Category: Unusual Experiences

The end of Minecraft Earth

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by PatientRock

The location-based, augmented reality game, Minecraft Earth, is being shut down despite its enormous potential.

Wizards Unite, revisited

Posted on April 7, 2020April 8, 2020 by PatientRock

Amid a pandemic, location-based games are scrambling to remain accessible. The Harry Potter-themed game, Wizards Unite, was suddenly looking good again.

Ruffling feathers with the Wingspan augmented reality game

Posted on March 18, 2020March 24, 2020 by PatientRock

A look at the Wingspan augmented reality, location-based game developed in partnership with the Krikey app, the Audubon Society, and the hit board game.

An Adventure, Lab

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 by PatientRock

I was awarded an Adventure Lab! It’s a new project and app from Geocaching for location-based adventures. Casting about for ideas, I set my sights on a nearby infamous dueling ground.

Déjà vu and Men in Black: Global Invasion

Posted on November 15, 2019March 25, 2020 by PatientRock

I’ve been playing the augmented reality-tinged location-based game, Men in Black: Global Invasion and can’t help but feel a tremendous sense of déjà vu. I feel like I’ve played this game before.

Pinball is new again (to me)

Posted on October 11, 2019March 25, 2020 by PatientRock

There’s nothing I love more than gaming, maps, and lists I can check off. The new age of pinball has embraced those things and I’ve joined the hunt.

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Video of my NarraScope talk!

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by PatientRock

My Narrascope conference presentation about writing and developing location-based games and experiences is now available for your viewing pleasure.

Visiting the VoxPopcast

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by PatientRock

I joined the lovely folks over at The VoxPopcast to talk about augmented reality and location-based gaming.

Out of energy with Wizards Unite

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by PatientRock

The Harry Potter-themed Wizards Unite takes Niantic’s city bias up a notch in this location-based game follow-up to Pokémon Go.

Jurassic World Alive location based game

I like making the dinos fight in Jurassic World Alive.

Posted on June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 by PatientRock

The weather is warm and dinosaurs are running amok in my neighborhood. It was time to try out Jurassic World Alive, a prehistoric location-based game.