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Frappr! - Google Maps Group Interface
Frappr! is a Google Maps hack that allows any group of people to add pushpins to a map dedicated to their group for each member. Users put in their name & zipcode, and can optionally attach a photo and provide a shoutout comment. It’s really that simple. It's surprising how fascinating it can be to explore a group or team of people that is spread out geographically.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...