You've heard of this Love Plus thing, right? This Nintendo DS-based "dating simulator" is apparently a big deal in Japan, giving Otaku the opportunity to chat up (and kiss) girls the only way they know how: on a hand-held game console, with a stylus. To promote the latest version of the game (Love Plus +), Konami has developed an Augmented Reality iPhone app that players can take to the coastal city of Atami and use to interact with their virtual girlfriends at any of thirteen romantic spots. One can even book a a room at the Ohnoya hotel which, according to Discovery News, offers futon beds and a "barcode panel that allows the men to visualize their girlfriends in a flattering summer kimono."Over 2,000 virtual lotharios visited the resort town during the campaign, which began on July 10 and ends today.
You've heard of this Love Plus thing, right? This Nintendo DS-based "dating simulator" is apparently a big deal in Japan, giving Otaku the opportunity to chat up (and kiss) girls the only way they know how: on a hand-held game console, with a stylus. To promote the latest version of the game (Love Plus +), Konami has developed an Augmented Reality iPhone app that players can take to the coastal city of Atami and use to interact with their virtual girlfriends at any of thirteen romantic spots. One can even book a a room at the Ohnoya hotel which, according to Discovery News, offers futon beds and a "barcode panel that allows the men to visualize their girlfriends in a flattering summer kimono."Over 2,000 virtual lotharios visited the resort town during the campaign, which began on July 10 and ends today.
I'm just wondering why it has to be in one of those locations, I would think that as long as you have a tile with the pattern on it, you could bring your kawaii anime waifu anywhere you wanted.
But I guess maybe they're different poses at each of the spots? Would make sense.
Girl19 wrote:
Oh wow, first the man who wanted to marry an anime girl and now this? Nothing surprises me anymore.
like alicetama, I'm thinking you're thinking of a video game girl. Because, if we're thinking of the same story, that was actually a case of Love Plus also, just like this is.
I really can't think of anything to say right now... This just scares me...
Yugi Moto wrote:Oh, shipping is where you take two characters from a T.V. show, who aren't romantically involved in any shape or form, and then you force them to become a lesbian couple by drawing vivid and gratuitous fan art of them for about six months, before you move on to some other show. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Akonyl wrote:
I'm just wondering why it has to be in one of those locations, I would think that as long as you have a tile with the pattern on it, you could bring your kawaii anime waifu anywhere you wanted.
But I guess maybe they're different poses at each of the spots? Would make sense.
Akonyl wrote:
I'm just wondering why it has to be in one of those locations, I would think that as long as you have a tile with the pattern on it, you could bring your kawaii anime waifu anywhere you wanted.
But I guess maybe they're different poses at each of the spots? Would make sense.
The location has the tiles, not the otaku.
that's what I figured, but I mean if it's analyzing at that range it probably has a pattern that's pretty easy to duplicate.
