QuasAR Arena: Free AR laser tag announced for iOS

Developer HappyGiant has announced the free multiplayer title QuasAR Arena for iOS devices. A multiplayer augmented reality game à la laser tagging that promises action!

With games like HoloGrid: Monster Battle developer HappyGiant already has some experience in working with augmented reality. Now the studio will soon be launching a new game on the market that focuses on multiplayer action.

QuasAR Arena: Virtual laser tag in the park

What looks a bit silly to outsiders makes a lot more sense when viewed through the display of a smartphone: In QuasAR Arena, players face each other and shoot virtual laser beams at each other. The trailer gives us a taste of the unconventional spectacle.

As we can see, two players hurl virtual projectiles at each other, dodge and block incoming attacks with energy shields. Initially, the title will be aimed at two players at a time, but the app will be expanded with a spectator mode and four-player support once it is released.

Free of charge for iOS devices

The game is currently still in beta and will be available free of charge for iOS devices. will appear. It is not yet known whether Android users will also be able to use their laser beams in public places around the world at some point.

Artificial intelligence process thanks to partnership with Jido Maps

QuasAR Arena was developed in collaboration with Jido Maps. The company has developed a software development kit (SDK) that enables rapid synchronisation of two smartphones and uses machine vision to process the user's environment in real time.

However, Jido Maps is not alone in this: platforms such as the one announced a few weeks ago Niantic Real World (known from Pokémon Go) also rely on artificial intelligence to recognise the environment - an area in which companies such as Apple and Google are also conducting research with their ARKit and ARCore platforms. However, with the latter, the environment must first be scanned and the data stored in the cloud before the AR experience can be started. Jido's system eliminates these steps and is therefore one step ahead. In QuasAR the players enter the AR Arena simply by pointing the smartphones at each other and pressing.

Source: vr-world / Youtube / Forbes