At first, PA_1234 seems really out there, east of Paris. Until you zoom out further, and notice the two in Northern France...
The 2 in Northern France were a mistake, fixed. Thanks!
Map of Space Invader Mosaics in Paris
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#42I wonder if this was the inspiration for the Monkey Mosaics[0] in GTA V? [0]
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#43We were there over the summer and this was such a fantastic activity for my kids. It got them looking up at the buildings and really helped draw their attention to architecture and build a better mental map in their heads of the city. Not going to comment on if having a map is good or not, but the project is amazing.
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#44Because 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” :(
Just installed it, asks for username and email, no password. Ready to start, now I just need to go to Europe.
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#45Because 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
The posts's map is very outdated, according to this site's map. Maybe it's a local map for Paris.
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#46Because 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
Avid player here, I can only recommand :), especially if you leave in Europe you find them everywhere in big cities once you look around
Did you mean "live" in Europe? There doesn't seem to be instances of them too far fom Europe.
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#47I 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…
> placed just perfectly to be visible but unobtrusive.
I love how true this is, they're visible if you're looking for them, otherwise they gracefully blend with the random graffiti all over the city.
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#48Because 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
The posts's map is very outdated, according to this site's map. Maybe it's a local map for Paris. https://space-invaders.com/world/
Interesting. There's only one shown in London. I've certainly seen another near Borough Market - and according to this article from 2007, there were 75 in London back then. https://londonist.com/2007/01/random_graffiti_17
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#49Good time as any to remind folks of the good old rtx space invaders [0]
https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/ive-been-invaded-by-ali...
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
> placed just perfectly to be visible but unobtrusive. I love how true this is, they're visible if you're looking for them, otherwise they gracefully blend with the random graffiti all over the city.
PA 143 in Chatelet was particularly remarkable for blending in. One of his earlier ones not using the usual plasticy tile. And a very bold placement. https://murmuresdemurs.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1-143-pla...
