Speaking of cell phones (“What does writer Etgar Keret have to do with bookstores and cell phones?“)… What to do when you’re waiting in line and don’t have a soul to call? Play a game with your wait-mates:
Next time you’re in Times Square, put on your game face. You may be able to challenge the weirdos around you to a videogame on MTV’s big-screen billboard. The controller? Your cell phone.
It’s the latest project from MegaPhone, a mobile gaming company founded by Jury Hahn (above). Looking to connect strangers in public places, Hahn dreamed up the idea of multiplayer cell phone games where people can interact with rivals they’re battling onscreen.
Links:
- “Making cell phone games a public spectacle”
- Jury Hahn (at MegaPhone)