Startup idea list

Re:Startup idea list by mdemare on Monday September 17, 2007 @10:33PM (#56051)

Location based gaming: playing games while moving around in your town with an iphone-like device (and having your location matter in-game.) You could port any kind of game to this concept: counterstrike, racing, even monopoly. Or pac-man, chasing your friends around the block. Or Sokoban, pushing giant boulders through Fifth Avenue.

I had this idea six years ago. I'm appalled that it still hasn't happened. Of course, very few devices have GPS chips, and operators are wary of sharing the location of their customers with random companies. But still!

Anyway, Loopt is a step in the right direction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location-based_game

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Re:Startup idea list by chaostheory on Monday September 17, 2007 @11:16PM (#56086)

already has multiple implementations: http://www.in-duce.net/archives/locationbased_mobile_phone_g...

there's one not listed, that's a variant of pokemon; pretty fun I forget the name (when I saw it, it was only available in japan - though the company is French)

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Re:Startup idea list by iamwil on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @12:36AM (#56111)

The one you're talking about is MogiMogi, and it's on the list.

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Re:Startup idea list by mdemare on Monday September 17, 2007 @11:50PM (#56099)

Well, I know people are experimenting. But who will come up with the first big hit? I'd buy a compatible phone just to play.

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Re:Startup idea list by chaostheory on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @12:22AM (#56107)

there are already location based hit games... just not in the US.

This will probably stay the same for at least a few more years. This is due to a dif in culture. In most places in the US (aside from NY), most people have room and time to relax at home ( = using wii, 360, or PC for games). Until iphone and treo (and even now) most people don't really use their mobile phones for much... the reasons go on and on...

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Re:Startup idea list by jasonm on Monday September 17, 2007 @11:14PM (#56084)

Check out http://developer.where.com/jin/devprogramfaq.jin

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Re:Startup idea list by cellis on Monday September 17, 2007 @10:43PM (#56058)

very intensive operations, not sure if you could get enough subscribers to justify the costs?

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