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Carowinds to get 3-D gaming

3-D gaming is coming to Carowinds with a new Plants vs. Zombies attraction. The “intra-active” game allows players to shoot at the opposing team’s screen with laser devices. The Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Area has massive screens, surround sound and motion-based seats. Teams will compete in an almost five-minute backyard battle, where they’ll shoot screens with blasters and track their scores as they go. Carowinds officials tout the new attraction as the world’s first intra-active 3-D game experience. The game is expected to be ready by the spring of 2016.

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From The Herald of Rock Hill, Associated Press, and The New York Times.