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Niantic introduces platform for creating 'real-world metaverse' apps

Lightship will allow audiences to create their own augmented reality experiences.
Donovan Erskine
Donovan Erskine
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Pokemon Go creator Niantic is looking to put the tools it uses to create augmented reality experiences in the hands of users. Lightship is a new program that the company has revealed, which will enable audiences to create their very own “real-world metaverse apps.”

Niantic CEO John Hanke announced Lightship and spoke in detail about it during an interview with The Verge. With the program, the company says that it is “opening the vault of tech that we’ve been using to build our products” Users will be able to take virtual and real-world elements to create unique experiences in the same vein as Pokemon Go, Ingress, and Niantic’s other AR offerings.

During the interview, Hanke spoke about how Lightship’s functionality on iOS and Android devices is one of its biggest advantages.

John Hanke also emphasized his stance on the conversation surrounding the metaverse. He’s strongly against a VR metaverse that’s entirely digital and takes the real world out of consideration, and takes pride in the fact that his company’s products and services blend the digital with the physical.

Lightship is available now and can be installed on the software's website. The base product will be free, with a paid feature that allows for simultaneous access to AR experiences among multiple users.

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

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