PlaceSpotting

PlaceSpotting is an online game, based on Google Maps. Its server is based in Switzerland and has English- and German-language versions. In international Media, PlaceSpotting is recommended as a challenging amusement[1] (German) and an educational way of wasting time on the internet.[2]

Overview

The way PlaceSpotting works is simple:

Development

PlaceSpotting was developed for people who used email communication to send their friends screen shots of interesting places and wanted them to guess what place was shown in the picture.

Different platforms

Play screen
Create screen
Two screens of the iPhone App.

Beside the web page PlaceSpotting can be played as a Facebook Application[4] or as an iPhone App[5] The iPhone Application was released the 4th of Octobre 2009. A free version is planned. The application received the award App of the week[6] (German) in December 2009 in Switzerland.

Community

PlaceSpotting is present on Facebook[7] and StudiVZ[8] and on YouTube[9] is a short Video about how to play PlaceSpotting.

External links

Media coverage

References

  1. "stern article".
  2. Moore, Matthew (July 18, 2008). "telegraph article". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. Fussen, Martin (May 25, 2008). "Site Info / Contact".
  4. "Facebook Application".
  5. "iPhone App".
  6. "App of the week".
  7. "Facebook Group".
  8. "StudiVZ Group".
  9. "YouTube Video PlaceSpotting".
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