Some cool AR news from metaio… metaio has teamed with Universal Pictures to create a first-of-its-kind virtual and Augmented Reality mobile app to promote the thriller The Thing, in theaters October 14. The free app features a 360° flamethrower game in which players must use their weapons to survive attacks from invasive creatures that come at them from all sides. Players may also “Infect” themselves, which uses facial recognition elements to show what it looks like when invaded by The Thing! Users may then upload the photos and share the horrific results with their friends.
The app may be downloaded for free in both the iTunes App Store and the Android Market, and it was created using metaio’s advanced Mobile SDK (Software Development Kit).
- Watch a video of the game
- Read more at the Augmented Blog
- Watch the trailer for The Thing
- The Thing official site
- Learn more about the Unifeye Mobile SDK
- Download the Thing: Flamethrower for iOS
- Download the Thing: Flamethrower for Android