Lightseekers turns action figures into game controllers

Lightseekers by Play Fusion opens the door between the physical and virtual worlds and never truly closes it.

When it ships early next year, it may stand in stark contrast to games like Skylanders and Disney Infinity, which brought the fanciful world of RPGS to the real world. Finally, real gameplay figures you could hold in your hands and play with on a digital battleground. But once you placed, say, a Skylander character on the dedicated NFC reader, its job was done and all action shifted to the screen.

Each starter Lightseekers kit will include two physical gameplay characters, which will be made by toy manufacturer TOMY. They will match the characters in the iOS and Android Play game. But unlike Skylander, each toy will be packed with technology, including a Bluetooth Low Energy radio, Dual ARM processors, accelerometers and RGB LEDs.  Read more...