Tag: Geolocation

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.

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.

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.

Acting strangely in the alleys of Silent Streets

Posted on June 22, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Completed the second episode of Silent Streets, a game with geolocative storytelling and augmented reality elements that mostly clash with each other.

Traipsing

Posted on October 15, 2017February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Turns out it’s a good thing to put yourself out there. After last appearing on the GeoGearHeads Podcast a friend of mine, knowing that I love geolocation gaming, connected me Darren Smith, the creator of Traipse, an app.

Searching for Shakira’s Gold

Posted on September 26, 2017February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I discovered that a locative augmented reality experience with hidden “treasure” had been launched to promote Shakira’s album EL DORADO. The nearest treasure chest? The White House.

A case of the Mondays with Garfield GO

Posted on September 17, 2017February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I got a spam press release about a new augmented reality game with geolocation elements based on a hot new property: Garfield. I HAD to investigate further.