This Android game mashes up geolocation and science fiction
This Android game mashes up geolocation and science fiction From the Washington Post: This Android game mashes up geolocation and science fiction In a million places around the globe, a strange form of energy is coming through from what seems like another dimension. We don�t know anything about it � only that it appears to make some people more creative and intelligent. Those people are called The Enlightened, and their goal is to blow those portals wide open. But working against them are the members of The Resistance, people who believe this new energy can�t be trusted. That�s the lore behind Ingress, an emerging augmented-reality game from Niantic Labs, a startup within Google. The portals are real-world landmarks and points of interest that fall under the control of either in-game faction when nearby players power them up. The idea is to get people out and exploring parts of their own city they may never have been to before, said John Hanke, who oversees the game�s develo...
