Google Launches Ingress, a Worldwide Mobile Alternate Reality Game

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Post by sek » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 3:21 PM UTC

Google Launches Ingress, a Worldwide Mobile Alternate Reality Game
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Post by Finster » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:17 PM UTC

Seems like more of an Augmented Reality Game and not really a traditional ARG (Alternate Reality Game). The difference seems trivial but is quite significant.

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Post by rmrfrmrf » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:22 PM UTC

A nice play to refine their map accuracy with Waze-style gamification (plus advertising, of course).

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Post by aditya » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:35 PM UTC

Lots of interesting stuff going on in this space. Shadow cities is another one that's doing pretty well. The big question to me is, where's the Zynga of this world? Can you make casual location aware ARGs?

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Post by incision » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:35 PM UTC

Very cool, I've been talking about something like this on and off for several years now with friends. I've been continually fascinated with the possibilities of AR since about the time of Eye of Judgement [1] and even more after fooling with Layar [2] on my OG Droid back in 2009.

The possibilities seem endless, not just games or gamification but public safety, education - all sorts of things.

I'm a bit disappointed to find that this project is invite only, but I'm certainly looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP4TjzUfOeU

2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64_16K2e08

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Post by truebecomefalse » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:38 PM UTC

Sadly it seems to require an invite at this time. :(

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Post by troymc » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:39 PM UTC

Finster wrote: post #2

Seems like more of an Augmented Reality Game and not really a traditional ARG (Alternate Reality Game). The difference seems trivial but is quite significant.

If an Augmented Reality Game is one which add no fictional elements, I'm not sure I agree. Can you elaborate?

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Post by drstrangevibes » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:39 PM UTC

i thought it was called facebook

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Post by mixedbit » Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:51 PM UTC

Next on a TODO list: an Alternate Reality Game of which players are not aware.