Niantic Labs
The logo for Ingress, the most successful project of Niantic Labs to date
Niantic Labs, or NianticLabs@Google, is an internal startup within Google.[1] The Labs takes its name from a whaling vessel that came to San Francisco during the Gold Rush.[2] The Niantic Project is an investigation of Niantic, run by an NPC. Niantic Labs is the company that develops the game.
Projects
- In September 2012, Niantic came out with its first product, a free Android app called Field Trip.
- In November 2012, Ingress, an invite-only augmented reality game for Android, was launched.
- In October 2013, Ingress became an ongoing open beta accessible with Android.
- In December 2013, Ingress came out of beta on the Android platform.
- In July 2014 Niantic released Ingress on the iOS platform.
- In October 2014, An augmented reality campaign for Endgame began running at Ancient Societies.[3]
- Niantic will release a new game Endgame: Proving Ground accompanying a set of books and a movie. The first book will be Endgame: The Calling. The movie will be called Endgame: Ancient Truth.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Kessler, Sarah. "Can A Startup Live Inside Google? Niantic Labs, Creators Of Field Trip And "Ingress" Try". Fast Company. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ Upbin, Bruce. "The Niantic Project: What Is Google Up To?". Forbes. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ↑ Tools, Domain. "Domain Tools". DomainTools.com. Domain Tools. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Rosenblatt, Seth Google's Niantic follows Ingress with Endgame Cnet retrieved 9th Sept 2014
- ↑ Frank, Blair Hanley. "Google’s Niantic Labs merges another virtual world with reality in upcoming game". Geekwire.com. Geek Wire. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
External links
- Official Site - Niantic Project
- Official Site - Field Trip
- Official Site - Ingress
- Twitter - Niantic Project
- Facebook - Niantic Project
- Google+ - Niantic Project