Games that use the iPhone camera. Review of the best augmented reality games

A bunch of genres and plots. We cut ourselves into many of them ourselves!

Game developers have been using augmented reality for quite some time. However, until recently there were no such popular games as you know which one, so there was no loud talk about augmented reality as a new industry trend.

We've collected augmented reality games that don't require Google Glass And Microsoft HoloLens. For a pleasant pastime, the smartphone already has everything you need: camera, speakers/headphones, GPS, accelerometer and gyroscope. Enjoy.

The goal of the game is to throw the ball into a basketball basket, which in reality is represented by a paper marker with a QR code. Yes, in order for the basketball hoop to appear, you need to print a QR code. But you work in an office, and this is not a problem for you, right?

So, above this printed marker, the smartphone builds a basketball backboard with a hoop. The ball is thrown by swiping. Good training before catching Pokemon, by the way.

We look at our feet through the smartphone camera and hit the virtual ball displayed on the screen. Not childishly addictive.

A tower defense game in which the player needs to protect his tower from incoming enemies. Battles take place in an area of ​​the terrain chosen by the player: in an apartment, on the street, in the subway - anywhere.

To place the turret, you need to place a printed marker on the playing surface (put the printer into action again). Futuristic equipment takes part in the battles: robotic tanks, self-propelled guns, etc. 4 users can play at the same time; for this purpose, Wi-Fi communication is provided between devices.

Simple racing with augmented reality. To start the game, you need to point your smartphone camera at a specially prepared marker that displays the starting location. You can (virtually) place cones on the track as obstacles.

This game is a good motivating mechanism for running, as the player needs to escape from zombies. In addition to the camera, this AR application uses speakers/headphones and determines the position using GPS. While running away, you need to collect first aid kits and other bonuses. The game begins when the player leaves the house, puts on headphones and launches the application.

First, you are given instructions in English - the application does not have a Russian localization. After this, the zombies begin to breathe loudly into the back of the head and demand brains. It's time to run! The game records time, speed and distance traveled along with calories lost. The app is recommended for anyone who is bored of running alone.

This game is a real first person shooter in the real world. There are 25 types of weapons, static and dynamic targets and several shooting modes. True sounds of gunfire and realistic physics of bullet trajectory - what else do you need to destroy a couple of mutants in your yard?

In this game you need to heroically repel the attacks of alien invaders, as if the developers moved the classic arcade Invaders into augmented reality. The game has two modes: 180-degree defense and 360-degree all-round. In addition, you can play with friends in multiplayer mode.

Another game about zombies. A ruthless first-person shooter where the undead are already among us and can jump out from around every corner.

In addition to zombies, the player is attacked by resurrected dogs and mummies ( Who?!). There are 6 types of weapons and 2 modes: a survival game, where zombies attack the player, and a safe mode, in which you can simply observe the unlife of the dead among the living (for notorious pacifists).

In this game you need to guide a red ball through a three-dimensional maze. During the game, you need to touch the light bulbs with the ball to turn them on. Goal: turn on as many lights as possible along the way. Augmented reality is based on the fact that the maze is built on the basis of printed markers.

Markers for printing must be purchased from this site. The game allows you to build a large-scale and intricate labyrinth for real hardcore gamers.

The action in the game revolves around the confrontation between monsters. Augmented reality plays the role of background and environment for the fight. Monsters can use different magic. The player is required to strategically plan the battle: make an attack or use magic. Actually, the outcome of the fight depends on the correct choice of action.

The point of this puzzle is to help a virtual character escape from the real world. An area of ​​the real world captured with a smartphone camera is used as the environment, background and obstacles. To help the character, you need to pave the way for him in augmented reality, raising and lowering certain sections of the map.

Space shooter in augmented reality. A specially prepared box is installed and the smartphone camera is pointed at it. According to the developers, the box turns into a hangar, in which a user-controlled unit appears, taking the form of a humanoid robot or a space fighter, which will have to protect the planet from foreign attack. He can knock out small asteroids or dodge large ones.

