Location-based game

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A location-based game (or location-enabled game) is one in which the game play somehow involves a player's location. Thus, location-based games are supported by some kind of localization technology, for example by using satellite positioning like GPS. The most prominent example with a large community is the single-player game Geocaching, a kind of treasure hunt which is usually played using hand-held GPS receivers.

Several location-based games are issue of current research, e.g. Pac-Manhattan, where players play a real live version of Pacman. These games usually only last for a certain amount of time, rarely running continuously, and they usually require more people to organize together.

[edit] See also

• Geocaching
• Pac-Manhattan
• Uncle Roy All Around You
• Location-based service
• Sentient computing
• Ubiquitous computing
• Urban gaming
• Undercover2: Merc Wars

[edit] External links

• GPS Fishtrap - Collect virtual fish in the real world
• Glofun RayGun - Attract and zap ghosts
• area/code - Manhattan-based "big games" company
• Botfighters - A locative MMOG
• Can You See Me Now
• CitiTag
• Conditor Inc
• Demor
• Frequency 1550 - mobile learning game
• The Go Game
• Gunslingers 2
• Mobile Hunt
• Mogi Mogi
• Navigate the Streets
• Pacmanhattan - Has some really nice videos showing the actual game in action.
• Pirates!
• Treasure Hunt
• Urban Challenge
• Undercover Hong Kong based game.
• Uncle Roy UK based game which distinguishes between online players and street players.
• Undercover2: Mercwars - Undercover2: Mercwars by YDreams
• YDreams Entertainment - Location Based Games Developer