Father.io lets you play laser tag anywhere you like with your smartphone

Laser tag’s a lot of fun. But what if we tell you that you can play it anywhere thanks to this new Indiegogo project? Father.io is an augmented reality smartphone game that turns the world into your game board. It makes use of your camera to show you the world overlaid with a floating arm and a gun as well as your health, ammo, and the players around you. It also makes use of GPS to locate your position. For the laser tag aspect, you attach a widget called an Inceptor, an infrared blaster, to your phone. This will help you shoot at other players. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth and fires up to about 50 feet.

Aside from playing the traditional laser tag game, you can also try story mode. With story mode, you’ll be interacting with 12 million points of interest around the world. In this mode, you’ll be in a dystopia where an A.I. gets a virus that turns cybernetic humanoid machines into human killing machines. You can visit real-life places like banks and hospitals to gain points and influence. But there won’t be much use for the Inceptor in story mode; it’ll mostly make use of your GPS. The Early Bird Inceptor pack will cost you around US$20 + shipping and that includes one Inceptor and the free Father.IO app on Google Play or iOS.

Source: Indiegogo | Via: Popular Science

Coca-Cola takes a stab at making a VR headset

The focus these days seems to be on virtual reality. Coca-Cola is cashing in on the trend with their take of it. As seen in the video above, they’re toying around with the idea of turning the 12-pack box the soda bottles come in to become your personal VR headset. If you’re up for it, you can even try building it on your own using that video or even Google’s own instructions.

Source: The Next Web

‘Bourne Identity’ director to create a VR action miniseries

Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is working on an ambitious new project—a six-part virtual reality miniseries called Invisible. It’s described as an action-adventure series revolving around a Manhattan family named the Ashlands. According to its description, “As capacity of their extraordinary ability continues to grow in power, the birth of an exceptional new child draws public interest and their family secret teeters on the brink of becoming exposed.” It’ll be presented in five- to ten-minute segments. It’s going to be written by Dallas Buyers Club screenwriter Melisa Wallack and will be directed by Liman and Michael Witlak and Jerome Sable. They’re partnering with virtual reality cinema company Jaunt on the project.

Source: The Verge

Facebook now lets iOS users send birthday wishes via video

Want to stand out from all the generic “Happy Birthday” greetings? Well, now you can send a unique 15-second clip to celebrate your loved one’s special day. Facebook is rolling out a new birthday video cam feature for iOS users. A banner will show up on the birthday boy or girl’s profile prompting you to record a video message. You can even add birthday-themed frames to it.

Source: TechCrunch | Via: Engadget