Balls & Bombs
Balls & Bombs AR
An Augmented Reality Catch Game
Cutting Edge Technologies
Uses ARKit and Scene Kit
Graphics
Beautiful particle effects for bomb flame and explosion
The Story
Playing baseball as a kid inspired the creation of Balls & Bombs AR, which is essentially playing catch but with your phone as a glove. Using ARKit, I developed an app which has baseballs thrown at you in different velocities and angles. Your phone acts as a plane which you have to move in space to “catch” the balls. The twist is that sometimes, bombs are thrown instead and you have to dodge them or shoot them down. I had a blast developing this game and ended up selling it to ex-NFL and USC Football Player, Steve Smith.