A functional replica of the motion tracker from the Aliens franchise, featuring 3D printed parts, LCD screen, sound effects and pseudo motion tracking.
The Aliens M314 Motion Tracker was built for a Gunman Airsoft Halloween night game themed around Colonial Marines versus Xenomorphs. Its original purpose was simple and brutal. Create uncertainty. Create tension. Make players doubt what they could not see.
The physical shell was based on a highly accurate 3D printed model, finished and weathered to survive live gameplay. What started as a static prop quickly escalated into something more ambitious. A working screen. Directional audio. A constantly evolving threat that felt alive in the player’s hands.
Internally, the device ran a simulated motion tracking system driven by orientation rather than proximity. There were no sensors hunting real targets. Instead, sound, pacing, and visual feedback combined to sell the illusion. Dots appeared. Beeps accelerated. Aliens closed in. Players reacted as if something was truly there.
In live use, it worked far better than expected. NPCs relied on it. Players trusted it. Spectators wanted one. The device crossed the line from game prop to coveted replica almost immediately.
Four units were built. One was kept. One was gifted. Two were sold at cost. Not for profit, but for the sheer satisfaction of putting an iconic piece of sci-fi hardware into the hands of people who understood exactly what it was meant to feel like.
