Category: Location-Based-Gaming

Gotta catch some of them, I guess

Posted on July 12, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

POKÉMON GO has turned into something huge. I’ve played a lot of geolocation and GPS games and have some thoughts about the phenomenon.

Guardian of the Blue Light

Posted on June 5, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Recently, standing on the shoulders of those who’ve come before me, I created a Twine game that pulls geolocation data. A work in progress, it’s called GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE LIGHT.

Spreading Silence

Posted on May 20, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I review the fantastic digital book THE SILENT HISTORY which also has its users write additional content that can only be unlocked by physically traveling to a location (in theory).

Stories That Follow

Posted on May 12, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I joined a storytelling event that used the geolocation app, VoiceMap, to tell an immersive fictional story. It was very cool.

Can’t Stop Collecting Imaginary Items

Posted on January 12, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

A review of my addiction to Wallabee, a (sorta) location-based collecting game/app.

Have any Nazi codes you need broken?

Posted on June 14, 2015February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Learning to use a WW2 Enigma machine taught me to love puzzle geocaches.

I’m bored with this World War.

Posted on September 24, 2014February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Battles are being fought in your neighborhood, right now. Join the fight for Ingress and accomplish…well, nothing really.

Cracking Buker’s Large Nut

Posted on July 11, 2014February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I’ve long wanted to find my first 5/5 geocache (5 star difficulty and terrain) and a mountain in Maryland seemed like the best chance to make that happen.

Searching for The Learning Annex

Posted on September 10, 2013February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

A short narrative of a geocaching adventure in New York City. How many times can one man tie his shoes while he searches for a geocache?