Mobile games and museums, wrap up of post-MW2010 unconference session
Posted: April 20th, 2010 | Author: Jasper Visser | Filed under: Technology | Tags: games, ideas, lessons, mobile museum, mw2010, phones, thoughts | 18 Comments »Tweet
Although the most popular location based mobile games, Foursquare and Gowalla, still have limited user bases, their potential is huge. At the moment, Facebook has over 100 million mobile users, a number that is growing with the second.
As a part of the official post-MW2010 programme, Paul Stork and I hosted an unconference session about mobile games and museums. These are my notes, please add your thoughts and opinions through the comments. I’ll add them to the post to create a full document on mobile games and museums.
What is mobile gaming?
Both Foursquare and Gowalla work alike. Based on your location you can check in to a venue, be it a bar, a museum, or whatever. By doing so you let your friends know your location, but you also enter a competition. You can earn badges, become the mayor of a place, score points, etc.
