When last we heard from Greg Zeschuk, it was 2012 and the games industry was swiftly receding in his rearview mirror. Now, though, one half of BioWare’s founding doctor duo is back for more with a company called Biba. The Vancouver-based outfit is making augmented reality apps that work with playground equipment, according to GamesIndustry.Biz.
The firm is “creating a new category, an inventive way to blend our new media habits with the health benefits and joy of active outdoor play,” Zeschuk says. “I am inspired by the category as a game designer and father.”
One of the company’s initial apps involves a partnership with recreational equipment company PlayPower that will see a playground reimagined as a derelict spaceship that kids can explore with a “virtual sidekick” under the watchful eye of referee parents.
[Source: GI.biz]
