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Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the innovative minds behind the original trilogy will be well aware of the name Phil Tippett. A 2-time Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor and director, Tippett is best known for his work on Jurassic Park, Robocop, the original trilogy and The Force Awakens. Perhaps coolest of all, Tippett also created the “Holo Chess” scene in A New Hope and brought it back for The Force Awakens.
Now, with his Oscar winning Tippett studio behind him and HappyGiant Studios, also founded by former ILM and Pixar creatives including Mike Levine who worked on Sam & Max: Hit The Road, Full Throttle, The Dig, Monkey Island 2 & 3 and Jedi Knight 1 & 2 amongst others, Tippett is looking to fund HoloGrid: Monster Battle (Augmented Reality Board Game) via Kickstarter. With 27 days to go they are a third of the way to their target of $100,000.
Just think about it. If this game happens, you have HoloChess just like it appeared in A New Hope and The Force Awakens. Click after the break for more info on this fascinating project.
Phil Tippett & HappyGiant announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for HoloGrid: Monster Battle, a new hybrid board game, CCG, and digital augmented reality game, recently named “Best Technology of PAXEast 2016” by https://www.MMOGames.com
“No other tech on the gaming floor combined so many cool, new ideas at once quite like this game. It managed to put together AR, CCG gaming and mobile gaming into a mixture that engages with its personality and depth of play.”, said MMOGames.com “HoloGrid could have easily leaned on its AR tech to make it simply a neat toy, but it has built a very compelling game in the process. It has managed to toe that difficult line between being accessible while also offering a strong level of strategy. In addition, it has a strong base to build on for more variety of cards. If HoloGrid can secure the right attention and make its game affordable, then Happy Giant has possibly caught lightning in a bottle.”
Stay tuned to Jedi News Network and specifically RADIO 1138 as fingers crossed we’ll be chatting with the man himself Phil Tippett and one of the key minds behind the project, former LucasArts genuis Mike Levine.
