There are many sagas, but there are few of the level of Star Wars. And few levels of geekiness reach the followers of this galaxy far, far away. But the truth is that surely all of them, or at least a large part, use the social mediaMany even play at Star Wars games for AndroidWe have found the application that they use to keep up to date with what their contacts are saying, both on Facebook as in Twitter. This app is called Kinect Star Wars, is developed by ecosystem (to promote your new video game), and allows you to see the latest updates from our friends and contacts in a very "peculiar" way.
What is Kinect Star Wars and why fans are excited about it?
The app collects that transmedia spirit and transfers it to your mobile: turns your social activity into a cinematic experience with constant nods to the saga, such as Star wars galaxy of heroes, something that fits with the way the main game and its marketing brought Star Wars to shows and events. For fans, it's a different way to follow their friends while the force accompanies you with every update.
Besides the aesthetics, what makes it special is its cross-platform approach and feed integration: allows you to consult in a single place the publications of Twitter and Facebook with the famous “opening crawl” and its soundtrack. The app is available for Android, iPhone and iPad, and even had a version for Windows Phone, so that anyone can dress their timeline with the most iconic style of the saga without complications, alternating accounts, lists and Relevant #hashtags according to your preferences and for celebrate Star Wars Day.
How it works on Android with Twitter and Facebook
But that same name has been used for an application, available for Android, and also for iPhone and iPad, which will allow us to keep up with the activity of our friends and contacts on social networks while the force is with us. The app does nothing more than show us the latest messages from our Timeline and our Facebook News Feed. But how does it do it? Like other mobile titles, such as Lego star wars battles, the proposal seeks a visual and interaction experience designed for touch screens.
The first time you open it, you log in with the official permits of each network (OAuth), without giving away keys and maintaining your privacy. From there, the app syncs both feeds into a dual panel and plays them with the label format Opening: You can turn the music on or off, filter by lists or tags, and adjust the scrolling speed for comfortable reading. Everything is designed so that the cinematic effect doesn't sacrifice the usability on mobile.
Surely it sounds to all of us how all the movies of Star Wars, with the logo of the saga and the classic melody playing in the background. Then the title of the film appears, and we are put in context by means of a few short paragraphs that summarize what has happened so far. Well, that is the aesthetic that the application tries to imitate. If we put the mobile in landscape position, the sequence begins, and we will see all the tweets followed as they are published, with the melody of Star Wars included in the background. It also serves to follow app releases such as Star Wars RivalsIf we want to stop and view a tweet, just tap the screen, which will stop the vertical marquee. As soon as we release the tap, we'll resume scrolling. The same can be said for Facebook, which appears in the next column.
The result is a continuous and very readable immersive: your timeline becomes a crawl A galactic experience that you can pause with a tap to comment, favorite, or share. It's ideal for following Thematic #hashtags from the Star Wars universe, see reactions from your contacts during movie marathons or host geeky get-togethers with a second screen that doesn't go unnoticed, and complement marathons with games like Angry Birds Star Wars.
The transmedia universe: game, console and merchandising
The app was born as a support for the eponymous video game for Xbox 360, which took advantage of Kinect to detect your movements and allow you to wield a laser sword, drive speeders, or use the Force. Around launch, Microsoft and LucasArts launched a product ecosystem that fans will remember, including a Limited edition Xbox 360 inspired by R2-D2That console recreated the appearance of the droid, made R2-D2 style sounds when turning it on or opening the tray and was accompanied by a White Kinect or with a golden remote in tribute to C-3PO, and other collaborations, such as the OnePlus 5T special edition.
As part of that approach, the console game includes emblematic modes that fans instantly identify: pod racing, Rancor Rampage to unleash chaos, the story Jedi Destiny with a lightsaber and the casualness Galactic Dance Off. The social app connects with that universe and, in addition to dressing up your feeds, offers access to buy the game from your mobile or titles like KOTOR I and II for Android, reinforcing the idea of ​​carrying “the Force in your pocket” with a unified experience across software, console, and official aesthetics.
Kinect Star Wars It is a totally free application and you can download from Google Play. In addition, some fictional comments from C3PO, the protocol droid that appears in all the films of the saga, are included, which will be shown to us when we start the application. A jewel for the most geeks from Star Wars.
If you are passionate about the saga and live connected, this proposal is perfect to convert your social media on a stellar catwalk, relive the opening crawl with each post and celebrate special days like May 4th with a perfect setting; a great little idea that shows how the distant galaxy can also conquer your timeline.
