Pokémon Go the creator Niantic is to the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The company another player in the AR gaming space, to create SKATRIX by Rodney Mullen. For the uninitiated, Mullen is a professional skateboarder who is credited with creating a number of iconic tricks, including the ollie and kickflip.
This is the first-ever augmented reality skateboarding game, unless you count using a real skateboard to race around the city catching pocket monsters. Pokémon Go. Niantic says gameplay will involve players navigating the real world to “explore and collect skatepark items.” The game will use the same precision AR elements as the company's other titles to “turn the world into an endless skatepark.” A gameplay demo shows an avatar skating in real-world locations like parking lots and inside washing machines. However, there is a very expensive elephant in the room.
THE and is not really suitable for removal from the living room, let alone the house. You'll also look pretty stupid wearing Apple's bulky ski goggles when you're out and about, not to mention it would be very easy to rip them off your head and run, maybe on a real skateboard.
To that end, Niantic and Reality Labs are also bringing the game to standard mobile devices, including iOS and Android smartphones. Much of the gameplay is still under wraps, but Niantic promises that players will be able to share personalized skateparks with other users on mobile devices and mixed reality headsets.
SKATRIX by Rodney Mullen will be released this year. As for the Apple Vision Pro, the device seems to accommodate all sorts of apps. The headset will have access to during launch, All told, Apple says there will be for tomorrow's release.
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