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What is Ingress? Ingress is a role playing/augmented reality game played in the real world using your phone or tablet. Similar to a virtual game of capture the flag. What is an augmented reality game? Augmented reality describes when a device is used to augment the real world around you with objects, people, creatures and environments that are virtual. In the case of Ingress, there is an app on the players mobile device that shows them the location of "portals" in the real world using the device's GPS radio and Google Maps. Who created Ingress? Ingress was developed by a division of Google called Niantic Labs What is the purpose of Ingress? The game was created as a way for Google to collect information about points of interest in communities. What is a point of interest? A point of interest in the game is called a portal and can be seen within the game interface on a mobile device. This portal can map to a real world point of interest like a statue, work of art, post office, church, historic site, monument, etc. Really any location that holds some form of significance in the community. Who plays this game? Anyone […]

What is Ingress? Ingress is a role playing/augmented reality game played in the real world using your phone or tablet. Similar to a virtual game of capture the flag. What is an augmented reality game? Augmented reality describes when a device is used to augment the real world around you with objects, people, creatures and environments that are virtual. In the case of Ingress, there is an app on the players mobile device that shows them the location of "portals" in the real world using the device's GPS radio and Google Maps. Who created Ingress? Ingress was developed by a division of Google called Niantic Labs What is the purpose of Ingress? The game was created as a way for Google to collect information about points of interest in communities. What is a point of interest? A point of interest in the game is called a portal and can be seen within the game interface on a mobile device. This portal can map to a real world point of interest like a statue, work of art, post office, church, historic site, monument, etc. Really any location that holds some form of significance in the community. Who plays this game? Anyone […]

INGRESS – Do people still need invites? I have 8 to give away if people need them – PM me your email address What is Ingress? Ingress is a role playing/augmented reality game played in the real world using your phone or tablet. Similar to a virtual game of capture the flag. What is an augmented reality game? Augmented reality describes when a device is used to augment the real world around you with objects, people, creatures and environments that are virtual. In the case of Ingress, there is an app on the players mobile device that shows them the location of "portals" in the real world using the device's GPS radio and Google Maps. Who created Ingress? Ingress was developed by a division of Google called Niantic Labs What is the purpose of Ingress? The game was created as a way for Google to collect information about points of interest in communities. What is a point of interest? A point of interest in the game is called a portal and can be seen within the game interface on a mobile device. This portal can map to a real world point of interest like a statue, work of art, post […]