New Chrome experiment turns your phone into a Star Wars lightsaber

Google today launched a new Chrome experiment called “Lightsaber Escape” in partnership with Disney, LucasFilm, and Industrial Light & Magic. The Star Wars “interactive web experience” starts off in a Star Destroyer, where, Google says, “you’ll need to use your phone as a lightsaber to escape the First Order.”

In March 2009, Google launched Chrome Experiments to show off what its browser can do. More specifically, the company asked programmers to push the limits of HTML5 and JavaScript to demonstrate what can be built on the Web. Earlier this year, Google announced it now had over 1,000 Chrome experiments, meaning about 200 new experiments are added every year.