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ICE PICKS


array of croissants hanging over the edge of the TradoLogic stand do the pastry equivalent of wave and shout “cooey” at me every time I pass. Perhaps I’ll drag myself over there with my sack of leaflets for breakfast, hit the sushi bar for lunch, and then finish off the day with a visit to Intralot Interactive who appears to be offering up cookies the size of dinner plates. If only I’d though to book appointments with the three companies in question at 10am, 1:30pm and 4pm respectively I could have made today a far more satisfying visit. Note to self for ExCeL 2013… One of the first things to catch my eye (as I


continue to wander around looking for free food) is the Dimenco Displays 3D television sitting on the Sheriff Games stand. I appreciate this is not an online product (as one might expect in the online section of a magazine) but as I want to talk about it let’s pretend that one day in the VERY near future it might be relevant. OK? Good… so anyway, my immediate though regarding the 3D television is ‘oh no, one of my contact lenses has fallen out’. And then I remember that I don’t wear contact lenses and it’s simply that even after 41 years practicing I’ve still clearly have a lot to learn about seeing in 3D. As it turns out, with a bit of fine tuning (i.e. swaying around like a violinist on the Titanic) I finally find the ‘sweet spot’ to stand in and the 3D effect is very impressive (thanks to high-definition slanted multi- view lenticular lens technology, or something). It’s all I can do not to duck as an animated cowboy throws a dice at me, although I’m not entirely sure at what point I get to do something other than squat beneath things that aren’t actually there. As I walk away (with yet more leaflets) the croissants next door look sadly retro and 2D. Ironically, later that day you could find me at the


Inspired stand convinced I’d had a brain haemorrhage, watching some of their impressive virtual sports in 3D while skidding around like Michael Jackson on ice trying to find the sweet spot. Only after five cross-eyed minutes did I discover it


was traditional 3D and a nearby promo girl was handing out old-school 3D glasses. I declined. How very 2011.


MAP PLEASE


ICE has always been about showing your wares and shouting your news, and Net Entertainment creates a buzz on day one by inviting people over for a drink or two washed down with a new product announcement. The drum rolls, the curtain falls… and everyone is treated to the iconic sight of Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Yes, adapted from Brian De Palma’s 1983 hit film, the Scarface slot game will allow players to enjoy their own gangland rise and fall, only with less guns, drugs and violence, and more five-reel, 20 win-line fun (with three stacked wilds, no less). It all sounds much more sensible, and far less likely to end in blood.


Net Entertainment also takes a moment to officially launch Net Ent Touch, a suite of games specifically created for iPhones and iPads. Two of the casino


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Practical and alluring. I have two of these at home.


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