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Title: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: naypalm on November 18, 2012, 04:20:51 AM I'm surprised to not see a post about Google's new Augmented Reality Game, Ingress. http://www.ingress.com
http://www.rpad.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Google-Ingress.jpg So whos playing it? Which side is everyone on? Enlightened or Resistance? Game Description from Google Play: Quote Ingress transforms the real world into the landscape for a global game of mystery, intrigue, and competition. Our future is at stake. And you must choose a side. A mysterious energy has been unearthed by a team of scientists in Europe. The origin and purpose of this force is unknown, but some researchers believe it is influencing the way we think. We must control it or it will control us. “The Enlightened” seek to embrace the power that this energy may bestow upon us. “The Resistance” struggle to defend, and protect what’s left of our humanity. Install Ingress and transform your world. The World is the Game Move through the real world using your Android device and the Ingress app to discover and tap sources of this mysterious energy. Acquire objects to aid in your quest, deploy tech to capture territory, and ally with other players to advance the cause of the Enlightened or the Resistance. Strategy The struggle is being played out globally. Track the progress of players around the world, plan your next steps, and communicate with others using an Intelligence map. What is the Niantic Project? Is this just a game? An Investigation Board (http://www.nianticproject.com) filled with cryptic clues and secret codes awaits. The story evolves everyday. Powerful secrets and game tech are there to be unlocked. Form Alliances The struggle to save the planet spans the entire world. Groups of people acting together can be more effective than individuals acting alone. Cooperation across neighborhoods, cities, and countries will be needed to achieve the ultimate victory. NOTE: This app is optimized for smartphones, not tablets. Join the investigation: G+: http://www.google.com/+NianticProject Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NianticProject Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NianticProject Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: dank on November 18, 2012, 04:23:57 AM Hmm... interesting.
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: Fcx35x10 on November 18, 2012, 06:06:09 AM hmm never heard of this prior. thanks for bringing this up. i'll look into it and inform if decide a side
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: dank on November 18, 2012, 06:20:19 AM Sounds like real life.
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: naypalm on November 18, 2012, 06:53:04 PM It seems like a cool thing to pass the time. Reminds me of the old Google Buzz feature of Google Maps except your attacking and haxing your enemy's virtual structures in-game.
A buddy of mine started up a website (http://www.enlightened.co) devoted to the Enlightened side, feel free to join. I won't have much free time the next few days but I'll hop on when I can. Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: Yuhfhrh on November 19, 2012, 09:37:55 PM If I could only get an invite... :-\
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: dank on November 19, 2012, 11:56:54 PM Invite yourself.
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: naypalm on November 20, 2012, 11:29:13 PM You can get an invite by waiting in an IRC, more details here: http://www.enlightened.co/index.php/topic,5.msg9.html#msg9
They need to put it on the iphone so people can actually play it. I heard that an app is in the works for iOS devices. If it were me, I'd go buy a cheap compatible tablet to play on. Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: jwzguy on November 20, 2012, 11:31:03 PM You can get an invite by waiting in an IRC, more details here: http://www.enlightened.co/index.php/topic,5.msg9.html#msg9 They need to put it on the iphone so people can actually play it. I heard that an app is in the works for iOS devices. If it were me, I'd go buy a cheap compatible tablet to play on. I gave it 8 hours or so, waiting in IRC is pretty hit and miss. I'll have to wait for open beta I guess. Game looks awesome. Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: naypalm on November 20, 2012, 11:40:45 PM Current player counts are totaling 2.7 Million. It was only about 250k two days ago!
They must be handing out more invites hopefully from the main site. http://www.ingress.com I also found http://www.ingressinvites.com but I am usually weary of giving my email out to an unknown website. Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: jwzguy on November 21, 2012, 02:59:45 AM Current player counts are totaling 2.7 Million. It was only about 250k two days ago! They must be handing out more invites hopefully from the main site. http://www.ingress.com I also found http://www.ingressinvites.com but I am usually weary of giving my email out to an unknown website. I read that invites drop for hacking portals...I have been insanely busy for the last few days, I will try to make some Ingress art soon I guess. If you get any invites to pass on in-game, I'll owe you one. You having fun? I heard it uses a lot of battery...I have a couple of 8000ma portable powerpacks for just such an occasion. Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: btharper on November 26, 2012, 03:01:07 AM From what I've seen there's a bunch of people trying to get in, and several people enjoying the view from the inside.
The best way I've seen to get an invite if you have talent is to post art on G+ for the people running the show to see and they're handing out invites on that basis as said. I've signed up for ingressinvites.com but since it was only this morning I haven't heard back yet Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: naypalm on November 26, 2012, 07:19:48 AM From what I've seen there's a bunch of people trying to get in, and several people enjoying the view from the inside. The best way I've seen to get an invite if you have talent is to post art on G+ for the people running the show to see and they're handing out invites on that basis as said. I've signed up for ingressinvites.com but since it was only this morning I haven't heard back yet Right now there are over 16 Million players so the invites are getting out there. Someone figured out how to grab stats from Ingress but google already shut them down. So I'll just leave this here: http://uberbills.tk/ingress-example.php Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: Lethn on November 26, 2012, 08:15:04 AM I can already see people hopping on a plane to a certain country just to help out the side they're on! :P
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: btharper on December 04, 2012, 03:59:54 AM From what I've seen there's a bunch of people trying to get in, and several people enjoying the view from the inside. The best way I've seen to get an invite if you have talent is to post art on G+ for the people running the show to see and they're handing out invites on that basis as said. I've signed up for ingressinvites.com but since it was only this morning I haven't heard back yet Right now there are over 16 Million players so the invites are getting out there. Someone figured out how to grab stats from Ingress but google already shut them down. So I'll just leave this here: http://uberbills.tk/ingress-example.php Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: caffeinewriter on December 04, 2012, 04:29:07 AM I have never been more pissed to own an iPhone. (I've been pretty pissed at my iPhone) Anyone want to send me a free Droid? :)
Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: alatvian on December 19, 2013, 09:42:13 PM I am curious where the intersection of Ingress and bitcoin will end up being. The items are non-transferable, so there can't easily be a bitcoin market for it. Maybe ingress itself will end up with it's own alt-coin (but I hope not). Perhaps the bitcoin blockchain can be used to transfer items or something like that.
Interesting... Title: Re: Ingress Augmented Reality Post by: Liam W on March 01, 2014, 11:35:13 AM I am curious where the intersection of Ingress and bitcoin will end up being. The items are non-transferable, so there can't easily be a bitcoin market for it. Maybe ingress itself will end up with it's own alt-coin (but I hope not). Perhaps the bitcoin blockchain can be used to transfer items or something like that. Interesting... Technically, the items are transferable. You can drop them and have someone pick them up... It's just against the terms to sell items... |
