World’s First Video Game to be Synched with Home Lighting from Philips
July 15 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
With Philips Hue, video game Chariot offers
innovative, fully immersive gaming experience
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) (“Philips”), the global
leader in lighting, and Frima Studio Inc. (“Frima”), Canada’s
largest independent game developer, are proud to announce the
integration of Phillips Hue connected lighting with the hit game
Chariot. Frima is bringing immersive home entertainment to a whole
new level by making Phillips Hue lighting interact in real time
with the gameplay of its popular title. The enhanced Chariot game
experience is now officially available exclusively on Microsoft’s
Xbox One.
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Chariot: World's First Video Game to be
Synched with Philips Hue connected lighting
“Chariot has been a great title in our ID@Xbox portfolio since
it launched into Games With Gold last year. We’re thrilled that
Frima is pushing the boundaries with this new technology from
Philips Hue and are really excited to see it come to Xbox.” Said
Chris Charla, Director ID@Xbox at Microsoft.
With over one million downloads worldwide, Chariot is a popular
couch co-op platformer with rich, vibrant colours and
out-of-this-world graphics and environments. It is now able to
control all the Philips Hue lights in the room to reflect in real
time what is happening in the game. Different lights are connected
together to create a unique ambiance with hundreds of colours for
the ultimate immersion in the game universe. When enemies attack,
Hue lights blink red. When colourful plants bloom, their colours
are reflected in the room. From subtle shifts to sudden bursts,
everything onscreen is reflected in a Hue-enabled space.
“With its stunning art and mesmerizing environments, Chariot is
a perfect fit to demonstrate the full potential of Philips Hue for
games and Frima is the ideal partner to help us showcase a
technological world premiere,” said Wout Verhagen, Director
Strategic Alliances & Partnerships at Philips.
The game is fully localized in English, French and Japanese
(voiceover and user interface/menus). The game is also localized
(subtitles over English voiceover and localized user
interface/menus) in Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian.
“As a leading digital entertainment company in Canada, Frima
innovates yet again bringing the video game experience to a whole
new level of immersion,” said Steve Couture, Frima’s CEO. “We are
very proud to be the first in the world to integrate Philips Hue
lighting with a videogame and are excited to offer this unique
experience to fans of Chariot.”
Philips HuePhilips Hue is the world’s leading connected
lighting system for the home. It is transforming how light is used
in and around the home to enhance a space, heighten a mood or
simply ease day to day life. Including bulbs, luminaires, strips
and controls, the Philips Hue ecosystem works seamlessly so that
you can control the lights in each room, a group of rooms or the
full house when at home via the Hue app and when away via
www.meethue.com. From the outset we have encouraged others to
integrate with Philips Hue; from third-party apps to wearable
technology to internet services and smart home automations. These
integrations allow Philips Hue to go beyond illumination, to
provide more than just light - to deliver new experiences where the
only limit is your imagination. For more information visit
www.meethue.com.
About Royal PhilipsPhilips is a diversified health and
well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through
meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer
Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips
posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately
108,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100
countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and
home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new
lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and
oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About FrimaFrima is Canada’s largest independently-owned
game developer. Since 2003, the company has been developing
outstanding digital products for world-renowned clients such as
Electronic Arts, Activision, Warner, Konami, and LEGO. Frima’s
services include video game development and animation, as well as
the concept art, visual development and visual effects of VOLTA.
With 350 in-house artists and programmers, Frima produces
high-caliber products with both artistic and technical appeal.
Frima Originals is a separate division within Frima that is
dedicated to developing and self-publishing original indie titles,
such as Nun Attack, Zombie Tycoon, and Chariot.
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Communicationssantina.giuliano@philips.comorFrimaJean-Christophe
CaronMarketing Directorjc.caron@frimastudio.com
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