Systems and methods for location based games and employment of the same on location enabled devices

Abstract

A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to the location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Such location based games are referred to herein as actuality games. In one multiplayer actuality embodiment, two game devices may communicate location, and other, information to a remote database such that the two user's may interact on different physical playfields, but play on the same virtual playfield. A number of wireless communications protocols, self-configuration, and auto-download software applications are also provided to optimize integration with, for example, a wireless telephone.

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       19 . A system comprising: 
 a first gaming device for providing a first control signal for a video game, wherein said first gaming device comprises a first locating device and said first control signal is associated with said first locating device; and    a second gaming device, connected to said first gaming device through a wire, for providing a second control signal for said video game, wherein said second gaming device comprises a second locating device and said second control signal is associated with said second locating device.