The Machines may be Apple's most impressive augmented-reality showcase yet

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Apple revealed perhaps the best showcase for its impending augmented-reality tech yet at its press conference earlier today.
Shanghai-based startup Directive Games' upcoming RTS The Machines will take full advantage of Apple's ARKit tech, which will be included in iOS 11 when that update launches on 19th September.
As you can see in the footage below, players can view the virtual terrain on a real table by pointing their phone at it and looking through the camera. Impressively, even the audio is location-based, so as you get closer to the AR environment you'll hear sounds of varying volumes relative to where you are. So get up close to the action and the gunfire will be quite loud, but if you pull back or are obstructed by the AR environment, it will dwindle into quieter, distant sounds.
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