Afterword

With this collection we want to say that before Pokemon Go there were a whole bunch of games using augmented reality. Gamemakers sprinkle ashes on their heads: “I came up with a similar game several years ago...”, but this is a mistake.

A development kit that lets you create augmented reality-enabled apps. Despite the fact that the technology was announced several months ago, there are still few such applications in the App Store, but they still exist.

All of these programs can be tried on the iPad Pro and iPad 2017, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and iPhone SE.

The application allows you to draw on real surfaces, be it walls, grass or even the sky. The program is reminiscent of Google's Tilt Brush, designed for virtual reality. What you draw in World Brush is visible to all other users. All they need to do is launch the application and point the camera at the desired location.

The main purpose of the application is the purchase and sale of new and used cars. But with the release, a useful function appeared in it that allows you to place the car in front of you in its real size. This way you can determine whether a particular car will fit in your garage. There are thousands of different vehicle shapes and sizes available on Edmunds.

A simple game where you choose a surface and start stacking blocks on it. Stack AR has a nice look and doesn't require much time. Ideal for showing a friend the possibilities of augmented reality.

The only app that Apple is currently promoting in the App Store as an augmented reality product. In the game, you create routes along which Thomas the Tank Engine should travel. If you turn on AR mode, the route can be placed directly on the carpet or table at home. A great way to show kids the potential of technology.

Through the program you can see how this or that piece of furniture will look in your home. The Housecraft catalog is quite extensive: in it you can find not only traditional tables and chairs, but even flowerpots. At the same time, you can adjust furniture parameters such as width and length.

Features of ARKit, which was presented at WWDC 2017. On September 19, Apple released . Along with it came AR applications and games, which we will tell you about.

With this application you can measure the length, width and angle of an object, as well as the height of a person. To take a measurement, you need to point your smartphone camera at the object and move it along the desired path.

(additional features by subscription)

Night Sky turns your iPhone into a pocket planetarium. The application contains a large database of stars, planets, satellites and constellations.

A simple game in which you have to build a pyramid out of blocks. The game is distinguished by its simplicity and beauty.

A city simulator that gives new emotions with the help of augmented reality. You not only have to build and develop the city, but also organize holidays and complete tasks.

In this game you will attack enemy targets using a combat helicopter. The graphics are made in the style of an infrared camera, through which you will have to look at the targets.

Tamagotchi, in which the pet is a flying dragon. He needs to be fed and also played with. There are several types of dragons, games and food to choose from.

Another game similar to Tamagotchi. Here you don’t have to feed the cat, but you can play and talk with him, but only in English.

The Pokemon toy has blown up the Internet; children and adults are wandering around cities in search of animals. Suffice it to say that more people with Android smartphones use it than use Twitter on Android. Pokemon is still not available in the Russian App Store, so this wave of madness has not yet reached us. Therefore, I offer several options for games with augmented reality.

Zombies, Run!

Zombies are not good-natured Pokemon. The toy about the living dead is played by more than 2 million gamers around the world. The goal of the game is to escape from the zombies, or to quickly walk away from them. In general, this is a good motivator for lazy people when you just can’t bring yourself to go to the treadmill. And then you put on headphones and go for a run, listening to the frightening moans and wheezing of zombies, running kilometer after kilometer. As the game progresses, you also collect different things, equipping your base, performing different missions: either you bring kerosene or food. So now the talk that running is just boring is not accepted.

Parallel Kingdom – Age Of Ascension

Here we have knights and castles, magic and the Middle Ages. The game has 40 character development levels and 50 different skills, 14 unit classes and 8 towers. You create a clan and go to fight on the streets, it’s just a pity that the developers abandoned the game. She was very exciting in her own way.

Ingress

It would be a shame not to mention this game; the people behind it are the same ones who came up with Pokemon Go. Here the plot is based on the fact that there is a certain mysterious energy that influences our behavior and way of thinking. Therefore, some teams of players capture territories in order to use this power for their villainous plans to conquer the world, while other players, with good intentions, prevent their plans.

