Urban Virtual Art
Urban Virtual Art: games that leave the screen and play out on real sidewalks and streets. Each game is a piece of virtual art anchored to a real-world location — walk to it, follow the route on foot, and every spot along the way triggers the next piece. Each game below carries its own location; more can be built anywhere.
Warning! Play these games, but stay aware of your surroundings at all times — watch for traffic, curbs, and other people.
Each game is tied to its own location — shown on the red tag on every card below. Tap it to open the spot in Google Maps.
Get Out and Walk
Each is a piece of Urban Virtual Art tied to a real-world location. Open one on a phone, get to its spot (on the red tag), and play as you move.
A GPS collection game across Miami University with two goals: help Miamians explore and learn about campus — walk to each spot for a university fact and a personal Dr. Jamieson story — and connect faculty across departments through the web of people and places.
A location-based tour of Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing complex — move through the building and grounds and let points of interest come to you.
The original: follow a predetermined path through the real world and play as you go, with the game unfolding at each point along the route.
Another location-based walking game in the set — head out on foot and let the route drive the play.
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The builder behind 6 Degrees — lay out the people, places, and connections that the game walks you through.
The builder behind the GEO Game — map out and modify the walking path the game plays along. Plot the route, place the points, and reshape the urban game.
Background: “Concrete 012” from ambientCG — Creative Commons CC0 (public domain).