Jan 2009 | Wired.com, a very popular daily technology news website
Inside the GPS Revolution: 10 Applications That Make the Most of LocationNot all GPS programs are practical; some are just fun. Like JOYity, which includes three location-savvy games plus an interface to create your own. Here's how to play YouCatch, JOYity's digitally enhanced game of tag.
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Jan 2009 | Video on German TV Channel 3Sat
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Oct 2008 | AndroidApps.com, the largest and most extensive resource for professional, high-quality video reviews of Android applications
JOYity ReviewJOYity is an app that allows you to not only play a game, but also design your own game. This app is probably the most unique launch title for the Android platform, given the fact that it uses almost every feature the device is capable of in a very interesting way. Designing your own game is about as easy as playing an existing game, which is pretty impressive.
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We had a chance to test out JOYity's YouCatch with Rana from Medialets over the weekend. The premise of the game is the same as Manhunt or Assasin. Ideally, you'll want to play this game with four or more people, but for this demo our goal was to test out how well the GPS worked in a public place and how well the app kept track of information.
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Oct 2008 | TechCrunch, a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies
The Joy of JOYity: Bringing “Massive Multiplayer Trans-Reality” Games To Android PhonesWhat makes a great Android App? One that melds the virtual world with the real world in a fun or informative way. One app that does that in an impressive fashion is called JOYity and it comes from Zelfi, German mobile gaming startup. JOYity uses the GPS in the Android phone to let you play games and go on adventures based on your location in the real world.
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Oct 2008 | AndroidCommunity.com, an open mobile platform community
JOYity brings mobile gaming into the real worldJOYity has brought social based gaming to a whole new level with Android. JOYity uses GPS to help users play adventure-based games with other people in the real world like it has never been done before.
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Oct 2008 | GFM Nachrichten, journal about media, marketing and management
Zelfi mit Reality-Spielplattform JOYity auf Android presentZelfi veröffentlicht seine interaktive Spieleplattform JOYity pünktlich zum Start des Android Market auch für das neue linuxbasierte Handybetriebssystem. Die Software ermöglicht den Zugriff auf unterschiedliche Spiele, die immer mit der physikalischen Wirklichkeit verbunden sind. So betreten die Spieler entweder einzeln oder im Team ein auf das Spiel zugeschnittenes, vorbestimmtes Gebiet, wo eine Reihe von Aufgaben in Questform wartet.
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Oct 2008 | DeviceDaily.com, a technology news blog with facts and details about various Gadgets
JOYity Games – The Craziest Mobile Games EverPreviously we have presented you 10 Android Applications You Shouldn’t Miss, however, we found another Android Application which is certainly one of the most enjoyable handset application ever. It’s called JOYity and it was developed by Zelfi, a German-based mobile gaming company. This gaming app is based on your Android’s GPS as the adventure will advance thanks to your location in the real-life.
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Oct 2008 | AndroidGuys.com, a community blog with dedicated Android news
Joyity’s YouCatch Brings Location Based Cops and Robbers to G1 UsersMany of us grew up playing “Cops and Robbers” with our neighborhood friends. If you are in the AndroidGuys demographic, chances are you also dabble in the occasional RPG or MMORPG and like the real-time, think-on-your-feet kind of stuff. If all of this stuff is right up your alley, you’ll probably love Joyity’s new YouCatch game for Android.
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Oct 2008 | Pocketgamer.biz, the world’s number one consumer site for mobile and handheld games
JOYity reality platform taking Android by storm.There's a helluva buzz this week around JOYity, a new reality games platform for Google Android. It's the work of German firm Zelfi, and allows people to set up and play their own location-based games using the T-Mobile G1 handset (and, as they're released, other Android phones). In a nutshell, JOYity runs games that are played using the GPS and mapping features of an Android handset, not to mention its connectivity.
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Sep 2008 | MMTRG.com is the shortcut of a weblog with news about Mobile Multiplayer Trans-Reality Games
JOYity on Google AndroidHere is one that we had not yet submitted … and yes it is one of 50 finalists ADC which is indeed a MMTRG on Android, which will in fact not one but several games mulitjoueurs to your liking.
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May 2008 | Connect, a journal about telecommunication, cell phones, PDA phones, notebooks, navigation and fixed network
JOYity: Spieleplattform für AndroidEine neue Spieleplattform für Android-Mobiltelefone hat die Zelfi AG entwickelt. Die Mainzer Firma ist damit einer von 50 Siegern der Google Android Developer Challenge. Bei dem Wettbewerb werden Softwareentwicklungen für die kommende Handy-Plattform prämiert - es gab 1788 Einsendungen aus mehr als 70 Ländern.
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