SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION BASED GAMES AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE SAME ON LOCATION ENABLED DEVICES
A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to the location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Such location based games are referred to herein as actuality games. In one multiplayer actuality embodiment, two game devices may communicate location, and other, information to a remote database such that the two user's may interact on different physical playfields, but play on the same virtual playfield. A number of wireless communications protocols, self-configuration, and auto-download software applications are also provided to optimize integration with, for example, a wireless telephone.
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19 . A wireless telephonic communications device comprising:
a directional device for determining the direction of said wireless telephonic communications device;
a locating device for determining the location of said wireless telephonic communications device; and
a location-based program, wherein said location-based program is downloaded wirelessly to said wireless telephonic communications device.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein said location-based program is a location-based video game.
21 . The system of claim 19 , wherein an additional level of said video game is downloaded.
22 . The system of claim 19 , wherein an additional level of said video game is downloaded as part of a subscription.
23 . The system of claim 19 , wherein said video game is downloaded at a cost.
24 . The system of claim 19 , wherein said video game is rented at a cost.
25 . A head-mounted system comprising:
a transparent display, wherein virtual indicia are provided on said transparent display such that a user looking through said transparent display sees the user's physical environment and said virtual indicia through said transparent display;
a directional device for determining the direction of said head-mounted system; and
a locating device for determining the location of said head-mounted system.
26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein said virtual indicia are associated with a video game.
27 . The system of claim 25 , wherein said virtual indicia are associated with a location-based video game.
28 . The system of claim 25 , wherein information from said locating device is provided to a remote server.
29 . The system of claim 25 , wherein said virtual indicia is associated with a multiple-player video game, said head-mounted system is associated with a first player of said multiple-player video game, and information for operating said multiple-player video game is received from a remote device associated with a second player of said multiple-player video game.
30 . The system of claim 25 , wherein said locating device comprises a positioning receiver.
31 . The system of claim 25 , further comprising a second locating device.
32 . The system of claim 25 , further comprising:
a second locating device; and
a third locating device.
33 . A portable gaming system comprising:
a display;
a locating device; and
a processor for playing a location-based video game based, at least in part, on signals received from said locating device, wherein said location-based video game is provided on a removable cartridge.
34 . The system of claim 33 , further comprising a second locating device.
35 . The system of claim 33 , wherein said locating device comprises a positioning receiver.
36 . The system of claim 33 , further comprising a directional device.
37 . The system of claim 33 , wherein information associated with said video game is provided to a remote storage device.
38 . The system of claim 33 , wherein said video game is a multiple-player video game and information associated with a second player of said video game is received by said system and utilized by said video game.