Biba Partners with PlayPower to Combine Playgrounds with Mobile Games

Biba, a developer of mobile augmented reality apps and games, has partnered with PlayPower, a provider of play, sport and recreational equipment, to create new playgrounds and apps for children, combining real-world play and digital games. Instead of kids using mobile devices as distractions, this partnership will turn those devices into an interface inspiring physical activity, as real-world playgrounds are turned into the wreckage of robotic spacecrafts which have crashed onto Earth.

In Biba’s initial games, players will interact with their own companion robot, which encourages them to explore the “Biba-Activated” playground through its robotic eyes.