LEGO Hidden Side
© 2019 LEGO Americas
An augmented reality-enhanced set of eight LEGO construction sets (each sold individually) that lets you make your haunted world normal, by catching and fighting ghosts. Each model can be built as it appears by day – a school house, bus, or graveyard, for example – and has transforming functionality to become the haunted version of itself. The app, which you download at no cost, lets you assume a first-person perspective. In the story, Jack and Parker (each represented by a mini-figure) are shown in Newbury (their home town). Using your mobile phone, you see and solve paranormal mysteries hidden in the scene. The app prompts you to hold their phone up to the physical LEGO models to interact with interactive elements, or “points of possession,” which release the virtual ghosts. LEGO Hidden Side marks the first time the company introduces one of its play themes as a service. After launch, the app experience will continue to expand with new ghosts and challenges; a concept they are calling "fluid play." Coming late summer 2019. Physical sets will range in price from $20 to $120. The LEGO Hidden Side app will be a free download from the App Store and Google Play. Learn more at visit www.lego.com/hiddenside. Here's the PR video https://youtu.be/AClSeLYeXMg
$20120, iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: Logic, spatial relations