Excerpt from the bottom of Matt Haughey's Disneyland travelog
Another highlight of the trip was using the Wishing Stars iPhone app in the park. It's basically a photo and clue-driven scavenger hunt through the park for features and locations. ... Overall, it was a blast and a fun diversion when standing in a line or walking around the same part of the park for the third time that day.
There's something kind of amazing about being able to do something social like a scavenger hunt, but asynchronous through the use of this app. I know a few friends are working on similar types of applications (doing previous real-time social events in a new web-enabled asynchronous way) and I think it's going to become a big trend in application development.
Not enough to make me put up with a visit to Disneyland. But interesting.
Labels: link, puzzlehunts
I playtested the Shinteki Disneyland, and that was pretty much the only time after the age of 10 that I'd enjoyed the park.