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Gaming With GPS On Your Smartphone

Posted by Soulskill on from the getting-lost-despite-two-meter-precision dept.

Barence writes "If your handset doesn't get you out and about, tramping through mud, climbing around and hunting for hidden treasure, then something needs an upgrade. The iPhone, Blackberry's Storm and Bold lines, and many Symbian and Android handsets, now sport GPS, which makes your smartphone the ticket to join a global movement of outdoor games. These are outbound challenges that pit teams and solo players against themselves and each other in the search for hidden treasure, undiscovered landmarks, and hidden spots all over the world. This article delves into several of the best smartphone-friendly real-world games, each of which is a bridge between the online and offline worlds."

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  1. You mean 4 things.... by rat7307 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Travel bugs are a part of Geocaching, not some separate game. (To be even more specific, travel bugs are a part of geocaching.com's version of geocaching.....)

    Love geocaching, not too sure about geodashing though, it's a bit too random for me!

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  2. GPS is old! by Mad+Merlin · · Score: 2, Informative

    Phones with GPS are by no means a new phenomenon at all. Even the RAZR has GPS, and it's rapidly approaching 6 years old now.

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    Game! - Where the stick is mightier than the sword!
    1. Re:GPS is old! by dfm3 · · Score: 2, Informative

      GPS is nothing new in phones, but sadly end-user access to GPS functionality is still being hindered by many phone manufacturers. My current phone ( a G'zOne) has a GPS receiver, but it's only useful for E911 purposes unless I buy an extra subscription for some sort of mapping service. Even then I still couldn't use the phone as a basic GPS receiver due to software limitations.