QR codes explained

QR Codes seem to be everywhere these days, and each has a unique destination. Ellie gives you a look at some of the most popular QR code reading apps for your mobile device and where to find these elusive codes!

In The Netherlands QR codes are used for a game i discovered called Het DamSpel.
I'm planning to play it soon and write a review for this site.

Do you have good exampes of QR in public?

De Leguanen - Alternate reality game trailer

De Leguanen is een Nederlandse Alternate Reality Game. De spelers van deze game gingen begin 2011 aan de hand van raadsels over het erfgoed van Breda op zoek naar smartphones. Om zo de opa van Eef te redden uit de handen van het privacy verwoestende data mining bedrijf, Panopticom.

The Iguanas is a dutch Alternate Reality Game. The players of this game started early 2011 on the basis of puzzles about the cultural heritage of Breda. The searching for smartphones. So they can save the grandfather of Eef from the destructive hands of the privacy data mining company, Panopticom.

Coderunner: An undercover mission of hacking, spying, sabotage and murder.

Last week i played this iPhone game intensively and it has made quite an impression. What an intriguing way to play spy. I'm hooked!
The game uses public info like the location of ATM machines and medical institutions around you wich makes it a local experience however it can be played anywhere in the world.

The game was developed by podcast pioneer, writer and actor Jeff Macpherson who is the founder of tikibartv.

Coderunnergame website.

Travel the world with Street View

Just a beautiful video about StreetView.

Visit Street View gallery

Game mechanics make you run like hell!

Zombies, Run! is an ultra-immersive running game for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android. We deliver the story straight to your headphones through orders and voice recordings - and back home, you can build and grow your base with the items you've collected.

Run Anywhere
Zombies, Run! works anywhere and at any speed. You can jog in a park, run along a beach, or walk along a trail, even on treadmills!

A World of Stories
Where did the zombies come from? What are the leaders of your base planning? There’s a deeper mystery to be uncovered, puzzles to be solved, websites to be discovered, documents to be viewed so you can learn the truth of what’s happened to the world.

Better Fitness Through Science
Zombies, Run! records the distance, time, pace, and calories burned of all your runs, and we're planning RunKeeper integration. You can also hear audio notifications for time, distance, and pace during your run.

Play The Go Game like it's your job!

The Go Game App is a location-based game that’s part scavenger hunt, part mobile party and full-on fun. They have run over 5,000 street-level games since 2002 and now they are bringing the party to the iPhone.

Awesome Content
Unlike other games that ask you to do the writing, they have done all the work for you. Game experts have scouted thousands of landmarks, bars, cafes, and other urban gems and written clever clues that will set up a range of hilarious experiences perfect for any occasion.

It’s Customizable
Got a Bachelorette party coming up? Company offsite? Birthday? The Go Game team has done them all and know how to bring the fun to each and every occasion. Now you can customize the Go Game App to create the experience you want for your group. Simply select your city and occasion, then pick how risqué you want your game to be and… BAM, you’re ready to rock in less than 3 minutes.

Read a review at Mobile Beat

The Best Camera... is the one you have with you!

Although Chase Jarvis is a professional photographer he likes taking pictures with his iPhone an share them with others. It's not the techstuff, it's the story that counts. So, this is not really a location-based thing but it still is about sharing interesting locations through pictures.
You can only love this guy's enthousiasm.

The worldwide hub for mobile photography

Post something on my real wall...

‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the ‘how to’ instructions and submit the location and pictures. I will do that asap. What a fantastic idea Aram!

Created by German artist Aram Bartholl.

Poikilia: a German Guided Tours project build by students.

Made by Maurice Messinger for his study mediadesign at DHBW Ravensburg.
Good job an a nice video!

Poikilia website

New released Location-Based Games to Discover Cities on your iPhone

In this iPhone app, the player undertakes a mystical journey through the city. At various stops, the player has to search for clues and solve puzzles. The goal of the game: to find the final destination, where the mystery is revealed completely.

The content of City Secrets depends on the city. In Amsterdam, you help a retired police officer to solve an old murder case. In Barcelona, the quest will lead you to the lost sketchbook of Gaudi. And in Paris, an old picture book takes you to Napoleon’s hidden treasures. The game will take you to some of the city’s highlights, as well as some less well-known, but equally interesting places.

This game was developed by LaMosca

What can you do with 7Scenes?

7scenes mobile storytelling platform is a versatile and easy tool. Watch this video to learn how to direct your mobile project, Share it with the world and Play the scene on iPhone or Android.

Megabrands Disney and CocaCola create a location-based game

Coca-Cola and Walt Disney, two of the most recognizable brands in the world, have teamed up to launch LiveCycle, a location-based mobile game promoting Coke Zero and Disney’s “Tron: Legacy” film.

Read the complete story about this case at MobileMarketer.

Totally Geek: find the journalist with a fake identity

In 2009, Wired magazine writer Evan Ratliff decided to disappear. For one month, he left behind his identity, home, and friends, setting out to develop an entirely new life somewhere in America. Wired challenged anyone to find him – for a $5000 prize – prompting thousands of people to dig into his life and track his location. What happened next may change the way you think about privacy, social media, interactive journalism and identity in the digital age.

picnicnetwork.org

7scenes

This video is a registration of the Urban Game The Mystery of the Colonel's Ghost played at the 2009 Adelaide Fringe festival and created and produced by 7scenes.

MauerGuide

Much of the infamous Berlin Wall has been torn down, but visitors who want to find its original path can use a hand-held GPS Wall Guide

MauerGuide

Watch and listen: Soundwalk

Produced by the very creative people at Soundwalk
based in NYC.