The Explorers created by Unicorn Games, part of The Electric Factory’s Incubator Rabbit, is a board game that combines both traditional and augmented reality dynamics. Being a bridge between digital and physical worlds. Unicorn Games took what’s best about board games: sitting around the table, the fun of game time, …
Read More »Immersive playscape from Novalia enjoys CES outing
Touchscapes, by Novalia is an immersive playscape that augments your child’s imagination with natural sound and the power of voice technologies. Players can customise their gaming environment Novalia’s PlayShapes, select your sounds and watch your Child Touch the Hotspots to bring their world to life, with guided play and educational …
Read More »Interactive Media Player Birde flies to CES 2019
Birde is the world’s first smart media player specifically designed for preschool aged children allowing children to independently play audiobooks, music and video content safely. Birde is made up of three key elements – the blue or purple speaker console, hexagonal shaped Birde content Seeds (music, video or audiobooks) …
Read More »NERF Fortnite Blasters announced
In partnership with Epic Games Hasbro have unveiled their new Fortnite NERF line-up. Inspired by blasters in the game, the line includes the Nerf Elite Fortnite SP-L and AR-L, as well as a couple of microshots including mini versions of the TS, RL, and LLAMA. Play out Battle Royale now …
Read More »LEGO launches new way to play with AR infused Hidden Side
The idea behind this augmented reality-enhanced LEGO play is to turn a haunted world back to normal, one ghost at a time. The Danish outfit are being very vocal about this being the first AR play to fully and seamlessly integrate augmented reality with physical construction leading to interactive play. …
Read More »Mekamon – The AR infused robot you want
MekaMon, by Reach Robotics, the creators of the world’s first AR gaming robot, have announced the upcoming launch of a dedicated education app. Reach Robotics, the creators of the world’s first AR gaming robot, have announced the upcoming launch of a dedicated education app. Operating alongside the existing MekaMon …
Read More »Cupid would’ve loved CAH – Valentines day alternative plays
Skip surrounding yourself with doting diners and the dull choice of dinner out this Valentines day – It’s an amateur move anyway. Stay in, grab a bottle of something, select a decent home-delivery food option, cosy up, uncork and enjoy one of these games aimed at two: Love Letters – …
Read More »UK start-up smashes it at CES and Nuremberg
British startup SwapBots, the collectible, customisable toys and game that come to life through augmented reality. The collectible toys use augmented reality to create a spectacular, interactive video game world around a physical toy. By swapping pieces of the SwapBots, the player can influence in-game attributes. The toy is …
Read More »Molecules to Man – Darwin is Da’ Man
Born this day in 1809 he wan;t the first to reckon we humans had “evolved” from lesser species, he was the man who made it controversial to say so, heck, even the Greeks had some semblance of the evolutionary process. Hats off to the chap who was ridiculed for his …
Read More »Immersive Play’s Snow Shine, Shines at CES 2019
CES Innovation Honoree, Snow Shine by Immersive Play is the first companion toy of its kind, able to interact with multiple inputs such as Spotify, YouTube, Alexa and more through data over sound technology. Snow Shine is a landmark in the evolution of connectivity and the first companion toy of …
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