Apple creates augmented reality app to promote the series For All Mankind
A new augmented reality experience was created by Apple to promote the second season of the series For All Mankind. Success of Apple TV+, the program had to have its production interrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it returns to the air with new episodes on February 19th.
For All Mankind: Time Capsule is an app created in augmented reality and aimed at filling the gap between the first and second seasons of the series. In addition to the central plot of the app's theme, this experience reinforces a growing interest in Apple in AR projects.
For All Mankind's augmented reality app showcases classic objects
The app shows what happened over a decade in the relationship between Danny Stevens and his parents, astronauts Gordo and Tracy Stevens. This is the time that passed between the first and second seasons of the series, which deals with an alternative history in which the Soviet Union defeated the United States in the first trip to the Moon. This event then sparked a prolonged space race in the 70s.
With the augmented reality that For All Mankind: Time Capsule brings, users will be able to interact with various 3D objects, including photo frames with family photos, a cassette tape and even a computer. Apple II. The environment and objects of the series' universe bring fans a lot of information that helps them become even more immersed in the universe of For All Mankind. The official channel of Apple TV on YouTube shows a little of what you can find on the app.
In the interaction, you can also check your “dmails” (self-destructing emails) and play a text adventure game on your computer. The creators said that the app was created in parallel with the second season, requiring joint work between the teams. Thus, they selected which objects would best convey the story.
For 3D projections, the device must be Apple of the user has the scanner LiDAR. In addition, the app Augmented Reality For All Mankind: Time Capsule requires iOS 11.0 (or later) and features content entirely in English. Either way, it's an experience that seems to be very satisfying for anyone, even those who aren't yet into the series. Apple TV +.
Through which channels you reach those people, classic and out of the box. Apple Insider e TechCrunch
