Sunday, October 6, 2013

Article 10/6 - Where am I?


http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/26/tech/gaming-gadgets/google-niantic-ingress/index.html

This article published on CNN talks about two new Google apps that help you interact with the world around you. Both of these app are being developed by a team called Niantic, named after a famous ship that was run aground in San Francisco. The first app the team developed is called Field Trip, and has been out for approximately a year. This app, using your current GPS location, looks up interesting landmarks near you and gives you general information about each one. The second app called, Ingress, is a worldwide game where players must "capture" landmarks for their one of two teams, according to their location. Though this app is still in beta, it has received great reviews from the test users. They have said that it really bring groups of people together, while at the same time competitively discovering new and interesting landmarks. The purpose of this article is to inform those who are interested in travel, and or technology of new apps that provide information of the landmarks near you. The intended audience is readers of CNN, and those interested in technology and travel. The author uses great description in the article, and almost appears trying to sell the apps to the reader.

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