Filed under: Apps

Social media game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Following the hype around 8bit me I spotted a game on iTunes called Social media game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP which seems to be gaining popularity.

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Basically its a 8bit style quest game where you interact with a character in a pixellated world. The beauty of the idea though and one of its central ideas is that the story integrates with Twitter discussion which allow for a more "real time" submersion when you play the game. Its a side step from "in game" advertising which sometimes seems quite flat. Plus it also reminds me of the http://tweetlandgame.com/ where you can tweet to alter the game play e.g. "comet falls on road"

If you also into Minecraft (geek mode now) then this should be one you also enjoy!

 

Stary Night iPad Christmas Greeting by @Torchbox

Nice work guys!

A Starry Night from Torchbox on Vimeo.

The team at Torchbox want to wish our clients, friends and families a very merry Christmas.

As a treat, we've made this short video to brighten the day and warm cold toes.

Filmed and edited at our offices in Oxfordshire, UK. Music recorded and produced at Torchbox by Katie Overbury, Wes West and Tom Dyson.

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GoldRun App allows you to interact and collect virtual objects around your city and share or get rewards

Goldrun allows you to track down, interact with and collect virtual objects placed all around your city and share them with your friends on Facebook. The more stuff you grab the more rewards you earn, so start running!

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Only runs in NEW YORK and LA though I think. They are planning on opening it up for the UK audience though so I am told.

Additionally...

AR Mobile startup GoldRun, which recently partnered with H&M on a virtual window shopping experience, was back on the scene to launch an Invisible Pop Up Store for Airwalk with Young & Rubicam's Branded Content Division. This past weekend, kicks fans went in search of limited edition Jim Plastic and Jim Tennis Airwalks using the GoldRun app. With the app, they could capture virtual versions of the sneakers that were GPS-linked to locations in New York and Venice Beach, California. Those who snagged the shoes received an exclusive code that allowed them to purchase one of the only 300 pairs made for the Airwalk line. (http://creativity-online.com/work/airwalk-invisible-popup-store/21796)

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