These are the Gowalla Rules I play by, my official Gowalla guidelines. Gowalla is like Lego used to be—it’s a tool without any rules. The Gowalla site doesn’t really explain HOW or WHY you use it, or even WHAT it’s for. They just tell you to get an account and start playing. But I like a little more guidance.
If you follow my Twitter feed or you’ve gone anywhere with me recently, you know I’m kind of taken by this iPhone app called Gowalla. It’s a game that encourages you to explore the real world, and I think it’s an example of a brand new category of games that link your actual location to some sort of a game world.
My sister just called and left me a voicemail telling me we pretty much made her Christmas. We’re heading home to Calgary for the holidays, where my Mom, and 66% of my sisters, will be hanging out, drinking egg nog and talking about cats.
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