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Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Re: Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Post by aaron_vernon »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #2

This does not seem like a lot of fun for the person wearing the t-shirt.

Yeah, we are at WWDC at the moment wearing the t-shirts to promote the game and I have mostly been the back people have been playing off. It is a bit odd just standing there but I think people can have 'fun' by using it as a way to impress and shock people. The t-shirt draws a lot of attention and so it's great for people who like that kind of thing.

Also the game just needs the marker that is on the website and so it can be played off of laptops, iOS devices and even printed out.

Re: Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Post by allmybase »

Tichy wrote: post #4

Is it actually cheaper to produce videos explaining things than to provide a few screenshots with texts? I don't have flash installed on my browser anymore, too lazy to switch to Chrome just to watch some random video.

There's screenshots on the app store.

Re: Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Post by aaron_vernon »

Tichy wrote: post #4

Is it actually cheaper to produce videos explaining things than to provide a few screenshots with texts? I don't have flash installed on my browser anymore, too lazy to switch to Chrome just to watch some random video.

Sorry, we are in the process of adding new screenshots to the website. View the app on the App Store for a much more detailed description and screenshots of it being used in a variety of situations.

Re: Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Post by joering2 »

aaron_vernon wrote: post #7
Tichy wrote: post #4

Is it actually cheaper to produce videos explaining things than to provide a few screenshots with texts? I don't have flash installed on my browser anymore, too lazy to switch to Chrome just to watch some random video.

Sorry, we are in the process of adding new screenshots to the website. View the app on the App Store for a much more detailed description and screenshots of it being used in a variety of situations.

> Sorry, we are in the process of adding new screenshots to the website

Sorry, but why would you post to Hacker News, if what you offer is incomplete and you didnt even bother putting couple screenshots of something that may be totally different than anything else most of us have seen for years.

I wasn't as lazy as GP and went to iTunes store to see the screenshots and it looks awesome, but won't vote up this for a reason that you were lazy enough not to put the images on.

I don't understand how people can pull off brilliant ideas that takes weeks or months to build, then they post to HN to use one of not so many occasions to grab an audience, and then they blew it off because they forgot to post a basic content, like photos.

Re: Show HN: An iOS AR game playable off of t-shirts

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Post by papalalu »

allmybase wrote: post #5

They should make something where both players battle with games on each other's t-shirts!

a sticker (i suppose peelable ideally) on the back of each other's device could give some interesting options..

i also think they are missing a trick not having the pattern on the front and using the then known position of the wearer's head in some way..

perhaps the two could be combined into some kind of shield/shooter duel, in which case you could still flog the tshirts as part of the game.

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