ImagineAR Inc. (CSE:IP, OTCQB:IPNFF) has announced that newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame member and former Boston Red Sox star David "Big Papi" Ortiz is available as a hologram e-greeting on FameDays.com, an app that lets fans enjoy life-size official hologram messages right in their homes.
WIth the FameDays app, fans can record their own videos and pictures with Ortiz as if he were standing next to them and share the results on social media. Other celebrities on the app include world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, Super Bowl champion Von Miller, professional wrestling Champion Ric Flair, former Bachelorette contestant Blake Hortsmann, professional wrestler Adam Scherr and Denver Broncos players Brandon McManus and Courtland Sutton.
Retail prices range from $5 to $20 for each e-greeting message, the company said. FameDays.com is based upon the patented ImagineAR platform for global sports teams and brand clients to deliver instant immersive AR consumer and fan engagements.
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"Fans can celebrate the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, David Ortiz, as a hologram in their home to take pictures and videos for a full day,” ImagineAR CEO Alen Paul Silverrstieen said in a statement. “Part of the proceeds of each David Ortiz purchased hologram will be donated to the David Ortiz Children's Fund which provides essential support for children in the Dominican Republic and New England who cannot afford critical cardiac services."
"Pete Alonso, New York baseball fan favorite and two-time baseball champion Johnny Damon will also be available," he added.
ImagineAR is a self-publishing augmented reality (AR) platform that enables organizations of any size, from professional sports franchises to small retailers, to create and implement their own AR campaigns, with no programming or technology experience required. With analytics to track customer interactions in real-time, the AR Enterprise platform supports both IOS and Android mobile devices and upcoming wearable technologies, and is available as an SDK plug-in for existing mobile apps.
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