What makes the games GPS has to offer better than the games Playstation or computers offer is that you are given the opportunity to get outside, get some exercise and combine online clues and navigator maps with real places, objects and prizes! "Geocaching" is one of the most exciting GPS games that allow owners of GPS navigation systems access to "Amazing Race" type competitions. Of course, there are the individual puzzle type games too, but most GPS owners are more adventurous than that!
At www.gpsgames.org, you can find some of the funniest games GPS has to put forward. For instance, "Shutter Spot" is a game where players take pictures and other players are challenged to find that exact location where the photographer was standing to take the shot. "GeoPoker" takes the usual assembling of a card hand and adds a twist: players must first find and move a container holding a GeoPoker log to earn their virtual playing cards! "GeoGolf" has you moving from waypoint to waypoint to get your score. Then there is "Minute War," which is like Capture the Flag, and other exciting, interactive navigator maps games like "Geodashing" and "Geocaching."
If you have ever watched "The Amazing Race," then you've got the concept of the increasingly popular Geocaching games GPS has to play. Teams or individuals will receive sets of coordinates and will race from waypoint to waypoint, performing different tasks at each location and competing for prizes. In their ventures, seekers often find hidden containers with inexpensive toys, keepsakes or items and log books; they then replace the item with something new and record their name in the log. To find hosting in your area, check out www.geocaching.com to see if one of the 673,265 geocaches can be found near you.
Whether you like the games GPS has created to date or not, this is just one more neat function of GPS devices. The latest technological trends are in all-in-one multimedia devices that allow users to share information, create and upgrade. GPS is no exception! With your Garmin, Magellan or TomTom, you can look up information at the touch of a button, play your satellite radio, talk on your cell phone with Bluetooth technology, gather directions where you're going, plan your rest stops, get the weather, play a game and so much more!
