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The Best Games For Google's Future Glasses

Posted on Sunday, April 8 @ 14:27:51 Eastern by Sebastian_Moss

As a concept, Google's 'Project Glass' is incredible - you'll be able to check your emails, hold video calls and take photos, all without having to waste precious energy lifting a phone out of your pocket. But with every new advance in technology, there are also advances in how to interact with games. So what would we like to play on the glasses?

First-person Frogger:

Crossing the road while notifications pop up right in front of your face could be pretty risky, so Konami should team up with Google to at least make a game out of it. Dodge cars and trucks as they race along the road and try not to be hit. You only have one life.

Charade Something:

The logical evolutionary step after Draw Something, get given a word and try to act out what it is by filming your hands flailing about. This may end up with a bunch of people simply filming their genitalia, but that'll at least appeal to some people.

Superman Game:

As you can't fly in real life, playing as Superman probably wouldn't work, but I've always wanted a Superman game that was at least slightly enjoyable. So, instead of playing as Superman, you could play as one of the fine citizens of Metropolis. While you're walking along outside, an object quickly flies along the edges of your field of view and you have to say if "it's a bird", "it's a plane" or "no, it's Superman". Get it correct and win points.

Twilight: The Game:

You'll probably need to sign up to Google to use the glasses, so each set will be registered to an individual and know their purchasing history. If you use the Twilight game, it'll work out which Glasses-wearing people around you have bought the Twilight books on Google Play and make them glitter as vampires. You have to drive a stake through their heart.

Dead Space: On the street, everyone can hear you scream:

Horror games aren't that scary because you've generally purposely loaded up the game hoping to see monsters and demons and what-nots. Instead, the Google Glasses game runs in the background, and suddenly transforms people around you into necromorphs without warning. The aim of the game is to not freak out.

The Sims: Reality Edition:

The world's most popular simulation game comes to the world's most advanced specs. Play as a Sim, and see everyone else as a Sim - even hear everyone as a Sim, with their words magically transformed into Simlish. Dress yourself in digital clothes and everyone who is wearing G Glasses will see them too, so you could easily walk around naked and no one would even know.

Socializing, Augmented:

When you have boring conversations with people, inject a bit of fun into the chat by playing Google PlusOrMinus. Each player +1's the other when they say something they likes, or removes them from a circle if they don't like it. This is also a great way to find out if the other person can detect sarcasm.

L.A. Noire:

Dead people are augmented onto the screen/lens and you have to pick up real life garbage around them. Turn over a crisp packet and see a clue augmented on top. The only problem with the game is if you find a real dead body and don't realize.

Gran Turismo:

If you live in the city, there's no real advantage to owning a fast, expensive car from a technical perspective - it's not like there's ever a road empty enough to drive fast on anyway. With Google Gran Turismo, your Robin Reliant is turned into a sexy Lamborghini. Just make sure your date doesn't take her glasses off.

EyePet:

Because real pets poop too much.

Tags: Google

Comments

Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I really like the premise of the Twilight game. I would even play that game without the Google Glasses. Especially since most of them sparkle anyway.

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napsterxxl
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
...this article sounds about a week late...

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
The glasses were announced three days ago. How about we meet you halfway and say it should have been released an hour ago. Oh wait it was!

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Sebastian_Moss
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
They were announced 4 days ago!

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OdiousLupous
Joined: Jul 2011

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Ive seen people texting, not looking where they are going, hurt themselves and walk into imminent danger. Now we want to bring in a pair of glasses that will potentially create a giant blind spot in the center of your vision... Well Im all for thinning out the herd, just make sure theres something you sign when purchasing so they cant be held accountable for you Mr Magoo-ing your way thru the world. No doubt if you can stream porn thru the lenses at all times thru the day, someone will be doing that.

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
How about instead of necromorphs, it turns ugly girls into hot girls. If she has a great personality, this might make a long term relationship bearable.

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Apr 9th, 2012 at 3:37 am
Electronic beer goggles.

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Chunibrow
Joined: Mar 2010

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
What are google future glasses...

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dirty_f
Joined: Nov 2010

Posted: Apr 8th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
these glasses are actually a thing? it pleases me that things are becoming more sci-fi. the future is now.

as a side note, that video was really gay. just sayin.

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truncheon5000
Joined: Jul 2009

Posted: Apr 9th, 2012 at 12:26 am
This parody is great,

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truncheon5000
Joined: Jul 2009

Posted: Apr 9th, 2012 at 12:26 am
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ma8NbpCvSwo

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