Comments on: The Complete List of Location-based Games https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tetiana https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-109509 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:50:30 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-109509 Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure by Hololabs

]]> By: Jesper https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:39:37 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-522 Sounds nice! I was talking to some people in Norway who wanted to do a location-based game that included climbing the local mountains.
Why keep it in the city at all?

]]> By: Ralph https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:19:57 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-519 Hey What about Blister Entertainment’s Swordfish on Bell Mobility in Canada. Pretty cool! lots of people playing. Great game…GPS based I believe. Move to where the fish are ……

cheers

]]> By: zgs https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:44:23 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-452 i play frogger everyday, jaywalking the streets with my crooked teeth.

]]> By: Jesper https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:14:11 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-447 I haven’t gone through the entire list, but some of them (like Pirates!) are based on proximity (Bluetooth), Botfighters is cell-phone based (on location information derived from the transmitters I think), and some are GPS.

But I agree that the categories are a bit strange. Location-based games: Any game in a stadium or any kind of tournament is location-based, so what’s new here?
I think the connotation is something like “game played using a mobile device, but where location information matters to the gameplay”, mixed with some idea that the game should be played in a “normal” setting rather than on a designated playing field.

]]> By: Aubrey https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:41:20 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-445 On second thoughts, that would open the floodgate for skating, base jumping, inlining etc.

It’s not easy to draw the line, I suppose. Are all these games GPS based?

]]> By: Aubrey https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2004/08/15/the-complete-list-of-location-based-games/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:17:43 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/?p=109#comment-443 Does le Parkour fit into this in any way?

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