Clandestine Anomaly

In this game we protect the planet from foreign invasion by destroying aliens from an intergalactic ship in our backyard. We play and plan an attack or defense, give orders to troops in real time using GPS. You can play at home, or you can go outside. The game is on Android with paid content, but on iOS the game itself is paid.

SpecTrek

Here we look for a ghost using navigation tools and a smartphone camera, earning achievements along the way and comparing our progress with friends. Despite the interesting concept, the toy did not gain much popularity, which is a pity.

Augmented reality games for Android are a technology of the future, the distinctive feature of which is to blur the clear line between the worlds (real and virtual). Such applications allow you to open up new possibilities for smartphones. Thanks to this, you can create a unique futuristic world.

These games are attracting more and more people. However, they are currently not very popular among the population. This is due to the fact that you don’t just need to sit and press keys, but run, jump, experiment, rotate the screen, etc. Often, to play you need not only a smartphone, but also additional materials. For example, you may need to print out a map of a football field, or your own photos, or something else. The scope of the developers' imagination is truly surprising.

To download augmented reality games for Android, just browse our catalog, read the descriptions and choose the option that suits you perfectly. After this, you can safely play with reality, transforming it depending on the capabilities of the game.

Augmented reality games for Android can be installed on any phone that is equipped with a camera, since it plays a very important role. In addition to the camera, you may need GPS and a compass. It is this element that helps bring changes to the virtual world by combining it in amazing ways.

The number of such applications is constantly increasing. Each of them surprises more and more with its originality, the enormous imagination of the developers, and the blurring of the boundaries between reality and fiction. You can verify this while browsing our catalogue.

In the story, during research into the Higgs boson, mysterious energy was accidentally discovered. The discovery promises incredible opportunities. And of course, everyone was divided into two camps - ardent opponents of the use of the substance and those who want to lead humanity to a new stage of development regardless of any sacrifices. Ingress is a cross-media project reminiscent of its other same-genre compatriots, but with several differences. The game uses the geo-data of the players (adherents of conspiracy theories, those suffering from paranoia and simply very impressionable - please refrain) turns the surrounding landscape into scenery in the spirit of a Hollywood science fiction film. The application on the phone will prompt and indicate the path to certain points, the so-called portals. Having arrived at which, using a mini-game, you receive bonuses in the form of artifacts. Already, Ingress looks like a very promising project; with proper development, it can turn into a truly iconic product.

Sniper shot is a specific game for android. Sniper shot will turn your communicator screen into a sniper rifle scope. You can choose from weapons from different countries. Sniper shot uses a G-sensor for control.

AR Invaders is an interesting shooting gallery for Android, in which we shoot alien spaceships that want to enslave our earth. The game uses the scenery of your city, forest, or any other place using the camera of your Android device.

Alien Jailbreak - aliens are already on Android. Your task is to protect the universe! The aliens will fight you using their alien weapons. But you must not let them win! Fight to the end! Let them see who's boss here! Print the picture to fully experience the reality of what is happening!

Armed Cam is an entertaining game, a kind of arcade shooting gallery for your Android device, which is designed to help you relax and relieve tension after another hard day at work. Take a photo of your offender with a camera, and then indulge in “revenge” with full dedication, punishing him at your own discretion and by any means. Who, how exactly and with what exactly to punish depends only on your personal wishes and preferences. The Armed Cam game is able to offer the user a fairly impressive arsenal of retaliatory weapons. You can share the photos you take with your friends via email, Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, Bluetooth, AllShare, Cymera, Drive, Social Hub, Picasa, Wi-Fi.

SlenderMan LIVE is SlenderMan for Android. Study the contents of the note and run from Slender as much as you can. The most original and unusual game SlenderMan from ScottyAnimation. The main highlight is that you run and hide in REAL life. HOW? It’s very simple - you need a video camera to play. What can I say, launch the game and see for yourself!

Augmentron AR for Android is an amazing game that will take you to the world of intergalactic travel! You control a transforming robot that transforms into a spaceship! And your garage is a portal to other galaxies! You travel among stars and planets, avoiding asteroids. The small ones are easily destroyed, but the big ones will have to be dodged...