Hasta La Gadget!

I ain’t afraid of no iGhost! I’m referring to the lame ghosts in this app Augmented Reality Ghost Hunting (ARGH), for the iPhone. The app festively debuted on this glorious Friday the 13th, and I guess it’s supposed to creep us out, but it just got me giggling.

The objective of ARGH is to use your iPhone as a paranormal viewfinder to locate and capture ghosts in your general area. A color meter in the app tells you whether you’re getting closer to a ghost (red means warmer); once you point your camera at the proper location and see the cartoon-ey ghoul, you can tap a button to capture it.

I tested the app in Wired.com’s newsroom, and it actually took a bit of wandering around with my iPhone until I spotted a ghost — so I guess it could double as a fitness app, too.

ARGH felt like a short-lived gag for the most part, but we’re excited to see what other types of augmented reality games emerge as smartphones become more powerful and capable. Georgia Tech’s augmented reality zombie shooter, which uses a prototype phone, is a great example of what we can expect.

ARGH is $2 in the iPhone’s App Store. See a video of ARGH in action below.

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