Merge’s 6DoF Blaster is like Laser Quest for your smartphone

While we still have a soft spot for Laser Quest, visiting a dilapidated bowling alley in Croydon can’t really compete with Uncharted 4 these days. Luckily, now we can get a taste of its real world shooting thrills (if not the dry ice) in our lounge thanks to the 6DoF Blaster (£TBC, due Summer 2018). This toy gun has a slot for your iOS or Android phone and some nifty positional tracking tech that lets you swing your crosshairs around its virtual worlds without strapping on a VR headset. With Merge opening up its platform to developers this year, there should be worlds aplenty to shoot to smithereens too. Maybe they’ll even remake Southend’s Laser Xtreme so we can relive our teenage glory days.

Mark Wilson Features editor

About

Mark's first review for Stuff was the Nokia N-Gage in 2004. Luckily, his career lasted a little longer than the taco phone, and he's been trying to figure out how gadgets fit back into their boxes ever since. While his 'Extreme Mark Wilson' persona was retired following a Microsoft skydiving incident, this means he can often be spotted in the wilds of South West London testing action cams, drones and smartwatches, and occasionally cursing at them.

Areas of expertise

Smart home tech, cameras, wearables and obscure gadgets from the early 2000s.