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''Toca Boca'' is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games.


Their first game in 2011 was titled '''''Toca Helicopter-Taxi'''''. It featured augmented reality elements, in which the player drives a "helicopter-taxi" to pick up "passengers". Due to the augmented reality, the helicopter-taxi would appear to be in the area in which the game was played in.


'''''Toca Boca''''' is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games.
The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. Wired praised the game for the use of augmented reality. However, on October 13th, 2011, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to decreased popularity, there are few images and recordings of the game, resulting in it being considered lost.
 
Their first game in 2011 was titled '''''Toca Helicopter-Taxi'''''. It featured augmented reality elements, in which the player drives a "helicopter-taxi" to pick up "passengers". Due to the augmented reality, the helicopter-taxi would appear to be in the room.
 
The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. ''Wired'' praised the game for the use of augmented reality. The app caused the Toca Boca company to flourish, and now they are a thriving game development company.
 
However, on October 13th, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to decreased popularity, there are few images and recordings of the game, resulting in it being considered lost
 
[https://www.wired.com/2011/03/augmented-reality-toca-boca-helicopter-taxi/ ''Wired'' article]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk4hsFR0JlM Promotional video]
[https://tocaboca.com/magazine/we-are-removing-our-first-app-and-here-is-why/ Article explaining the deletion]
 


==Gallery==
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  |id1          =fk4hsFR0JlM
  |description1 =''Promotional video for ''Toca Helicopter-Taxi''.
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<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
Augmented Reality.png|The augmented reality.
Augmented Reality.png|The augmented reality.
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Promotion Image.jpg|A promotional image
Promotion Image.jpg|A promotional image
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Sources==
*[https://www.wired.com/2011/03/augmented-reality-toca-boca-helicopter-taxi/ A 2011 Wired article about ''Toca Helicopter-Taxi''.] Retrieved 16 Jan '19
*[https://tocaboca.com/magazine/we-are-removing-our-first-app-and-here-is-why/ Article explaining the removal of the app.] Retrieved 16 Jan '19


 
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Revision as of 21:04, 23 August 2024

Helicoptor.jpg

The app icon for Toca Helicopter-Taxi

Status: Lost

Toca Boca is a Swedish game development company that creates apps designed for children ages 3-11. Since 2011, they have had over 100 million downloads across all of their games.

Their first game in 2011 was titled Toca Helicopter-Taxi. It featured augmented reality elements, in which the player drives a "helicopter-taxi" to pick up "passengers". Due to the augmented reality, the helicopter-taxi would appear to be in the area in which the game was played in.

The game was released exclusively for iPhones in March 2011 and was met with mostly positive reception. Wired praised the game for the use of augmented reality. However, on October 13th, 2011, Toca Boca removed the app from the App Store due to "lack of quality". Due to decreased popularity, there are few images and recordings of the game, resulting in it being considered lost.

Gallery

Promotional video for Toca Helicopter-Taxi.

Sources