Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, revealed it’s been engaged on a Quest 3 blended actuality expertise that allows you to play along with your very personal pint-sized digital pet.
Referred to as Hiya, Dot, Niantic calls the app a “blended actuality showcase” from its Peridot AR pet franchise, which the studio launched on cellular final yr.
Right here’s how the studio describes Hiya, Dot:
Hiya, Dot, takes the most effective components of caring in your lovable Dot companions and brings them to life by means of the magic of blended actuality. On this immersive expertise, you’ll have the ability to admire simply how visually beautiful your Dots are up shut, and develop a particular bond with them as you play collectively.
Think about with the ability to hook your palms beneath your Dot’s arms and decide them up – after which toss them up and allow them to float again down into your embrace. Or maybe your favourite track is taking part in within the background and also you wish to have a bit of dance celebration along with your Dot. Or perhaps you wish to simply loosen up on the sofa snuggled up in opposition to your Dot. The chances are limitless and the enjoyment you’ll really feel is REAL.
The studio says in a news update the launch of Hiya, Dot is barely “step one within the evolution of the Peridot franchise,” noting that it’s “solely a glimpse of what we hope to convey to the assorted spatial computing gadgets of the longer term.”
Hiya, Dot is unique to Quest 3, and will be downloaded without cost from App Lab.
