GPS Business News recently had a conversation about location-based gaming with Maarten Noyons, founder of the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) and Pia Vuohelainen, partner manager at NAVTEQ.
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We should rename this category, this is much wider than typically understood. We haven’t really found a name yet even if “real world game” is a reasonable step towards it.
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What you also need to consider is that as a map provider we are offering more and more 3D data and with the nice graphic acceleration you can find on many Smartphones these days we have ways to really enhance the user experience and ultimately offer augmented reality type of games. I think it is going to be big and innovative.
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Ubisoft is working on some location-based concepts. And there are also some ongoing developments on the DSi with games such as Ghostwire that are due out next year.
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What type of monetization do you see coming? Is it different from other mobile games?

Read the full article at GPS Business News: http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Location-the-Proper-Identity-of-Mobile-Gaming_a1932.html

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