Some issues with privacy laws arise instantly... "... RL GPS position..." does sound like it is opening up a world of jurisdical hurt for the game dev, no matter if players need to opt in on sending their positions first.

You need to make it watertight so there is NO possibility anyone could hack the game to get GPS positions of people, or GPS positions could be sent by mistake.

Hello, thank you for your response!

I agree, it has to be watertight!

Could you give me some examples of similar games?

Unfortuanatelly no, I'm not really into these things. But I do hear about it a lot (in bars, from people who are not even players, etc; not to mention this forum, this idea seems to me to pop up with a boring regularity - maybe search the forum's older topics?), so I would be cautious here and research it first. I get an impression it's an oversaturated market dominated by a few big fish.

Thank you, I`ll try to look around little bit more.

By zoning rules you mean that the game can be played only in marked area? Like if I go to a park wich is marked as a game zone and people can play only there?

Yes you mark the zone using your device and this acts as a battlefield, players can move in and out of play by moving out off this zone.

Think pvp zones in MMO.

Take a look at this game: https://www.ingress.com/

You're not being very descriptive. Are you making an online turn-based strategy game using Google Maps? If you're making a full 3D game that takes place in real life, that's going to be about a terabyte worth of level design unless it's procedurally generated (in which case, it's NOT real life, and you'd still have to get a server big enough to host that big map).

Also, what if only 2 people in my area play the game? It'd feel really empty. Plus, those two people over the internet would know where I live. In fact, ANYONE playing the game would know where I live.

Now, I'd totally play a turn-based strategy game that uses Google Maps (or something similar), but I wouldn't want to give away any personal information like where I live.

You're not being very descriptive. Are you making an online turn-based strategy game using Google Maps? If you're making a full 3D game that takes place in real life, that's going to be about a terabyte worth of level design unless it's procedurally generated (in which case, it's NOT real life, and you'd still have to get a server big enough to host that big map).

Also, what if only 2 people in my area play the game? It'd feel really empty. Plus, those two people over the internet would know where I live. In fact, ANYONE playing the game would know where I live.

Now, I'd totally play a turn-based strategy game that uses Google Maps (or something similar), but I wouldn't want to give away any personal information like where I live.

Hey, thanks for your answer. It is not turn based or 3d. Game is mainly a map in the phone and you, outside, moving around in real world. .

I try to exmplain a little bit more. In the game interface you see a map and dots. Dots represent other players who are currently online and playing the game.

About knowing where you live. I started hinking about the game to make jogging, running, just going for a walk more fun and also keeps your mind sharp while running. There is no reason to log in in home, because you cannot run away from missilile, if you are not on a mobe, you are a very easy target. Best way to do it is to go away from home, find a nearest park to feel safe while you play and then log in.

Sounds like a pretty fun concept.

Sounds like a pretty fun concept.

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