonder Book:
The Eye camera "reads" the QR codes, which are printed in the book, and awakens in the dense matrix algebra life quite unsightly book on the screen to virtual life. At the same time the real Sorcerer's Apprentice (ie the playing child) recorded by the camera and to the game (= augmented reality) is. In parallel, the camera also detects where the Move controller is just what motion the player so that makes at the moment and if he behaves correctly for the game. If the Wonder Book flipped, a new page will be added in the virtual version.
The Wonder Book (ie, the right book with the QR codes) can incidentally also be used for the following games later, and does not have to be purchased every time. (A Dinosaur Game has already been officially announced, it is believed the rumor mill, is also a large group, which is responsible not only for a cartoon mouse, but more recently also has the rights to a large space soap opera held, title Wonder Book in the pipeline have).

Basic information on the "Book of Spells" game:
The title is aimed, in my view quite clearly to young players. The USK is given as 6 years, and I consider this minimum age for realistic, so you have a lot of fun and excitement to the game content. A male narrator leads the apprentice only to the game features and later by the action (and the always patient and if necessary up with tips and hints nachhelfend). Because it is important to learn different spells - and to learn the correct hand movement with the Move controller (= the wand) in hand. So you can pretty quickly open water or magic levitation charm, castles using the wand or the light Lumos spell. In addition to the correct spell (which only consists of one word and must be repeated after) the right hand movement has to be made. For example, it is true, the number four to write in the air, or reproduce long a the big J not dissimilar curve with the Move controller.
With minigames then can be practiced the individual "lessons". So you have to leave, for example, a float filled with nasty eyeballs test tube - but also back down carefully so that it does not break. Or you can let fly a toad and potting screaming mandrakes. In addition, you can also tap the dust from Wonder Book or sprinkle it with (virtual) water. If you have learned and practiced several different spells, there is great trials. In the first one gone wild water horse has to be tamed, where one invests his bridle. However, the harness must first be found, and there are different localities to choose from ...

At JK Rowling's Harry Potter universe in the game:
The "Book of Spells" one is amazingly convincing added in the Harry Potter world. Already at the beginning of the game you have to decide to which of the four houses you want to include. Of course are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin or Hufflepuff to choose from. Moreover, poems from the pen Rowling waving as a reward for geschaffte tests. Even between magical stories from the world Potters are sprinkled - and staged as pop-up books-theater performances in the Wonder Book of the screen. Technically toll: If you raise the right Wonder Book and moved it back and forth or tilt it, the pop-up image is displayed on the TV set is also moved and tilted, as if you had a real pop-up book in his hands. Various (glittering glowing) locations in the virtual spellbook are interactive - and selectable with the magic wand and activated.

A word on the Wonder Book:
By the way, with a total of 12 pages of dense matrix algebra Wonder Books of the game is not over, because - by the narrator, it is easily explained in the game - it may again slammed upside down and scroll through again. This new magic and stories, challenges and secrets are always revealed.

Conclusion: Wonder Book is a technically very interesting and impressive game idea, which was recently awarded the Gamescom Award for "Best Hardware 2012". The fusion of reelem (little ansehnlichem) book and virtual counterpart is excellent and reacted very entertaining. "The Book of Spells" can be connected to the Internet universe "Pottermore", in which many Potter fans gather around the world, and it also has the typical PS3 trophy support. Especially young sorcerer's apprentices will spend exciting and instructive hours with the game. For older players could be playing technique a bit monotonous over time. Potter fans, however, can look forward to many new (short) stories of Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, which are exclusive to "The Book of Spells" emerged. Personally, I have not yet played the game in its entirety, and thus can not tell if Harry Potter comes into appearance in person unfortunately. But you will be anyway even for Zauberlehrling ...

Thus, young players and big Harry Potter fans can also safely access as technically minded.
I'm curious, is where the Wonder Book travel go ...

PS: A chance Sony but forgives with the introduction of Wonder Book: And bring out the, better, higher resolution Eyekamera. For the lack of resolution and accompanying Maue image quality have always been criticisms of the previous camera. Too bad, because that could significantly improve the illusion of augmented reality. Because the eye conjures known with ...;)
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