Tag: Geolocation

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.