arter ▁campaign , ▁which ▁launched ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mag uss ▁launched ▁on ▁Ind ieg ogo , ▁eventually ▁reaching ▁ 2 1 4 % ▁of ▁target ed ▁fund ing ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁days . ▁Game ▁testing ▁followed ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 0 . ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁saw ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ie G ogo ▁campaign ▁and ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁closed ▁alpha ▁iteration . ▁ ▁Mag uss ▁W and ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁Mag uss ' s ▁development ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁device ▁that ▁m im icked ▁a ▁magic ▁wand . ▁The ▁Mag uss ▁W and ▁provides ▁an ▁imm ers ive ▁approach ▁to ▁spell cast ing — inst ead ▁of ▁drawing ▁g lyph s ▁on ▁their ▁mobile ▁device , ▁players ▁may ▁trace ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁instead . ▁Com posed ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 5 0 mm ▁long ▁pl astic ▁body ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁button ▁and ▁micro ▁USB ▁port ▁for ▁charg ing , ▁the ▁Mag uss ▁W and ▁is ▁compatible ▁with ▁Android ▁( version ▁ 4 . 1 ▁J elly bean ▁and ▁newer ) ▁and ▁iOS ▁( version ▁ 7 ) ▁and ▁t eth ers ▁to ▁mobile ▁devices ▁using ▁B LE ▁( B lu et ooth ▁Low ▁Energy ). ▁The ▁wand ▁may ▁be ▁custom ized ▁by ▁replacing ▁the ▁g rip , ▁tip , ▁and ▁metal ▁rings . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁mass ▁production , ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁Mag uss ▁wand ▁is ▁currently ▁on ▁hold