Betsoft Gaming has created an augmented reality installation at the Alexa Centre in Berlin to promote its latest game, Max Quest: Wrath of Ra.
Due for release this month, Max Quest is a role-playing, action adventure game designed to "transplant the excitement of RNG-based slot gaming into a multiplayer interactive shooting experience." Up to six players unite to brave a subterranean maze in search of undiscovered treasure, fighting back hordes of the sun god’s supernatural enemies, and tackling tricky boss enemies to earn XP and enter regular leaderboard contests.
The AR Magic Mirror was installed in the main plaza of the Alexa Centre, on Alexanderplatz, and encouraged players to team up to traverse a life-sized virtual version of one of Max Quest’s treasure-laden rooms.
Participants stood in front of a large screen, which used a live video feed of the plaza overlaid with game elements to deliver an immersive experience. Players then scored points by stamping on AR scarabs that scurried underfoot, collecting scattered treasure and battling mummies. Other elements were also superimposed, including tomb walls, statues and sarcophagi that transported players to a world of action and adventure beneath the sands.
