Simon Pope - Urban Gaming

Urban Gaming - is what i will be doing my CCS presentation on, The subject itself is almost unheard. but will soon become a vast growing favourite for all gamers who seek more of an edge to their gameplay.Mainley because they are the game.

A location-based game (or location-enabled game,Urban game) is one in which the game play somehow involves a player's location. Thus, location-based games are supported by some kind of localization technology, for example by using satellite positioning like GPS. The most prominent example with a large community is the single-player game Geocaching, a kind of treasure hunt which is usually played using hand-held GPS receivers.

Several location-based games are issue of current research, e.g. Pac-Manhattan, where players play a real live version of Pacman. These games usually only last for a certain amount of time, rarely running continuously, and they usually require more people to organize together. In games such as Pac-Manhattan, the virtual gaming world is superimposed onto a real location.

"Urban gaming" is a term typically used to describe multi-player location-based games played in cities or other urban environments. Uncle Roy All Around You is one such game in which players use handheld computers to search for "Uncle Roy" in a city.

GPS often has poor performance in urban areas, and for this reason urban gaming often uses other technologies or mechanisms. In Pac-Manhattan, for example, players communicate their position via mobile phones.

I decided to work on this subject soleley as a fan of Nexgen games and to see how the next generation of gaming will evolve from this innovative creativity that has been put up us as users. it would be nice to see how this will change in years to come.