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Location-Based Mobile Gaming and QR Codes

2 posts · Mar 2010 – Dec 2014

What this trail covers

This feature thread tracks Google's exploration into location-based mobile gaming and the integration of technologies like QR codes to enhance user engagement and gameplay. Early efforts focused on leveraging mobile platforms and emerging technologies to create interactive and location-aware gaming experiences. This post introduces SCVNGR, a platform that uses QR codes for location-based mobile gaming, allowing users to check into locations and earn points, thereby bridging the physical and digital worlds. Subsequent developments will likely involve further integration of these technologies and expansion into new platforms and gaming experiences.

All Google trails
  1. Building a scalable geofencing API on Google’s App Engine- Google Developers BlogThis post contributes to the feature thread by detailing the development of a scalable geofencing API on Google's App Engine. This infrastructure enhancement allows for more robust and efficient implementation of location-aware features, directly supporting the evolution of location-based mobile gaming and other applications that rely on precise geographical data.
  2. SCVNGR and QR codes in location-based mobile gaming- Google Developers BlogIntroduces SCVNGR, a platform that uses QR codes for location-based mobile gaming, allowing users to check into locations and earn points. This bridges the physical and digital worlds for enhanced user engagement.