Proxy49 Inceptor lets you play laser tag with your smartphone

A new accessory from Proxy49 brings the fun of laser tag to the streets. The Inceptor works with the game Father.io to turn any smartphone into a mobile laser tag machine—without the need of a plastic toy gun attachment. The accessory was funded on Indiegogo last year and has now finally started production.

It comes with an infrared receiver and transmitter, battery, and a number of sensors that promise low latency while you run around and dodge tags. An LED shows which team you’re playing for. The app on your phone makes use of the camera to help you see what’s going on around you and like Pokémon GO, it overlays graphics but it shows things like target crosshairs and how many points you’ve scored. The Inceptor is available for pre-order on Indiegogo for US$50 for a two-pack. And later on you can get one for $30 each from Brookstone. 

Father.io lets you play laser tag anywhere you like with your smartphone

Laser tag’s a lot of fun. But what if we tell you that you can play it anywhere thanks to this new Indiegogo project? Father.io is an augmented reality smartphone game that turns the world into your game board. It makes use of your camera to show you the world overlaid with a floating arm and a gun as well as your health, ammo, and the players around you. It also makes use of GPS to locate your position. For the laser tag aspect, you attach a widget called an Inceptor, an infrared blaster, to your phone. This will help you shoot at other players. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth and fires up to about 50 feet.

Aside from playing the traditional laser tag game, you can also try story mode. With story mode, you’ll be interacting with 12 million points of interest around the world. In this mode, you’ll be in a dystopia where an A.I. gets a virus that turns cybernetic humanoid machines into human killing machines. You can visit real-life places like banks and hospitals to gain points and influence. But there won’t be much use for the Inceptor in story mode; it’ll mostly make use of your GPS. The Early Bird Inceptor pack will cost you around US$20 + shipping and that includes one Inceptor and the free Father.IO app on Google Play or iOS.

Source: Indiegogo | Via: Popular Science