AirConsole

AirConsole
	People playing a game via AirConsole on a laptop
Developer	N-Dream
Type	Cloud gaming service
Launch date	September 4, 2015[1]
Website	www.airconsole.com

AirConsole is a cloud gaming service developed by Zurich-based startup N-Dream. It created the concept in January 2015, with around $1.4 million in initial capital.[2] Soon after, N-Dream conducted a game development competition, where developers were encouraged to create their own game on the AirConsole platform.

Smartphone as controller on AirConsole

In 2016, the gaming company was the winner of the 2016 German Developer Innovation Prize (German: Deutscher Entwicklerpreis[3]). Their game, Castle Hustle was nominated for the Best Student Game Award at the Ludicious Game Festival in 2017.

As of October 2021, AirConsole has over 170 games exclusive to its platform. The best known include Racing Wars, GoKartGo!Air!, Mega Monster Party, fARTworks, Final Drift and The Neighbourhood.

In 2022 it was announced that BMW would use AirConsole for in vehicle entertainment.[4]

References

"AirConsole - From prototype to full featured multiplayer game console". AirConsole Blog.
"AirConsole Is A Browser-Based Gaming Platform Where Your Smartphone Is The Controller". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
"Preisträger 2016 | Deutscher Entwicklerpreis". deutscherentwicklerpreis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
Shakir, Umar (11 October 2022). "BMW uses QR codes and your phone to control casual games on its big in-car screen". The Verge. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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[1] "AirConsole - From prototype to full featured multiplayer game console". AirConsole Blog.

[2] "AirConsole Is A Browser-Based Gaming Platform Where Your Smartphone Is The Controller". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[deutscherentwicklerpreis-3] "Preisträger 2016 | Deutscher Entwicklerpreis". deutscherentwicklerpreis.de. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2016-12-13.

[4] Shakir, Umar (11 October 2022). "BMW uses QR codes and your phone to control casual games on its big in-car screen". The Verge. Retrieved 12 October 2022.