Wonderbook

Wonderbook is an augmented reality peripheral for the PlayStation 3 console. The user holds a physical book-like object and stories come to life as the software displays content on the television's screen.

Wonderbook
Developer(s)SCE London Studio
Publisher(s)SCEE
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: 13 November 2012
  • AU: 15 November 2012
  • EU: 16 November 2012
  • JP: 7 November 2013
Genre(s)Gaming

Development

Wonderbook is an augmented reality book which is designed to be used in conjunction with the PlayStation Move and PlayStation Eye.[1] The Wonderbook features computer vision techniques developed jointly with the Computer Vision group at Oxford Brookes University. Marketed under the tagline "One book, a thousand stories",[2] it was released together with the launch title Book of Spells in time for the 2012 holiday season.[3]

List of compatible games
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References
  1. Robinson, Andy (5 June 2012). "E3 2012: Sony announces intriguing Wonderbook for PS3 - Harry Potter author on board". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. "Wonderbook; Book of Spells". PlayStation.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. Conditt, Jessica (4 June 2012). "Sony's 'Wonderbook' makes reading more like TV with PlayStation Eye, includes J. K. Rowling's magic". Joystiq. Retrieved 5 June 2012.


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