Location Based Games

[+jollybgood]

I stumbled across an article about LBGs (Location Based Games) in Popular Science today.

 

Anyone played one of these? They use GPS enabled cell phones to that put you IN the game. Apparently your movement, direction and the speed you walk affects your characer in the game.

 

RayGun is an example. http://www.glofun.com/raygun/raygun.html

 

I'm wondering if someday Geocachign could be combined with software like this.

Try to find a cache while ghosts pursue you or attempt to block your route.

 

You have to do virtual battle with them before you can get to the cache and log your find.

 

Just a thought. I couldn't help but think of geocaching when reading about these new games.

[+TeamAO]

Creativity, I like it.

[+Kllr Wolf]

I like the concept of the game, get people to exercise by making it fun. The only downside i see to this would be the need to play it in a field so there is plenty of room the maneuver without running into something

[+robert]

My 60CS has a few games in it that are location based, but I've yet to play even one of them. They look fun, sure, but not something I've tried in nearly 2 years of owning the GPS.

[+jadeskyline]

My eTrex Legend C has a coulple of location based games on it. They are interesting, but you do need lots of room to avoid stuff, like buildings. It could be fun if they could get all the bugs out. ps I like robert's avitar.

Edited October 5, 2005 by jadeskyline

[+Renegade Knight]

I've heard about location based games and I do think there is some potential, your concept I do like, the big thing being how to make sure everone has access to the right sofware to combat the ghost guarding the cache to get the coordintes.

[+sept1c_tank]

I like the concept of the game, get people to exercise by making it fun.  The only downside i see to this would be the need to play it in a field so there is plenty of room the maneuver without running into something

No. It would be more fun and challenging if you played it in the woods...at night!

 

I'm not sure I understand how the ghosts work, though. Are they created/manipulated by other players or just some big computer in the sky?

 

I think this could be worked into the present form of geocaching. Of course the cache would be rated 5 (special equipment).

 

I can see it now: killing ghosts, swating mozzies and trying to find a micro while dodging muggles and looking cool.

 

I like it.