The 'Star Wars' holographic chess game is nearly a reality

[Joystiq]

"Let's be real: Any article you read about Magic Leap or any AR platform, the first thing they talk about is Holochess."

That's Mike Levine, former senior effects specialist at LucasArts and current CEO of mobile game developer Happy Giant. Levine is working on a new project with Corey Rosen, former creature effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic, and legendary monster designer Phil Tippett -- the man who created Holochess for the original Star Wars: A New Hope. Together, these sci-fi comrades are building

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, a tactical collectible card game that takes numerous cues from the classic Holochess scene.

Forty years on, Star Wars still exerts a huge influence Tippett's life.

"It's really weird," Tippett says. "It's like being in some kind of time bubble or Groundhog's Day. It keeps coming back."

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