Category: Unusual Experiences

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.

Narrascope Presentation_Location Based Game

Video of my NarraScope talk!

Posted on July 24, 2019September 9, 2021 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, 2019November 16, 2022 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.