Father.io wants to turn the whole world into a FPS game

Updated on 30-Dec-2016
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It's an ambitious project that we all really love!

What if you could play laser tag with just your smartphone? To quote Bob Ryan, from Entourage, ‘Now would that be something you’re interested in?" Well, we sure would, and a company called Father.io is working on just that. Techcrunch recently shot a video in its office, using Father.io’s tiny attachment, which turns real life into a first person shooter, using Augmented Reality. The outcome is what looks like one of the coolest thing to have ever happened for the technology market. 

The company has raised over $108,000 against a target of $50,000 on its What if you could play laser tag with just your smartphone? To quote Bob Ryan, from Entourage, ‘Now would that be something you’re interested in? Well, we sure would, and a company called Father.io is working on just that. Techcrunch recently shot a video in its office, using Father.io’s tiny attachment, which turns real life into a first person shooter, using Augmented Reality. The outcome is what looks like one of the coolest thing to have ever happened for the technology market. The company has raised over $108,000 against a target of $50,000 on its Indiegogo campaign. The company calls the attachments Inceptors, and the cheapest one costs $18 (approximately Rs. 1200), but that’s already sold out on the campaigns. You can check the page for the other options, which start at $30 (approximately Rs. 2200).The company calls the attachments Inceptors, and the cheapest one costs $18 (approximately Rs. 1200), but that’s already sold out on the campaigns. You can check the page for the other options, which start at $30 (approximately Rs. 2200).

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