When they pass under the tablet’s camera (which is covered with a clip-on mirror), the augmented reality kicks in and the cars seemingly jump onto the screen. 22 This is the only Osmo game to be compatible with the IPad only (due to the way the play field is shaped). MindRacers is the first Hot Wheels product that says it is for both boys and girls on the box. The big difference here, however, is that at the bottom of the short track both cars disappear into a tunnel under a docked iPad. Osmo partnered with Mattel to create MindRacers, a game combining real Hot Wheels cars with virtual on-screen racetracks. The race starts as it would with any traditional Hot Wheels track, by releasing two die-cast cars down the launch pad ramp. Launched yesterday, MindRacers essentially lets real Hot Wheels cars race on screen. At least that was the thinking behind Mattel’s decision to team up with educational-game gurus, Osmo, and turns Hot Wheels cars into components of a rad augmented reality video game. But with a generation of kids who’d rather reach for a video game or a tablet than snap together pieces of orange track, giving it a modern refresh makes sense. The orange track, the loops, the launchers ⏤ it’ll always be one of the greatest toys you can pull from a stocking on Christmas morning. To play MindRacers on your iPad, just place the Osmo iPad Base on the included LaunchPad, open the App (free download), place your car of choice at the.
It’s tough to argue that classic Hot Wheels cars needed a 21st-century digital reboot.
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