SAN FRANCISCO – September 24, 2018 — Krikey, an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile gaming application that enables users to play and share videos featuring 3D AR games that interact with the real world, today announced the launch of its Android app in the Google Play Store. Krikey, which launched on iOS in February, is the first to market with multiplayer AR games built on AR Foundation – an SDK toolkit that combines ARKit from Apple and ARCore from Google. Supporting the Android launch, Krikey is launching a multiplayer AR-networked Tennis game.
Krikey allows users in real-time to play AR games with friends from anywhere in the world by using virtual machines to connect two users and quickly having the smartphone’s camera sensors map each physical space to accurately place the AR object. Once the games begin, users compete for the highest score. The games offer infinite playtime and are fun, engaging and easy to play.
Using AR Foundation, Krikey has been able to leverage the detailed point cloud data available in ARCore to achieve Camera Translation, Plane Detection, and additional functionalities that enhance the gameplay experience. To date, Krikey has partnered with Conservation International and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to launch in-app branded AR games and was the first public AR app to enable networked games.
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About Krikey:
Based in San Francisco and founded by two sisters, Jhanvi and Ketaki Shriram, Krikey is an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile gaming application that enables users to play and share videos featuring 3D AR games that interact with the real world. The company’s mission is to entertain the world with augmented reality. For more information, please visit, www.krikey.com.
