A New Spin on Laser Tag, iPhone Style

A New Spin on Laser Tag, iPhone Style

It's part paintball, part first person shooter, part urban warfare, and it all happens on you're iPhone. Gunman, a new app by Shadowforce, puts you in a real-life battle with your friends, laser-tag style.
 
Using the phone as your gun and the camera as your scope, Gunman sends you out into the real world to hunt down up to three other opponents in matches. Each time you score a hit, the opponent's phone will buzz and the program will take a screenshot of your victim. You can ever share your victories over twitter.

The game uses clever "enemy recognition" and augmented reality technology to identify your opponent and it connects everyone through Wi-Fi. Check out the video for a demo.

Gunman is on sale in the App store for $2.99.
 

BY Scott Weber // Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 at 04:45 PST

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