Google First-party Augmented Reality Android Game? YES IT IS

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Google First-party Augmented Reality Android Game? YES IT IS

Postby Digital Dolphin » 15 Nov 2012, 11:04

I just applied for an invite to the closed beta for Ingress, which looks like it's going to be an insanely awesome augmented reality MMO style android game, made by Google internal team Niantic Labs.

Anyone else looking to get in on this?

Here's the link to info about it:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/11/15/new-game-googles-niantic-labs-releases-ingress-in-closed-beta-a-virtual-reality-mmo-or-geotagging-game-or-something/
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 15 Nov 2012, 12:11

Looks interesting, and quite SF-based. Should be fun for when I go to the quarterly national team meetings.
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Postby Keab42 » 15 Nov 2012, 12:16

eeeeeenteresting. Sadly I doubt it'll run on my wildfire...
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Postby JustAName » 15 Nov 2012, 12:17

I DON'T HAVE AN ANDROID DEVICE DAMMIT. Or a iPhone. Or an iPod that can even get new apps anymore. Fricken' people with money.
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Postby Digital Dolphin » 15 Nov 2012, 12:35

Fayili wrote:I DON'T HAVE AN ANDROID DEVICE DAMMIT. Or a iPhone. Or an iPod that can even get new apps anymore. Fricken' people with money.


I was going to recommend the Nexus 7 for this, but since it doesn't have a regular back facing camera, it wouldn't work.

Maybe look for cheap used Galaxy Nexus phones? They were $350 new unlocked, so you should be able to snag one for $250 or less even.
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Postby JustAName » 15 Nov 2012, 12:37

...Next year I'll be at least 20k in debt. I'm not going to spend hundreds of dollars on something I don't need. :P
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Postby beramode0 » 15 Nov 2012, 14:59

We have so much of these Samsung android smartphones in Korea that they are practically free. Art thou mad, Fayili? :D
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Postby Keab42 » 15 Nov 2012, 15:10

Fayili wrote:I DON'T HAVE AN ANDROID DEVICE DAMMIT. Or a iPhone. Or an iPod that can even get new apps anymore. Fricken' people with money.


Point 3 there is Apple's fault.
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Postby Under_Score » 15 Nov 2012, 15:54

Looks kind of interesting. Not sure I live close to enough sculptures to get much out of it, but I guess I'll find out... if I get an invite, which seems... optimistic at best.
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Postby Master Gunner » 15 Nov 2012, 16:17

For anybody wondering why Google would want to get into first-party game development...it's all about the data.
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Postby empath » 15 Nov 2012, 19:09

Thank you, Gunner; I totally thought of the 'direct users to businesses that pay for Google ads - they become sites of in-game energy sources' and then your pointing out what reddit had realized (which is probably even MORE likely) peeled back a whole other layer of the onion.

The key thing here is, they collect all the aggregate data from their users do make something they provide better and more accurate, as well as entertaining said users AND getting them off their butts to WALK AROUND.

All in all, if Google is a nefarious conspiratorial 'evil mastermind' organization, I For One Welcome Our New Google Overlords. ;)

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Postby zfubarz » 17 Nov 2012, 20:42

anybody have an spare invite to it or know a faster way to get in? I'd really like to see more of it first hand

it's like Majesty but with a way to actually stay in operation since like everything google it's all about gathering the data.
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Postby Digital Dolphin » 18 Nov 2012, 14:51

I'm in the game now, no invites yet though :(
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 19 Nov 2012, 23:47

I got my invite and can invite others. Let me know.

Also, I don't know how to add friends in this.
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 10 Dec 2013, 11:44

Necroing this thread because Ingress is coming out of beta on December 15. I need to invite people before then to help me get to Level 5.

Anyone not currently playing that wants to play? I've got 10 invites.
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Postby MinniChi » 10 Dec 2013, 12:14

I'll take one. Finally something to do when there's an hour between classes.
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Postby Psyclone » 11 Dec 2013, 03:20

I'd like one; seems pretty fun.
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Postby JackSlack » 16 Jul 2014, 17:40

Necroing it again because it's now out on iOS.

So, who's playing? I'm assuming that all runners are playing Resistance for obvious colour reasons. ;)
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 16 Jul 2014, 18:07

I play Resistance for psychological reasons, too. :)

I've got 8 invite codes if anyone wants them. Even though it's free to create an account, I think the codes give bonus starting resources?
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Postby Keab42 » 20 Jul 2014, 12:02

Resistance, though I've let it lapse recently as I've not gone anywhere with portals. I really need to submit a couple more...

Again I have spare invites if anybody would like one.
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 20 Aug 2014, 12:07

So... This latest Helios Anomaly. Since it's coming to Baltimore, I'm going. Anyone else doing an anomaly or have already done one?
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Postby JustAName » 20 Aug 2014, 12:10

Still don't have a smartphone. :( Someday...
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Postby AdmiralMemo » 22 Aug 2014, 01:19

I made a LoadingReadyResistance logo that I'm going to wear to the Helios Anomaly. Feel free to use this logo on your own if you want. :)

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Postby AdmiralMemo » 11 Oct 2017, 22:27

Necroing this thread because I got hooked back into the game again, after getting bored of same-old boring lack of changes in Pokemon Go. Anyone still play this?
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