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Run an Empire is like Ingress and Civilization put together [KICKSTARTER]
We’ve been wondering how long it would take for more Ingress-esque games to start popping up after its addictive nature hit the best of everyone, and it looks like another interesting augmented reality location-based game.
It’s called Run and Empire, and its name is as straight forward as one could be. The goal of the game is to “capture” real-world territory around you by running. You capture a plot of land by simply running a route around it, whether that’s a quick jog around the block, the neighborhood, and — if you’re some sort of superhuman — the entire city.
The fun in it is seeing if you can take over other people’s territory, and getting revenge when they take over yours. The developers, Pan Studio, said their goal was to make a game that was accessible to anyone. You won’t need to be a marathon runner to compete, as simply walking or jogging at your own pace can take over just as much territory as someone who can zip around the corner.
To drive the health benefits of playing this game home, the app will have an API that could allow you to keep you updated on your fitness and health by calculating how many steps you’ve walked, the distance you’ve run, and more. Third-party apps such as RunKeeper would be able to hook into this data and seamlessly include it in your workout history.
So how, and when, and for how much, can you get your hands on it? Thankfully, the cost of entry is quite affordable. You can get early beta access in August 2014 for as little as 4 pounds. Otherwise, it looks like the app will be free and all other rewards are simply extras for those who really want to support the project.
There is one caveat for us Android users, though — only iOS support is planned for now. The developers say they will be looking to bring it over to Android if they can raise 25,000 pounds, though, so you’ll definitely want to contribute to the cause if you want to see this on our platform. You can do so by heading to the project’s Kickstarter page here.
Invite for Oppo Find 7 event is equal parts showy as it is friggin’ cool [VIDEO]
For being one of the smaller Android OEMs, we’ve gotta hand it to Oppo — they’ve somehow managed to do a pretty good job at getting the hype train rolling for their upcoming Oppo Find 7. A smartphone touting a 2K display and Oppo’s trademark premium build quality, the Chinese smartphone maker is said to unveil the device in 2 different versions — one with 1080p, the other with 2K — during their March 19th event in Beijing, China.
If there was any clue the Oppo Find 7 aims to impress, look no further than the invites Oppo has been sending out to press. Video instructions on exactly how to operate the invite (yeah, it’s that crazy) were posted online today. In the video, a box containing a prism like item is extracted, along with some documentation providing QR codes to download a companion app (for Android and iOS). Once downloaded to an Android device, the phone is then placed face down on the prism where a video will play through the prism. This is nothing more than an invite, folks. Over the top? Well, yes. Quite literally. Damn cool? Definitely.
Check out the (blurry) video for yourself, and let us know if you were impressed, or if you found the invite too showy.
[via GizChina]
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