NewNews - Future of First-Person Shooting?

Source: Cubic's COMBATREDI combat simulator takes augmented reality to new, awesome levels - Engadget

Source: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/05/100519-cubic-01.jpg

 A new device for simulating combat was reported on Engadget and they talked about something that every gamer probably thought of when they saw the headlines: Augmented Reality First-Person Shooter.  So what the device does is simulate combat through real life environments by implementing projections through the funky looking, Sam Fisher goggles and gun scope; have 3D Audio technology hooked up to their helmets to simulate sound coming from a direction and replicate the equipment to its respective weight and feeling with even magazine switching.  It's funny how we have barely succeeded in creating good virtual reality devices/consoles/games within the industry and population and we're all looking forward to augmented reality already.  The iPhone already has a augmented reality games to show for:

Source: http://www.jessplays.com/2010/11/08/augmented-reality-app-brings-star-wars-down-to-earth/

The environment doesn't necessarily change the way the game plays (as far as I know), but it is fascinating seeing a game interact with the real world.  Here's another augmented reality game I read about today:

Source: Youtube Channel thetubebompo
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And then there's the up and coming Nintendo 3DS device that will have similar functions of implementing games within the real world:

Source: Youtube Channel Nintendo3DS

I remember seeing a PSP game that does something similar.  Anyways, it'll be interesting to see how games evolve and are implemented to our own physical world.