Google opens up Maps API to game developers - briefly
(hx) 09:51 AM CET - Mar,17 2018
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Google has decided to open up its Maps API to game developers. This means that developers will be able to build more Augmented Reality (AR) games like Pokémon Go, which turn the real world into a virtual playground, much easier than they could before. The Maps API allows game developers to build their games on top of real-world environments as Google has also opened up its 3D imagery to developers, which includes over 100 million buildings, roads, landmarks, and Parks. Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has already released details about its next AR game, which will bring the Harry Potter universe to the world around us. The move from Google opens up the possibility for other developers to bring other franchises and fictional universes to life. Studios are not wasting any time either. Mobile game developer, Ludia, is working on a Jurassic Park AR game and FourThirtyThree Inc. is developing a Ghostbusters AR game.
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Updated:10:44 AM CEST Sep,20
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