GSoC 2010/Projects/the Tablet of Adventure

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* '''Repository''': http://github.com/cannonerd/adventure_tablet
* '''Repository''': http://github.com/cannonerd/adventure_tablet
* '''Package''': http://maemo.org/packages/view/adventure-tablet/
* '''Package''': http://maemo.org/packages/view/adventure-tablet/
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* '''Homepage''': http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/the-tablet-of-adventure/
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Status updates for the project can be found on [http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/ the blog]
Status updates for the project can be found on [http://cannonerd.wordpress.com/ the blog]

Revision as of 15:38, 2 August 2010

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
  • selecting between adventures - added hardcoded Malmi adventure until custom adventures are supported
  • a finish for a mission
  • social features
  • generate new Geohash at midnight
  • custom adventures

what doesn't

  • generate neighboring graticules Geohashes (i.e. Helsinki and Vantaa)
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