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An interview in 2013 described Ingress as a proof of concept for other AR games built on Google Maps' data. [34] It was designed to be aimed at a niche market of gamers. [35] Data from Ingress was used to populate the locations for PokéStops and Gyms within Pokémon Go released in July 2016.
The company spun out of Google in October 2015 soon after Google's announcement of its restructuring as Alphabet Inc. [8] During the spinout, Niantic announced that Google, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company would invest up to $30 million in Series-A funding, $20 million upfront and the remaining $10 million in financing conditioned upon the company achieving certain milestones, to support the ...
Ingress & Ingress Prime [13] iOS, Android: Niantic: 2013-12-14 Has augmented reality functionality and real-world events. Colors [14] Gizmondo, iOS, Android [15] [unreliable source?] Indie Studios: N/A Game was cancelled and later released separately Business Tycoon : iOS, Android: BITLANTIS 2015 Real world resource mining Pokémon Go [16 ...
The HMdb displays historical event locations using Google Maps. [11] The HMdb served as the basis for the database for the online augmented reality game Ingress, which was then later repurposed for Pokémon Go. [5]: 977
A map of players' trails in a location-based game. A location-based game (also called location-enabled game, geolocation-based game, or simply geo game) is a type of game in which the gameplay evolves and progresses via a player's real world location.
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.
Ingress (or Ingress: The Animation) is an anime television series based on Niantic's augmented reality mobile game of the same name. The series aired from October to December 2018 on Fuji TV 's brand new +Ultra programming block.
Google Maps allows the user to start a treasure hunt by selecting the "Treasure" view from the top right. Google Maps notes that the "system may not be able to display at higher resolutions than paper print" and that the user should "take care when unfolding the map to avoid ripping it." Also, the user is warned to 'beaware [sic] of pirates'.