Congrats Apple, you’ve done it again! According to an article released on Patently Apple, a new Apple app could rock the world of gaming. This patent could lead to the development of an app that would record your individual experience through a video game, and then provide the option of turning your journey into a custom comic or iBook when you’re done playing. How cool is that? This technology could have a huge impact on gaming as well as other forms of entertainment in the future.
This patent allows one to extract both individual and pre-generated images, data and text from one’s experience through the game to create a customized story. This data would be extracted and stored on an external device to be organized into a chronological timeline. This then could be sent to a server to create products from printed comic books to iBooks.
This technology is not limited to just video game consoles such as Wii, Xbox or Playstation. It includes “motion-activated” controllers, which can include the iPhone, iPad and other mobile products.
I feel this patent, if developed, will have a substantial impact on the gaming industry. Not only does this provide a fun way to “re-experience” your favorite games, but you can record tricks and game secrets to share with friends or use to play the game again. Plus, who doesn’t want to be the lead character of their own comic book?
I also think this will lead to a whole new experience for online video and iBooks. Remember when The Butterfly Effect was creating buzz for just having multiple endings? What if you could read a novel on your iPad in which every time you read it was different because you could choose where the story led? What if you could make decisions for characters in movies?
Additionally, this could also lead to new features for Apple apps like iMovie and iPhoto. The same technology could be applied to these programs to instantly create scrapbooks, yearbooks, digital biographies and more.
Although this technology is not even close to hitting the shelves yet, I am eager to see how it develops, and how it will impact other technologies. It’s definitely something to keep your tech-savvy eye on.
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