Tag: googlemaps

Locative Games

JOYity uses the GPS in the Android phone to let you play games and go on adventures based on your location in the real world. JOYity is a gaming platform in its own right. When you download the app you can play 1 of 3 games (YouCatch, Roads of San Francisco, City Race Munich) or design your own. In Roads of San Francisco, for instance, you have to go around the city picking up clues. When you get to a destination, a text or picture message tells you where to go next. It is a Scavenger Hunt with a story line. You can also design your own Scavenger Hunt games and play them with large groups of people.

the mainstream discovers locative. can headmap be far behind?

Restaurant Landmarks

This is really cool. Serious eater maportofu started a Talk thread and points out that there’s a handful of New York City food and drink destinations with labels on Google maps: “I find it funny that it actually has labels for Magnolia Bakery and The Bitter End. I also see a label for Lombardi’s, Fraunces Tavern. Mysteriously, none for Shake Shack.”

Google Maps #1

To no one’s surprise, the analyst found that Google Maps is the de facto leader in the space, while its rivals, Yahoo Maps, MapQuest, and Live Search Maps have slipped well behind Google. According to the analyst, much of Google’s success is due to the fact that its competitors simply don’t have what it takes to keep pace.

funny that this is news to anyone.