GSoC 2010/Projects/the Tablet of Adventure

(Progress)
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* osmgps map
* osmgps map
* pointers for your location and destination location
* pointers for your location and destination location
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* bearing
'''what doesn't'''
'''what doesn't'''
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* bearing - needs some debugging in the mathematics of great circle navigation
 
* social features - will be done using Qaiku
* social features - will be done using Qaiku
* custom adventures (friend race) - adventure editor not implemented
* custom adventures (friend race) - adventure editor not implemented
* selecting between adventures - selector not implemented
* selecting between adventures - selector not implemented

Revision as of 17:24, 11 July 2010

The Tablet of Adventure

Status updates for the project can be found on the blog


Project summary

The Tablet of Adventure is a tool for generating and sharing location-based adventures with Maemo devices. The adventures may be manually created or follow the Geohashing "automatic adventure generator" concept as popularized by the xkcd comic (#426)

Progress

what works

  • geohash algorithm
  • distance between your location and destination
  • osmgps map
  • pointers for your location and destination location
  • bearing

what doesn't

  • social features - will be done using Qaiku
  • custom adventures (friend race) - adventure editor not implemented
  • selecting between adventures - selector not implemented