Thanks to this type of technology we can live immersive and interactive experiences that combine digital and physical scenarios.
And given the demand for new and better experiences from gamers, video games with augmented reality are one of the favorites today.
You have to take a look at what Snapchat recently did with its launch of the first video game with this technology.
Under the title of “Ghost Phone”, this social network joined the gamer entertainment sector, an interactive and free video game that we can play from our cell phone.
And do you know how it works? Very simple, you just have to use the phone’s camera and find the ghosts that appear in the environment.
Also as you complete various activities and capture more ghosts, you will be able to unlock important information.
Augmented reality video games, the first step towards the Metaverse?
One of the purposes of metaverse it is to introduce us to a virtual world in which we connect with more people.
And although something like that already existed, the value proposition, according to Zuckerberg, is an alternate reality in which we can do the same things as in the physical world.
The difference is that we can have a digital life, but without leaving home.
Now, how do augmented reality video games could be a door to the metaverse?
Juan José Moreno, public relations manager at Riot Games, explains that this type of video game will make it easier for users to adopt it.
“Thanks to augmented reality, people use avatars to communicate with other people and get to know the space in which they are immersed better,” he explains.
With the help of a device with a camera, in this case a smartphone, to transmit the image of a real object, as well as software that interprets the transmitted signal, is how augmented reality works.
Between the 3D projections and the creation of avatars, it’s like the augmented reality video games They are great options to gradually enter the famous metaverse.
And everything indicates that this technology, far from losing relevance, would become more important every day.
Statista data reveals that this year there are 1.70 million users of augmented reality; while for 2024 it is estimated 1,730 million.