tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8657122872587499268..comments2024-03-29T11:00:39.953+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: App ideas?RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-42292429057423995772011-04-14T20:59:15.009+01:002011-04-14T20:59:15.009+01:00I was thinking recently of something similar. Basi...I was thinking recently of something similar. Basically a few friends are into airsoft/paintball type sports and have smartphones. <br /><br />Listening to them talk about it, it came out in conversation that an app that would update other clients (I figured over XMPP, but IRC would also work) as to the relative locations of your team from GPS and show it on Google Maps (which I believe has a nice JavaScript API for adding markers etc) could be a lot of fun.<br /><br />Extra bonus points on the app for allowing you to create waypoints for team-mates to see on their phone and move towards either with a simple map and arrow - or for the really adventurous - an Augmented Reality style "see the markers by pointing the phone in the direction you are interested in".<br />Also adding "push to talk" broadcast would be a nice touch.<br /><br />It could turn these type of games into a real, "Call of Duty/Battlefield 2" type experience! (just make sure your phone doesn't get shot!)Dan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117857542002295784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-36522122353136089052011-04-11T12:41:29.766+01:002011-04-11T12:41:29.766+01:00Ah, I've been thinking on similar lines for my...Ah, I've been thinking on similar lines for my eldest (10 years old). Probably start with moving shapes around in response to being dragged etc. and take it from there depending on what sparks his interest....Simon Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436925407095690949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-66588859610889084542011-04-11T11:08:53.049+01:002011-04-11T11:08:53.049+01:00Having a way to encrypt the location information m...Having a way to encrypt the location information might be interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-26123463878650486432011-04-11T10:33:00.865+01:002011-04-11T10:33:00.865+01:00Indeed, but not everyone is quite so paranoid, and...Indeed, but not everyone is quite so paranoid, and anyway it would be easy to have some privacy settings that means it does not show if near your house.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-45038800803706924162011-04-11T10:18:04.138+01:002011-04-11T10:18:04.138+01:00How about an app for burglars, that aggregates all...How about an app for burglars, that aggregates all the available sources of location information, and pinpoints nearby houses which are likely to be empty? You could even have an alert if the owners seem to be on their way back, so the burglars know they have to get out fast. :-)<br /><br />Seriously, though... Isn't this a good reason not to post your location to an IRC channel, or any other public place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-12712547971152789922011-04-10T17:41:27.600+01:002011-04-10T17:41:27.600+01:00Other apps use their server, and I like the idea o...Other apps use their server, and I like the idea of irc, which can be open or your own irc server. Not someone else's server without you having a choice...RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-85792723212177470492011-04-10T17:39:54.122+01:002011-04-10T17:39:54.122+01:00Idea is human readable lat/lon and maybe precision...Idea is human readable lat/lon and maybe precision. Perhaps in DNS LOC format. So easy to make an android app for it too (if someone wants to). Maybe we can make a new convention for irc location updates. Would be neat to allow plain text suffix, either user entered or map based like "Bracknell" or some such.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-60473189570588251032011-04-10T17:34:29.812+01:002011-04-10T17:34:29.812+01:00Being able to subscribe to #a&a-location and s...Being able to subscribe to #a&a-location and see where everyone is sounds pretty cool, especially if you make it human as well as machine readable.<br /><br />Android version too, please :pTony Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697664015360179933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-28502802298427390352011-04-10T17:24:34.186+01:002011-04-10T17:24:34.186+01:00Actually, doing this would be fun, but I suspect i...Actually, doing this would be fun, but I suspect it could do with a few extras, like "do not report locations within x meters of my hours" or some such, so only when "out and about" are you shown.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.com