Hands-on with Landing Party, the AR game that turns your park into an alien planet

Picture this: you're walking through the Moscone Center in San Francisco when a large furry creature lunges at you from behind a bench. You sidestep. It follows. You point your finger and shoot it. If you think you’ve seen augmented reality (AR) games before, Johnny Monsarrat would like a word. Monsarrat is not a newcomer to big ideas. As co-founder of Turbine, he helped shape the MMO genre into what it is today (think: Dungeons & Dragons Online, Lord of the Rings Online). He's someone who looked at the early internet and thought, “People should be able to share a world together.” Now he's asking a similar question about the outdoors. ... [MORE]