Its delightfully acted, beautifully presented, and surprisingly immersive. Rowling, is teaming up with sony to bring the magic of hogwarts into your living room. Wonderbook or more specifically book of spells, because i still believe the actual concept has potential isnt quite interactive enough to make it an enjoyable game, and doesnt have. Interactive entertainment as a companion to the harry potter series. Wonderbook is included with your copy of book of spells. If youre not familiar with the technology, its relatively straightforward on paper. Written by miranda goshawk over two hundred years ago, the book can be found in the restricted section of the hogwarts library. I assume that the ties around the table had fever fantasies that the financial crisis evaporated after a properly expected. Book of spells is less a game and more an interactive extension of the harry potter universe that delves into the history and practice of the series most famous magical incantations. Book of spells is a playstation 3 title developed and published by sony.
We were tasked with developing and animating the visual language of the conundrums that appear at the end of. As youre guided through the book, youll discover the funny stories behind its spells, take cover as mysterious creatures come to life and, most importantly, put the magic you learn into practice. Book of spells for playstation 3, book of spells is a singleplayer virtual readingentertainment. Book of spells is an augmented reality video game for the playstation 3. Paypal is a service that enables you to pay, send money, and accept payments without revealing your financial details. Book of spells is the first title from wonderbook featuring original writing from j. Book of spells takes you on a magical interactive journey of becoming a powerful wizard in your very own living room.
Book of spells is a decent proof of concept for the wonderbooks augmented reality technology, but the rest of the experience fails to deliver anything memorable or worthwhile, quickly collapsing into an endless parade of gimmicks and dull, overly simplistic minigames. Interactive entertainment as a companion to the harry potter series and as a followup to the wonderbooks debut title, book of spells. Book of spells bursts with imagination and novelty. Book of spells by sony computer entertainment for playstation 3 at gamestop. However, the centerpiece of book of spells is the wonderbook itself. The book feels like a real book, but each page looks like this. The latest addition to the playstation augmented reality series, the wonderbook system combines game software, and the wonderbook peripheral sold together as a bundle in the book of spells release, along with playstation eye camera. A powerful storytelling vehicle and tool for the imagination, wonderbook will bring exclusive content in immersive new ways by putting you at the heart of the action, using augmented reality technology to transform the world around you. Rowling has written a conundrum that leads you through the experience, providing insight into the values a witch or wizard has to learn, and inviting you to journey through the book. Press the x button to display the theme menu, and then press the.
Written by miranda goshawk over two hundred years ago, the book of spells can be found in the restricted section of the hogwarts library. This book shaped accessory works with the playstation eye camera and playstation move controller, using augmented reality to bring the pages of the book to life on your tv screen in fun and interactive ways. The wonderbook looks and feels like a standard childrens book, only the inside pages are filled with large, geometric qr. Wonderbook will bring to life a thousand stories in one physical book with a brand new series of adventures and experiences to explore. Walking with dinosaurs alexornis antecedens allosaurus fragilis alphadon marshi argentinosaurus huinculensis ceratosaurus nasicornis. The book of spells teaches you 20 different spells, but also gives you a lot of background into the spells and the harry potter stories.
Book of spells is a singleplayer virtual readingentertainment experience exclusive to the playstation 3 and the first title for wonderbook. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Book of spells is the first game to come out that supports sonys wonderbook peripheral which was first introduced at e3 this year. Book of spells is a title developed by london studio, with brand new writing from one of the worlds most popular authors j. Book of spells, our second instalment tells the story of how the structure of the book was put together. Book of spells is the first title for wonderbook featuring original writing from j. It is a mustbuy for harry potter fans that own a playstation 3. Of course, the book itself is from the world of harry potter and is the result of our first creative collaboration with j. It is based on book of potions, a fictional potions book. Book of spells conjures up a world that leaps out at you from its ancient pages. Split into five chapters and featuring new, original writing from harry potter creator j. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for wonderbook 26 found 43 total alternate case. Book of spells, the launch title for ps3s new wonderbook peripheral.
Wonderbook is the fantastic new way to play games on playstation 3. Is this set of peripheral parables worthy of praise, or is it another cautionary tale. Book of potions is an augmented reality video game developed by sce london studio in conjunction with j. Written by miranda goshawk over two hundred years ago, book of spells can be found in the restricted section of the hogwarts library. Book of spells trophy list 36 trophies 34,735 owners 50. As you can see above, the technology is impressive and reliable and. With only a few weeks to go until the launch of wonderbook, alongside the first title book of spells we have a few important updates about how you can get hold of our new addition to the playstation family. Book of spells is the first title for wonderbook, the latest addition to the playstation experience. As i mentioned, i havent seen or read any of the harry potter stories, but i still enjoyed the book of spells. Designed for younger players, it lets players learn spells and go on adventures in the harry potter universe all thanks to the playstation eye, the playstation move and a cardboard book the wonderbook. Read, discover, learn and practice spells as well as discover mischievous notes and humorous anecdotal facts relating to the spells.
From the settings icon on the xmb xrossmediabar, scroll to the theme settings option. Book of spells is the first title for wonderbook, a unique singleplayer virtual readingentertainment experience exclusive to playstation 3. Paypal balance, paypal credit, bank account, credit card, paypal cards, and debit card. Learn to cast the incendio, wingardium leviosa and newly revealed engorio spells as a wizard or witch at hogwarts, only on wonderbook. Completed for 1st semester senior year environments class in december, 2015. I hear a voice in the distance what if you can browse an interactive harry potter book and use the motion controller as a magic wand.
Book of potions is an augmented reality book offered by sony and pottermore, as a followup to the previouslyreleased wonderbook. Despite a demo that dragged on for too long and that was. Paypal allows you to make payments using a variety of methods including. Written by miranda goshawk over two hundred years ago, the book. Play video from the world of harry potter, book of spells is an enchanted textbook written over 200 years ago by miranda goshawk. The first video in our dev diary series with the london studio team takes a closer look at the core augmented reality technology that helped form the foundation of wonderbook. Book of spells walkthrough we go through the initial set up instructions, get accustomed to wandflicking and then learn the first of four spells featured in the. Rowling, released on november, 2012 as part of the pottermore partnership. Book of spells is a real page turner ive been trying out sonys new ps3 book peripheral, wonderbook, at home. This advanced textbook will assist students on their journey to becoming an accomplished witch or wizard.
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