Category: Unusual Experiences

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.

Bustin’ makes me feel… ok?

Posted on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 by PatientRock

I reluctantly started the location based game GHOSTBUSTERS WORLD and came to enjoy it more than the game it copies, despite some glaring issues.

Presenting at Narrascope!

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by PatientRock

I’m presenting at a new games conference for interactive narrative, adventure games, and interaction fiction.

Collecting the Canon

Posted on February 17, 2019February 18, 2019 by PatientRock

For your sins, I played Follow JC Go, a location based game where you walk around collecting Catholic saints and biblical figures.

Traveling Time with the Peale Family

Posted on February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 by PatientRock

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions but a resolution I quietly made for myself this year was to get out and participate in more unusual experiences. To start, I booked a ticket for a Time Travel Tour at the Peale Center which from a quick read, seemed to be an escape room-esque experience.

Run Away

Posted on November 28, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Ever on the hunt for interesting location-based gaming I came across a new game called Run an Empire. The screenshots of the game struck my fancy, seemingly hinting at a sort of hex-based strategy game, but with a fitness aspect to it. Cool! I was ready to run.

Zombies alone don’t make for a good apocalypse

Posted on September 24, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I survived The Walking Dead: Our World, a location based game with augmented reality elements.

Pokémon Go: a near-perfect slot machine

Posted on September 18, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I hadn’t played Pokemon Go since it was all the rage that 2016 summer season. Checking it out again I found myself re-addicted in a surprising way.