IDEA: GPS Active/Passive Game

[psiie]

Backitude is an app on Android that steals GPS captures that the phone uses and sends a RESTful route (such as a POST). Using this, a game could be played on the computer/phone actively or passively where they play by doing everyday tasks. Each location point covers x amount of space and by sending a gps point that location is secured. People will be encouraged to move to new locations and routes to dominate that part of the city.

Idea 2:
Players try to find a 'bomb' planted by the computer in a limited space (such as a park). Using techniques, tools and by walking, hints as to it's location would be given. Google maps has information for water/trees/roads which can be used to get decent locations.

This game would be timed and played in teams. Even a simple hot/cold technique would work.

[huttj]

I like these ideas!

Also, perhaps a "capture the flag" style game, in which members have to bring more of their team to a location to "capture" it. Different user would have different levels, all of which would contribute to the capture speed.

The cool thing about these sorts of ideas is that they can passively encourage patronage of certain businesses, with should be monetizable.