Camera Phone Scavenger Hunt

- Dennis Crowley

Quick idea: I'll send out a challenge every day ("Take a photo of a red shoe", "Find someone wearing a Yankees hat"). The quicker you respond with your pic, the more points you score. People can also send in the address of where the pic was taken so the photo will show up on a map.

Who's it for: Anyone that has a camera phone and likes playing games.

When will people use it: I'll send these "challenge" messgages out randomly during the day (once per day?). Since it's a game, it'll be more like a "welcome distraction" to the player's daily routine.

What data will I need: I'll need a database to track users + incoming photos + points. I'll also need to use a geocoder to convert the street addresses people send in to latitude + longitude points I can place on a map.

Syntax: I imagine people will in photo messages with just a simple street address (e.g. "721 broadway" or "stanton + essex". I'll also add commands for things like "score" (my score, top scores), etc.