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`What is Claimed is:
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`An augmented reality game system
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`comprising:
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`a head—mounted display operable to
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`overlay virtual indicia onto a physical playfield;
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`memory comprising video game logic
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`operable to provide a video game;
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`a processor for utilizing said video
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`game logic to provide video game indicia to said head—
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`mounted display based on said video game logic, wherein
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`said processor is coupled to said memory and said head—
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`mounted display;
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`a detector for determining landscape
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`characteristics of said physical playfield, wherein
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`said video game logic utilizes said landscape
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`characteristics in providing said video game; and
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`a locating device operable to determine
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`the physical location of said locating device on the
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`physical playfield, wherein said video game logic
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`utilizes the physical location of said locating device
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`in providing said video game.
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`A locationébased game system comprising:
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`memory comprising video game logic for
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`providing a video game;
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`a processor operable to utilize said
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`video game logic to provide said video game;
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`at least one manual control;
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`a locating device operable to determine
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`the physical location of said locating device on a
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`physical playfield; and
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`a switch that determines whether said at
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`least one manual control or said locating device
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`determines the location of a video game Character in
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`said video game.
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`A location—based game system for
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`providing a video game comprising:
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`a handheld game device comprising:
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`a locating device operable to
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`determine a physical location for said locating device,
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`wherein said physical location determines a virtual
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`location for a virtual game character in a virtual
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`playfield of said video game; and
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`a playmat having indicia representative
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`of said virtual playfield comprising:
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`is utilized by said video game;
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`a length L, wherein said length L
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`a width W, wherein said length W is
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`utilized by said video game.
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