PLACESPOTTING

What makes a  piece of music/art/ a video game genuine? We all have our own views and feel strongly in favour or against ideas that challenge the very notion of what a specific art form is. Is today's jazz "jazz"? Is crust punk better than California punk rock of the 90s? Should vaporwave stay in the realm of plunderphonics? Are superhero movies art?  Are retro games  the real thing and today's titles just a pale reflection of yesteryear's digital fun? Can educational games be art? And most importantly- can a non-game be a game?

PlaceSpotting makes use of Google Maps and the prominent user behaviour of screenshooting a location .and sending  it to friends so that they pinpoint the location by exploring Google Maps. What an interesting way to spend an incredible amount of one's time. Make an online game/application around this concept and voila! Judging by figures, people enjoy finding locations far more than creating "quizzes" (3mil:20k). I guess people love searching for needles in haystacks. You test your inner geography and culture buff and aggravate your friends in the process. Lovely.

Can such applications count as video games? I think so.

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