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Family Channel helps create glasses-free 3D game


BARCELONA, Spain - Family Channel has partnered with Spatial View, the Sheridan Visualization Design Institute, and the Ontario Centres of Excellence to create a glasses-free 3D mini game, unveiled Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The collaboration resulted in a proof-of-concept mini game called ‘Carnival Craze’ that can be played and viewed in natural 3D, without glasses, on Apple’s iPhone. “We are excited to extend Family Channel’s engagement with young Canadians to include the development of innovative gaming on this highly interactive platform,” said Barbara Bailie, director of interactive for Astral Television Networks, in the press release. “Gaming remains...