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Sources

• Cohn, David. "Strap Up and Jump Like Mario," Wired News. May 30, 2006.
  http://www.wired.com/news/culture/1,71005-0.html
• Feiner, S. "Augmented reality: A new way of seeing," Scientific American. April 2002, pp. 48-55.
• National University of Singapore: Mixed Reality Lab
  http://www.mixedreality.nus.edu.sg/
• Nintendo Amusement Park
  http://www.nintendoamusementpark.com
• Nintendo Amusement Park Project: Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) Show
  http://itp.nyu.edu/show/detail.php?project_id=682
• "Pac-Man classic arcade game enters augmented reality," Gizmag. November 26, 2004.
  http://www.gizmag.com/go/3512/
• PSP Design Club
  www.pspdesignclub.com
• Vallino, Jim. "Introduction to Augmented Reality." Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998.
  http://www.se.rit.edu/~jrv/research/ar/introduction.html