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Augmented reality -- the overlay of computer information onto real-world objects -- is quickly becoming a reality. See, for instance, Wikitude: an app for Google's Android platform that gives you information on over 350,000 points of interest as you look at them through the phone's camera screen. SF writers have been talking about this technology for years -- our own Transhuman Space, for example, or the more recent Shadowrun Fourth Edition.
Recently, Transhuman Space: Toxic Memes author Jamais Cascio posted an essay on an unintended consequence of AR -- the very necessary spam blockers may create a dangerously narrow world view. It's a good read for anyone running a near-future game, or planning on being around in the near-future.
-- Paul Chapman
Warehouse 23 News: e23: Watch Out For The Little Guy
No really, watch out for him. He's got a knife! Thankfully, he's also only got one hit point, so it really doesn't take much to drop him like a sack of potatoes. "Thankfully" for you. Less so for him. Thankfully for him, there is The Home For Wayward Minions, the latest in the Lands of Darkness line. It's a refuge for 1-hit-point-wonders, and their associated treasures and experience points. Thankfully (again!) for you, this book will also tell you where the Home is.
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