My family seems to be infected with Ingress, a
new game.
Per
Wikipedia, Ingress is an "augmented reality massively multiplayer online role playing GPS-dependent"
game, a startup within Google, The gameplay consists of establishing "portals"
at places of public art, landmarks, monuments, etc., and linking them to create virtual triangular
fields over geographic areas.
Imagine
walking around glued to the phone screen, pushing buttons to get points and
fight for control. Imagine phone batteries being drained in the
blink of an eye. Imagine the whole family wanting to walk, since it
is geared toward playing on foot.
This
is how I spent two hours of my vacation day, walking a multi-portal mission in
downtown Kalama, in the rain. On the plus side, think I am starting to feel
better!
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