This is a blog on location-based games. That´s all kind of outdoor games to be played with localization technology.

Gesa Henselmans (aka miss_h) is reporting on her adventures and thoughts playing outside with her GPS-enabled phone and designing gps missions . Before she had her first GPS receiver she´s been into site specific theater and media art. If not on a mission she´s writing a phd on Geocaching at Constance University .

• Above and Below Hamburg
  (Tunnel below river Elbe, Hamburg; picture via wikipedia) GPS-Mission even works in the tunnel below the river Elbe - as has been shown by the German TV show "Rund um den Michel" on NDR. Yesterdays edition of the Hamburg based show was themed ...
• Playing Cops and Robbers
  (parking deck as playground) If you take a look at the GPS-Mission map of Bremen, you´ll find quite a few missions that either make you play a gangster or a police officer. Read more...Tags : acting_foolish bremen crime designing gpsmission mystery ...
• More Cable Salad
  Just started teaching a course on Location-Based Gaming at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen. While the students are out in the streets I am busy with all the cable salad... Tags : bremen cables teaching

• Re: Virtual Mushrooms
  Oh, the link doesn´t show. Here it is: http://gpsmission.co...
• Re: Virtual Mushrooms
  Virtual Mushrooms (Tunbridge Wells) It took a while, but now they are planted, ready to be collected :) I hope all mushrooms are reachable and the game makes a nice walk.
• Re: Virtual Mushrooms
  Ah yes, how inconsiderate of me to assume it is in English! Well, if you do get anything translated, please do drop me an email. It's a shame I missed out on the megamission - that looked fun... But I guess that's the downside of location based ...