Syfy’s 12 Monkeys TV Show Will Use Integrated Philips Hue Lighting

[Maura]

MacRumors reports that Syfy’s forthcoming TV remake of the classic sci-fi movie 12 Monkeys will have an added extra feature that sounds really cool. For the first time ever in a TV series, iOS users that also have a Philips Hue lighting system will be able to sync their household lighting with the action in the episodes of the TV show.

Syfy’s iOS Sync app was updated earlier in the year to support Philips Hue, just in time for the showing of the Sharknado and Sharknado 2 movies, but this is the first time it has been used in a TV show.

Here’s what Syfy had to say about the integration of Philips Hue effects with 12 Monkeys:

“Starting with the series premiere on Friday, January 16 at 9pm ET/PT, 12 Monkeys fans who pair the Syfy Sync app for phones and tablets with Philips Hue bulbs while watching the program will be treated to a specially designed “light track” – marrying the action on the screen to the lighting in your room – which will add a heightened engagement through a more immersive viewing experience. When combined, the app will detect audio cues from 12 Monkeys and translate them to the Web-enabled Hue system. Fans will then be enveloped in the onscreen action through ambient lighting effects designed to engage viewers in an entirely unique way.”

This sounds fantastic!

Source: MacRumors