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Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

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Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

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post #5

It's also a map of links to Instagram. Such a pity!

I'm guessing this is to avoid running into licensing issues with the photos? Or just trying to make it easier for people to not have to use a different app to upload their shots? Or maybe just to make the associated bandwidth someone else's problem? I don't know, but I agree, "real" images would be a lot nicer.

Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

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I personally think such maps remove the fun part of the game, esp in cities like Paris. I’ve walked countless hours with my kids searching for them, it was great. They re not randomly placed so you eventually get a feel for where they are going to be. Now, I also understand that I don’t have to use it. It’s worth noting that in some cities ( Montpellier in particular) the space invaders draw a space invader on the ma…

I did a Space Invader hunt in Paris about 7 year ago and used Invader's map (an early paper version). It was still fun! It was nice to have an idea which neighborhood to go to then take my time and look. It wouldn't be fun if it were too specific though, like an AR app guiding you to the exact spot.

The most fun for me is seeing them as a surprise. Most recent example was in Bilbão, a beautiful site on the river near the gorgeous old train station. Enjoying all the scenery and then bam, there's an Invader, placed just perfectly to be visible but unobtrusive.

Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

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post #21

The game of chasing/flashing space invaders is a whole incredible world. There are persons called "re-activateur" who rebuild the mosaïcs if they are damaged ! With friends we made an online escape game to praise the game: https://grooptown-tech.gitlab.io/escape-game-space-invaders/ Hope you enjoy :-) And for those interested, there is a whole community on discord: https://discord.gg/UNpGhQED

I was excited to join the discord, but it looks like everything is in French!

Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

#36
post #9

Because it's not super obvious from the map link: there is an app distributed by the artist, with which you can "collect" each of the pieces by taking a picture of them https://space-invaders.com/flashinvaders/ It's fun :p

I've seen quite a few of these in Milan but they're not listed in the website so maybe there are copycats around too

Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

#37
post #28

Site is performing a GET request every 2 seconds to get the most up-to-date stats, each time downloading the full list of 126kB. That hurts.

Can you tell me more, which GET requests, which URLs? I only see requests for the map tiles as the page is scrolling. (Try in incognito window with extensions disabled to make sure you don't have an extension interfering with the page.)

Re: Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris

#38
post #9

Because it's not super obvious from the map link: there is an app distributed by the artist, with which you can "collect" each of the pieces by taking a picture of them https://space-invaders.com/flashinvaders/ It's fun :p

iOS app seems to be dead, at least for “new account” :(
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