Do I need to scan a room to play?
No. Loci's own maps, a classroom, a library, a bedroom and a football pitch, are open to everyone all day, and their games start by themselves. Scanning your own place is for when you want to play at home.
Which phones can scan?
Scanning launches on iPhone Pro models and iPad Pro, which have LiDAR. Anyone can play on any phone, tablet or computer, straight from a link. We're working on scanning from ordinary video, so every phone can scan.
Aren't 3D scans huge?
The app does the heavy lifting. It keeps only what's needed to build your space, so a room is a few hundred megabytes, and it uploads in the background over Wi-Fi. You never move files around yourself.
How long does it take?
About ten minutes to scan a bedroom. It uploads in the background, and your room is ready a few minutes after that. We'll tell you when it is.
Why is everyone a toy?
Under a normal ceiling a full-size player has a corridor to run round. As a toy, a bedroom is a whole world: the bed's a mountain, the gap under the sofa's a cave, and there's room for everyone.
How do leagues work?
Each week, from Monday, you're in a group of up to 30 players in your league, and the XP you earn that week is your place. When the week ends the top seven go up a league, the bottom five go down, and the top seven win Rubies. There are six leagues, from Pebble to Star.
Who can my child message?
Only their own family. You choose, child by child, whether their Messages are on, set phrases only, or off. Links never reach a child, rude words are hidden from everyone under 18, and anything they report is read by Loci's team.
Does it work with Game Center?
Yes, on iPhone. Your leaderboards and medals show up in Game Center as well as in Loci. Children's accounts stay out of it: their leagues and friends are their family's.
Can I scan outdoors?
Rooms and whole homes come first. Gardens, parks and other outdoor spaces follow.
What does it cost?
Playing is free, and so is scanning your own spaces and playing games in them. Creators who want more rooms and more public places will be able to upgrade.
How old do you have to be?
13 or over for an account of your own, or older in the countries whose law asks for it. A younger child plays in a family that a parent or carer runs, and the grown-up decides who they can talk to.
Something on Loci shouldn't be there?
Report it in the game, or tell us here, with or without an account. A person on Loci's team reads every one. If we take something down, its owner is told what we did and why, and can reply if they think we got it wrong. More on how we look after Loci.
When can I try it?
Now, in your browser at play.playloci.com, on any phone, tablet or computer. The iPhone app, which scans your rooms, is coming to the App Store.