Sunday, February 16, 2014

The Game of Topophilia

I just created a super fun game! It's called Topophilia. Here are the rules:


  1. Go to this website: Globe Genie. You will be on the ground somewhere in gorgeous northern Scotland. The world will be spinning. Never fear. 
  2. Set up the game: Look at the menu on the right. Put a check mark on every continent in the list. Make sure the Auto option is in the off position. Turn off the slow pan, or leave it on, your choice. Use the little plus sign on the mini map to zoom in all the way. 
  3. Now, click on the Teleport button!
  4. You are NOT ALLOWED to look in the upper left corner of the screen. There will sometimes be an address there and looking is cheating. You want this to be fun! 
  5. You will explore using the clicking and dragging method of navigating Google Street View (because that's what this is!) 
  6. Find clues and guess where you are! Clues can be found by looking at: road signs, fashion and architecture styles, vegetation/climate, etc. Be a detective! 
  7. You can time yourself if you would like. Ultimately, once you think you know where you are, you zoom out on the map and find out if you're right. 
  8. Keep a tally and brag to your friends. Your goal can be whatever you want it to be. I like to guess the country, or if I know it's the U.S. or Canada I like to guess the state or province. 

Use this game to explore and get to know this beautiful planet we all call home. 

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