Augmented Reality Travel Games for Kids
Why?
You are on a trip with your kids. Teo problems you have: 1. The kids are constantly on their smartphone. 2. They are not all that interested in where you are and the interesting things to see there (monuments, museums, etc.)
How?
Create games for specific cities and points of interest that use the kids’ smartphone to play, while walking through the city. Use the phone’s location and camera to add activities to the games, like finding and discovering things, solve puzzles, collect stuff, etc. At the same time, they’ll learn a lot about the place while having fun.
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Can You Tell Me Where I Am – a Game
Why?
Let’s see if you know these places, have fun and a little trip down memory lane.
How?
You start by selecting all the places you have been to already (cities, districts, monuments, etc.) Then you will be shown a series of pictures both from places you have been to and from other famous sites. You have to recognize the place by clues in the pictures. If you play again, you will not get the same images of the same location.
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“Don’t Touch the Phone” Game
Why?
So many are always checking their phones, let’s have a game about it.
How?
When you are with friends, they should all download the app. One of you starts a game by inviting the others to join. After all accepted and joined, everyone puts the phone away, either in their bags, pockets or on the table facing down. All phones should be online and not silenced. The app running on each phone will try to make the owner unlock the phone to take a look. It will do it by mimicking sounds that are usually used on these phones. A player can unlock and check the phone when he hears a sound. If the app made it, he loses a point. If it was a sound made by a legitimate activity (not by the game app), he gains a point. The winner is whoever has the most points at the end.
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Assassin Game In Real Life With Smartphones
Why?
A modern way to play this game that is still popular on many campuses.
How?
An app that helps the game’s host manage and the assassins to play the game. The game master creates the game, decides on the rules (like time limits, etc., from multiple possibilities), and advertises it for others to apply to join. He then assigns targets to assassins and manages the game. The assassins kill by using the cam in the app to “shoot” a picture of their victim. The app analyzes the size of the victim (to enforce an absolute maximum distance for a kill) and if it’s a kill sends it the game host. If he accepts the kill as valid, he’ll assign the assassin a new target or declare them the winner if they are the last player still in the game. All players get updates as things happen during the game.
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How Many Steps Did You Walk Today – a Friendly Competition App
Why?
It’s healthy, energizing, and altogether good for you to walk.
How?
An app where you can invite others to a friendly completion of who takes the most steps daily. The app will use the smartphone’s data about steps you walked and transmit the data to the central server. The server will determine which of you walked the most steps and notify all participants about who won for that day. You can also check your game’s leaderboard during the day.
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