'Snake the Planet' lets you play on buildings

Jacob Aron, technology reporter

Anyone who owned an old Nokia phone used to carry the classic game Snake everywhere they went, but now a group of artists are taking it a step further with a mobile interactive projection that puts the game on the side of buildings.

Snake the Planet! from MPU on Vimeo.

Snake the Planet, created by the Sydney, Australia-based group Mobile Projection Unit, uses projection mapping techniques to project the game on to any available surface. Windows, signs and even people become pixelated obstacles in the game, giving your a different play area in each new location. A laptop, camera and projector system powered by batteries mean the game can be played anywhere you like, while the sofa is optional.

"It's a way we can just cruise around the city and pick out walls to just scan and throw up a game of Snake on," explains artist Rene Christen in a making-of video. "The most fun thing is the gorilla element and just being able to rock up anywhere and within a matter of seconds have something out there in public space."

Source: http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/1d1aa7b8/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Cblogs0Conepercent0C20A120C0A30Csnake0Ethe0Eplanet0Elets0Eyou0Eplay0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm

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