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A creative journey into gaming, virtual reality, and augmented reality, the Imagination section celebrates technologies that redefine entertainment. It explores immersive experiences and cutting-edge innovations that bring stories, art, and interactions to life, blurring the lines between the virtual and physical worlds.

Why Next-Gen Consoles Will Be About The Network, Not Hardware

Why Next-Gen Consoles Will Be About The Network, Not Hardware

With the recent successful launches of Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Playstation Move, it is now more likely that this generation...

Chinese Web Game Market Explodes

Chinese Web Game Market Explodes

Three things are now certain in life: death, paying taxes, and Chinese growth. China just so happens to be the...

Hacked Kinect Art Program Totally Rules Despite Current Uselessness

Hacked Kinect Art Program Totally Rules Despite Current Uselessness

http://vimeo.com/16818988 Because you're awesome, have this quick video of Mehmet Akten playing with his prototype for a 3D art program...

Games Streaming Service, OnLive, Gives You More Ways to Procrastinate

Games Streaming Service, OnLive, Gives You More Ways to Procrastinate

What happens when you want to take a break on your laptop or netbook? Don't like cheap, free, Flash games...

Dance Central Lets You Bust Out Killer Dance Moves Without a Remote

Dance Central Lets You Bust Out Killer Dance Moves Without a Remote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-iKWe-U9bY We're not gonna be foolin' you with some controller waving and wagging. No, seriously, this is it. Real dancing...

There’s A Soldier In You, and Me, and Kobe Bryant

There’s A Soldier In You, and Me, and Kobe Bryant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblj3JHF-Jo My apartment hasn't had cable for years, and I'm pretty strapped for cash most of the time - understandably,...

Wii Remote for Android Smartphones Lets You Use Wii Controller For Nintendo Classics On The Go

Wii Remote for Android Smartphones Lets You Use Wii Controller For Nintendo Classics On The Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yHTxoAVqc For all those Wii gamers out there, here’s something cool that you can use to play the Wii on...

Look Out For Mario! No, Seriously, Look Out, Or You’re Dead

Look Out For Mario! No, Seriously, Look Out, Or You’re Dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2kw5MJK24 Waterloo Labs, a team of engineers at National Instruments Corp in Oregon, have unveiled the source code for their...

The Playsation Phone IS the PSP2 (And That’s Why It Will Succeed)

The Playsation Phone IS the PSP2 (And That’s Why It Will Succeed)

Despite vehement - if mixed - denials from Sony, it's hard to believe the long-rumored, much sought-after Playstation Phone is...

Automatic Typewriter Chooses Its Own Adventures – With Your Help

Automatic Typewriter Chooses Its Own Adventures – With Your Help

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16311288[/vimeo] I remember back in, like, grade 3, sitting on the old black and white Mac, playing text adventures at...

A Dark Day for Gaming: Zynga Is Bigger Than EA

A Dark Day for Gaming: Zynga Is Bigger Than EA

I've never liked Electronic Arts much, DRM-hawking corporate bad guys that we hardcore gamers make them out to be. But...

No More Gunking Your Screen With Your Filthy, Filthy Hands While You Text

No More Gunking Your Screen With Your Filthy, Filthy Hands While You Text

One of the deciding factors that made me go Blackberry instead of picking up an iPhone 4 was the tactile...

How To Fix An Xbox 360’s RRoD, As Told by Marines

How To Fix An Xbox 360’s RRoD, As Told by Marines

I'm gonna come right out and admit I've never owned an Xbox 360 - but most of my friends have...

Ultra-Rad Homebrew Racing Simulator Doesn’t Even Bother Taking Names – It Just Kicks Ass

Ultra-Rad Homebrew Racing Simulator Doesn’t Even Bother Taking Names – It Just Kicks Ass

I once posted to Techi a video of the CyberMotion Simulator. It was pretty rad - you know, if you're...

The Quest for the Perfect iPhone Gaming Accessory Has a Champion

The Quest for the Perfect iPhone Gaming Accessory Has a Champion

Alright, alright, I admit it. The iPhone is a gaming machine. I've spent the last few years actively tearing down...

Lego Wiimote Opens the Doors to Some Truly Rad Prospects

Lego Wiimote Opens the Doors to Some Truly Rad Prospects

When I dare put 'rad' in the headline itself, you know something must be goddamn rad as all hell. And...

3DS Dropping In Japan on February 26th, US in March

3DS Dropping In Japan on February 26th, US in March

Rejoice! The 3DS finally has a release date, and as you're probably only here due to having read the above...

Civilization 5 and StarCraft 2 Save PC Gaming From Extinction

Civilization 5 and StarCraft 2 Save PC Gaming From Extinction

Cloudy days have befallen the PC as a gaming platform. Yet it wasn't so long ago when things were different;...

Come On, Cranky – Take It To The Fridge!

Come On, Cranky – Take It To The Fridge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6BMmJVzQIU Donkey Kong Country Returns comes out in two months, and as a hardcore fan of the franchise (Country in...

This R2 Unit Can’t Repair Your X-Wing, But It’ll Be Your Xbox

This R2 Unit Can’t Repair Your X-Wing, But It’ll Be Your Xbox

If there is a more ambitious case modder than Brian DeVitis, I haven't heard of him. Not content with having...