You'll have to use the 16-page physical AR book in combination with the 3DS cameras to make it through this 3DS horror game!

Similar but different from that series (it is in fact a Fatal Frame spin-off), Spirit Camera focuses instead on the AR (Augmented Reality) features of the Nintendo 3DS cameras by having players interact with a physical book that the game ships with in order to make it through the adventure. You’ll have to use the book at many spots to proceed, and will see ghostly figures and the like when you view the book through the 3DS cameras!

The event took place yesterday (I mistakingly was thinking it was today… whoops. Oh well) and as soon as I find some footage about how it went, I’ll post it here. The event took place at an “authentic haunted hotel” and was for those 18 and over only, taking place from 10pm until midnight. With “scares, food and beverages” for those who attended, along with the ability to play the game ahead of its official release date on April 13th, 2012.

Here’s a trailer for Spirit Camera, can’t wait to play this!

WHO:
Bay Area video game fans and ghost/paranormal enthusiasts (persons under 18 will not be admitted)

WHEN:
Friday, March 30
Media only: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Open to the public: 9 p.m. – midnight

WHERE:
San Remo Hotel
2237 Mason Street (corner of Water Street)
San Francisco, CA 94133

VISUALS:
Consumers interacting with paranormal characters and spooky elements in a unique haunted hotel setting.
Consumers sampling Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir and witnessing eerie phenomena using the augmented-reality features of Nintendo 3DS.