Racing Dinosaurs
in Augmented Reality

An AR Experience Made with Google

Taking the stage at Google I/O

Google I/O is one of the biggest tech events of the year. So when Google asked us to create an AR demo that would stand out in a space crowded with amazing products, we scratched our heads and took a long breath (a really long breath). Then we rolled up our sleeves and got to work.

We created Dino Runner—an AR multiplayer game based on an 8-bit easter egg hidden in Google Chrome. Players could take control of a sprinting dino and competed for high score in front of a live audience. The game leveraged Cloud Anchors (a fancy new feature for ARCore) which allows people to share the same AR experience at once.

The demo was a huge hit, and some people were even heard saying, “This is the best AR demo we’ve ever seen!” Pats on the back all around.