Hunt for AR Star Wars Characters During 'Find the Force' Event

Marker your calendars, Star Wars fans. A new line of Star Wars: The Concluding Jedi merchandise comes out Sept. ane and, maybe more exciting, Disney and Lucasfilm are organizing a global augmented reality treasure hunt to "unite fans around the earth in the boxing against the nighttime side" equally they shop.

Find the Force The popular-upward AR treasure hunt, dubbed Find the Force, runs from Sept. 1-3 at more than 20,000 retail locations across xxx countries. Simply download the Star Wars app (version 2.3 or college), visit one of the participating locations, and look for a graphic that contains the Find the Strength logo.

"When you scan the graphic using the Star Wars app, y'all'll reveal a graphic symbol, who through AR, will announced in the room with you," the companies wrote in a web log mail service. "You tin then accept photos, tape videos, and share the experience on social media."

There will xv characters available to uncover during the three-twenty-four hours hunt. If y'all already have the Star Wars app, exist sure to update it to the latest version. Then try scanning the digital graphic above to become started.

Disney and Lucasfilm have dubbed Sept. ane, 2022 "Force Friday II," post-obit the showtime Force Fri merchandising event, which took place on Sept. 4, 2022 to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Forcefulness Awakens.

"Force Friday II is a major milestone in the inaugural to Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. "Star Wars has ever championed new technology, and we are excited that augmented reality will allow fans to experience the universe in a whole new fashion."

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