LyteShot

LyteShot used augmented reality with mobile phones and augmented reality smartglasses for interactive gameplay. The website is down and the last update was in 2016, although Twitter and Facebook accounts still exist. The platform integrated sensor-based hardware which wirelessly connects to users’ mobile devices and with the Internet of Things (IoT) to share in-game data via the cloud. The platform's sensor-based peripherals connect with mobile phones to bring multi-player digital alternate reality game or first-person shooter gameplay into the real world {{cite web |last=Sears|first=Connor|url=http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/15083/20141111/lyteshot-game-peripheral-looks-to-combine-args-with-first-person-shooters.htm |title=LyteShot Game Peripheral Looks To Combine ARGs With First-Person Shooters|date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=GamenGuide|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Stettner|first=Jason|url=https://gamerheadquarters.com/articles/lyteshot-interview.html|title=LyteShot interview - Gamerheadquarters|date=December 8, 2014 |publisher=Gamerheadquarters|accessdate=January 4, 2015}} which adds digital components to live-action games.{{cite web |last=Born |first=Kathryn|url=http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/indie-products-chicago-fall-2013 |title=Indie Products from Chicago - Fall 2013 |date=October 22, 2013 |publisher=Built in Chicago|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}

LyteShot platform consists of three core components to the system: a handheld device, called a "Lyter";{{cite web |last=Damerson |first=Emerson|url=http://www.builtinchicago.org/2014/11/11/lyteshot-turns-mobile-gaming-real-world-adventure |title=LyteShot turns mobile gaming into a real-world adventure |date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=Built in Chicago|accessdate=January 2, 2015}} a receiver, called a "LytePuck", worn by each player; and LyteShot-enabled game applications on users' Bluetooth Low Energy-enabled smartphones operating on either iOS or Android.{{cite web |last=Beckman|first=Mariah|url=http://www.gizorama.com/2014/interview/lyteshot-interview-with-ceo-lark-ladd-cto-tom-ketola|title=LyteShot Interview with CEO Mark Ladd & CTO Tom Ketola |date=December 8, 2014 |publisher=Gizorama|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Ackerman |first=Mike|url=http://www.thegamescouts.com/2014/11/lyteshot-live-action-gaming.html|title=Lyteshot Live Action Gaming |date=November 13, 2014 |publisher=GameScouts|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Nelson|first=Noah J.|url=http://turnstylenews.com/2014/10/15/indiecade-gamings-magic-8-ball/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150105012619/http://turnstylenews.com/2014/10/15/indiecade-gamings-magic-8-ball/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |title=IndieCade: Gaming's Magic 8-Ball|date=October 15, 2014|publisher=Turnstyle|accessdate=January 4, 2015}} The Lyter, LytePuck, and mobile smartphone game apps connect to the cloud via Bluetooth enabling transmission of game data for types of live action role-playing games, thus eliminating the need for referees or gamekeepers. Various peripherals, representing weapons and/or tools such as a gun or a sword, have also been developed to attach to the "Lyter" while gaming,{{cite web |url=http://www.fruition8.com/what-we-do.html |title=What We do - Fruition8|publisher=Fruition8 |accessdate=January 4, 2015}} and users can also create their own attachments through design and 3D printing.{{cite web |last=Silva|first=Marty|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/09/ces-2015-lyteshot-wants-to-bring-laser-tag-to-the-future|title=CES 2015: LyteShot Wants to Bring Laser Tag to the Future|date=January 8, 2015 |publisher=IGN|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}

LyteShot's first game release is Assassin: The Game, a first-person shooter based on the live action game of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2014/11/12/live-action-gaming-in-chicago-lyteshot/|title='The Soul of Game Making:' How LyteShot is Building a New Gaming Market Segment in Chicago|last=Flanagan|first=Will|date=November 12, 2014|publisher=ChicagoInno|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Dallke|first=Jim|url=http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2014/12/05/15-chicago-startups-to-watch-in-2015/ |title=15 Chicago Startups to Watch in 2015|date=December 5, 2014 |publisher=ChicagoInno|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indiecade.com/games/selected/assassin-the-game/ |title=Assassin: The Game|publisher=IndieCade|accessdate=January 4, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/assassin-the-game/id675489958?mt=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212204214/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/assassin-the-game/id675489958?mt=8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |title=Assassin: The Game on the App Store on iTunes|publisher=iTunes Store|accessdate=January 4, 2015}} Developers can utilize the platforms software developer kit (SDK) allowing independent users to develop their own games for use with LyteShot's hardware and mobile technology.

LyteShot was named as a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Design Award honoree in the Gaming Hardware and Accessories category.{{cite web |url=http://www.cesweb.org/Awards/CES-Innovations-Awards.aspx |title=2015 CES Innovation Awards |publisher=CEA|accessdate=January 2, 2015}} In addition, LLteShot received Game Connections's international award for Most Original/ Creative Project as well as the Auggie Award from Augmented World Expo (AWE) for Best Game.{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/06/17/ar-games-lyteshot-wins-best-augmented-reality-game-award/|title=Chicago's LyteShot Takes Home the Best Game Award at the Augmented World Expo|website=Chicago Inno|access-date=2017-02-27}} LyteShot debuted the platform at CES 2015 with Epson as a featured developer for the Epson Moverio BT-200 Smartglasses.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamersftw.co.uk/lyteshot-showcase-live-action-ar-gaming-app-ces-2015/ |title=LyteShot To Showcase Live-Action AR Gaming App at CES 2015 |publisher=GamersFTW|accessdate=January 6, 2015}}

The LyteShot company was founded in December 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/LyteShot/info|title=About Lyteshot|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=January 4, 2015}} by CEO Mark Ladd, an architect and specialist in 3D data visualization; and David Brooks, a mechanical engineer who left the company in 2013. Tom Ketola, a veteran of game development at companies such as Activision and Disney Interactive Studios served as CTO from May 2014 until April 2015.;{{cite web |url=http://www.cesweb.org/Awards/CES-Innovations-Awards.aspx |title=The LyteShot Team |publisher=LyteShot|accessdate=January 2, 2015}} The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-lyteshot-kickstarter-bsi-20150105-story.html|title=Chicago-based LyteShot wants to take mobile gaming off the tiny screen|last=Graham|first=Meg|date=January 6, 2015|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}

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