Portuguese studio ONTOP Studios, led by Nuno Folhadela, has developed an official augmented reality game for the new Ghostbusters: On Legado movie, which will hit theaters on Friday.
The game, called Ghostbusters: The Scary Life After Death, will be released immediately after the movie’s release in theaters and will be available for iOS (Apple) and Android (Google).
“The game allows the user to be literally a ghost hunter,” said CEO Nuno Folhadela, who traveled to Los Angeles on the west coast to launch the game.
“Almost all augmented reality games are geolocated. We don’t. Ghosts will chase the person where he is as soon as the game starts, ”he said.
The user’s body and the space around them become part of the experience that differentiates the headline from what already exists. “When it comes to augmented reality, we don’t have anything like it on the market,” guaranteed Nuno Folhadela. “This is something that we are very proud of. There is no competition now, ”he continued. “The closest thing is Pokémon Go, it’s a completely different experience because there is no interaction.”
With a strong narrative arc parallel to the unfolding of the feature film, the game features characters from the film urging the user to warn the location that there is a proton weapon available after the player has solved the puzzles. “When you win equipment, a ghost appears,” the CEO pointed out.
For starters, there will be six different ghosts in the game, and there will be more and more of them every month. “The idea here is for the player to become part of the cinematic universe,” the official said.
As far as the business model is concerned, the first and second episodes are free, and then the player can buy more episodes.
Lisbon-based ONTOP Studios has worked on this augmented reality experience with “publisher” Imprezario Entertainment, which will be followed by other games based on the films.
“I would like to be here in Los Angeles [Los Angeles] to optimize some projects, “said the CEO, speaking of the opportunity to spend more time in the city where the film industry is concentrated.” It’s to see if it makes sense to have an office here because of the brand connection. “
Realizing that there is still a way to make augmented reality a technology for the masses, Nuno Folhadela was optimistic about the platform and concept developed by ONTOP.
“Our vision is to show people the potential of augmented reality,” he said. “Things are no longer limited to the screen, they are happening in the world we live in. Films, books, comics, now they take place in the real world, ”he explained.
ONTOP Studios will be invoicing five times more this year than in 2020, reflecting a good start-up moment in a market that is still in its infancy. “We are lucky and this is a lot of work, we started early,” said the CEO, who has been working in the augmented reality field since 2016. The studio, created in 2018, currently employs 11 people and we plan to increase the team. up to 30 in 2022.
Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.
A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.
“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.
Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.
“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.
“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.
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Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.
According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”
In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.
The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.
In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.
From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.
Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.
“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.