PRESENTED BY ADEBAYO ADEJARE @bayounchained Review on Ingress PhillyAR Alternate reality Alien invasions Hack, attack & triangulate Warring factions DISCLAIMER: I am in no way associated with Google Inc or [email protected]. Logos are copyrighted and possibly trademarked by Google, and are shared here for review purposes only; no copyright infringement is intended. Please be advised that attempting to use these images for a profit is illegal, even though they are not produced directly by Google. Also note that I will promptly honor any official request by Google to take these images down. Nov 5, 2014
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PRESENTED BY ADEBAYO ADEJARE
@bayounchained
Review on Ingress
PhillyAR
Alternate reality
Alien invasions
Hack, attack & triangulate
Warring factions
DISCLAIMER: I am in no way associated with Google Inc or [email protected]. Logos are copyrighted and possibly trademarked by Google, and are shared here for review purposes only; no copyright infringement is intended. Please be advised that attempting to use these images for a profit is illegal, even though they are not produced directly by Google. Also note that I will promptly honor any official request by Google to take these images down. Nov 5, 2014
PROBLEM
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Many location based/ar games failed to gain traction or were disappointing
• AR Games – no real successful AR game.
SOLUTION
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Many location based/ar games failed to gain traction or are disappointing
• Ingress –worldwide AR MMORPG by Google startup, Niantic Lab. Storyline blends real and actual events and places.
INGRESS TRAILER
GAME
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Blurring lines between gaming and real world
• Two factions -> Players hack and attack portals for their factions -> Link portals -> Establish control fields -> Earn mind units
• Save the world from “Shapers” alien by controlling the world.
TECHNOLOGY
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Smartphone with internet connection, GPS and camera
MARKET
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Gamers, science fiction aficionados, everybody
SIMILARITIES
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Endgame:from Endgame: The calling novel
Shadow Cities: Dead!
No other games
exactly like it … so
far
ENDGAME TRAILER
FACTIONS
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The Enlightened: Shapers will uplift all of mankind. Alien enhancement advocates.
The Resistance: protecting humans from Shapers. Machine enhancement advocates.
ALIENS VS MACHINES
PROJECTIONS
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• Ingress will grow as ar technology grows• AR camera get better on smart phones and wearables i.e. 3d
imaging• Ingress will grow as they figure out a way to have real rewards or
money for achievements and also trade them among each other• Real use for all that data gathered, how else will Niantic
Labs/Google make money?• Never ending plot, ongoing story and local events draw or leave
people out• Future of gaming…mix real and fictional events and places
The GAME WILL GROW
TIMELINE
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• Closed beta release: Nov 15, 2012• Open beta release: Oct 30, 2013• General release: Dec 15, 2013• iOS release: July 14, 2014• Third anomaly chain Helios: July - Sept, 2014• Fourth anomaly chain Darsana: Oct - Dec, 2014• US Airbase Commander bans AR games: Oct, 2014• Next Darsana Anomaly: Nov 15, 2014
SUMMARY
What is Ingress?
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Ingress is a AR MMORPG game by Google’s Niantic lab that allows players to immersive themselves in an alternate world while interacting with the real one. The goal of the game is to help your team by building portals, gain experience and save the world from aliens.
CONTACT DETAILS
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Covering some of the latest in augmented reality and wearable technology.
