ARhrrrr – An augmented reality shooter

Nice concept by the Augmented Environments Lab, ARhrrrr is an augmented reality shooter for mobile camera-phones. The phone provides a window into a 3d town overrun with zombies. Point the camera at a special game map to mix virtual and real world content. Their primary motivation for this AR game was to explore fast-action first-person augmented reality, where the camera controls and movement that would typically require a mouse and keyboard are handled directly by simply moving the device. Advanced tracking technology allows the player to quickly zoom in and out and view the world at steep angles, making this a highly interactive and engaging game. Finally, the Lab wanted to test tangible input mechanics, such as placing and shooting Skittles to trigger in-game events.