Sketch 5
LoveTAP
The scene:
Today is a beautiful day, and you have a few things you would like to finish up. You're feeling pretty good, and, if you do say so yourself, you're looking pretty awesome too. What better place to go do this work... and be seen than the local Starbucks or Coffee Bean? That way you can enjoy a beverage, bask in the sun (or the indoor air conditioning) and perhaps catch the eye of a stranger.
The problem:
Say you do in fact find a stranger who catches your eye... and you're too shy to simply march up to them and try to break the ice. This is where this iPhone application comes in. Whenever you are in a Starbucks or a Coffee Bean you are able to access this application. The location based mechanic allows you to view the "blue-print" like set up of the location, showing you the tables and locations in the store. You can tap on your phone where the location of this desirable stranger is, and thus the game begins. In a 20 questions style fashion, you invite the object of your momentary affection to look around the room and by asking yes or no questions, try to figure out who you are. While this application could be played simply as a game it also enables the players to break the ice between one another, and perhaps the end result will be a face to face exchange.
How it works:
You open up the application by tapping on the icon.
Up comes a layout of your current coffee location.
There is an "X" to mark your location, and then flashing icons wherever there are people who also have this application.
You tap on one of those individuals locations on the map, and it sends a "You've been tapped" buzz notification to them and then they accept and begin playing the game.
They ask questions which show up on your phone like text messages and you are allowed to select "yes" or "no" in response.
Eventually after enough of these questions have been exchanged the player who is guessing also can access the map of the store and click on the location where they think you are. If they guess correctly, they win, and if they don't manage to guess in 20 questions or they guess wrong, you win.
If at any time you wish to end the game, you simply select "Quit" and it is over on your phone, and the other player is notified that you have removed yourself from the game.
You can also block certain players from reaching you as a safety/comfort precaution.
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