This such a game-changing experience that will have forever affected the way I intend to interact with massive multiplayer gaming.
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Ingress
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#12Does anyone know a way to get a quick invitation to Ingress?
Don't know about quick. It took me about two weeks to get an invite. Just submitted my email address.
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#13Some of the guys at work are raving about this, but.. I guess it depends on your priorities. I'm unable to get excited about yet another online thing that wants to claim my time (or rather, might claim my time if I had an Android phone).. Kids/Family-life and other projects take up time too, aside from work.. Where's the incentive?
It is a game. Fun is the incentive. Damn smart idea of Google to get infinite GPS track point data.
Now the GPS dataset is something I had not considered. A good point! Thanks.
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#14Man, now I really want an invite code. Definite marketing ploy by google
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#15Very cool. Another noteworthy AR game: http://qonqr.com/
Full disclosure, I'm not affiliated with the company but I knew the team that started it at a Startup Weekend a little over a year ago. Great guys, cool game.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is a game. Fun is the incentive. Damn smart idea of Google to get infinite GPS track point data.
it may turn out to be the biggest gamification success until now.
it's amazing how much it even changes my daily routine and how I walk around....no longer is it the fastest route; it's now the route where I can hit the most portals haha
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#17Still very very heavy on battery though.
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#18Wait, people are driving to play this game? It doesn't seem right to burn gas to play an online game. If you walk or ride a bike it's a great way to get some exercise. But driving?
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
it may turn out to be the biggest gamification success until now.
it's amazing how much it even changes my daily routine and how I walk around....no longer is it the fastest route; it's now the route where I can hit the most portals haha
Yeah, it's been pretty successful at driving additional walking for me. I'd been meaning to get more exercise, but finding difficulty getting motivated -- now I pretty routinely walk a couple extra miles per day.
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#20Some of the guys at work are raving about this, but.. I guess it depends on your priorities. I'm unable to get excited about yet another online thing that wants to claim my time (or rather, might claim my time if I had an Android phone).. Kids/Family-life and other projects take up time too, aside from work.. Where's the incentive?
Did you read the post? For him, Ingress is kids/family time. He's not the only one I know playing with his kids. Running around outside, hunting locations, competing against a shadowy opposition? That sounds like excellent quality time with the kids!