This obviously seems limiting: In fact, a constant criticism of Lego's licensed sets is that they limit kids' imaginations by discouraging them from making free-form constructions, so this would be the pinnacle of that. In order to keep playing, they need to leave the sets in their standard configuration. This means that kids can't go rearranging things willy-nilly like they would with other Lego sets, building the model on the box and then deconstructing it and creating something entirely new. The app recognizes each set by its general shape while it doesn't have to match exactly, the app looks for a unique profile so it knows what activities it needs to load. The actions can all be done one-handed for those playing solo, but children playing together might choose to delegate each task instead. Just tapping on a screen isn't going to cut it. Their investigation requires them to open doors, turn knobs and even open up graves. What's especially cool, though, is that the kids aren't done with the physical set just yet. Then the set will be infested with ghosts that they need to investigate and zap and then send data about them back to their professor, J.B. But the real surprises come when kids point a phone camera at it and look through the app. Once assembled, each kit has secrets that can be unveiled by pulling and pushing different parts, like the school will sprout evil eyes and claws when you turn the clock attached to the front of the building. The initial building sets include locations that would be instantly familiar to any kid with a penchant for urban fantasy: a high school and a graveyard. Lego Hidden revolves around two students, Parker and Jack, who end up investigating the supernatural in their small town of Newbury. Hidden is the first line designed around the tech, with a storyline that's only fully accessed through the app. In the past it's experimented with letting you use AR to preview toys in the store, and last year the Lego Playgrounds app used ARKit2 to add animation and other flourishes to existing sets. Hidden Side isn't Lego's first foray into augmented reality.
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