The Extensions of Noha

A gathering of links to interesting mobile technology related places.
Some of this is from the GDC talk "World Tour of Mobile Innovations"
Please, let me know what is missing from this list!

People:
Julian Bleecker
Mimi Ito

Blogs:
http://textually.org
smartmobs
-http://picturephoning.com
http://www.adverblog.com/ - esp. archives by topic beginning with "mobile"
http://www.wirelesswatch.jp/
http://www.moconews.net/
http://cellsuite.jp/news/ - hasn't been updated in a while

Interesting Tech:
Cingular/Shazam musicID service:
-record a tune - system identifies it and sends you an SMS with the title

FeliCa - Sony's RFID payment technology:
mobile Suica
-uses FeliCa technology - RFID payment system embedded in phone
-tied in with phone hardware and software, access payment information through phone menus
-some pictures of FeliCa in use here:

ToruCa - image capture and metadata retrieval/sharing:
ToruCa blurb
-future platform for ARG?

MoSoSo (Mobile Social Software):
Dodgeball
Rabble
PeepsNation
Playtxt
Jambo
Plazes
Hunaja
Wired MoSoSo Article

ADVERGAMING- much more to say about this later

Semacode:
http://www.semacode.org/
ConQwest
Semanote
Semapedia
eRuv

ARG (Alternate Reality Gaming):
http://www.argn.com
http://www.ilovebees.com/
mogi - real world collecting and trading of virtual objects
http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/
-I like frank
-Uncle Roy

Mobile Music:
Sonic Scenery @ Natural History Museum
Location33
Sonic Network
LISMO - itunes w/social marketing
-location based music search
-"what is the most popular song on this block?"
short description
japanese site

Random:
http://agagame.jp
i don't read japanese, but i think the basic gist is that you play minigames, and navigate between the choice of two advertisements before you can play

Relax-to-win
- galvanic response sensors with bluetooth

M-commerce:
-In Japan, customizing the UI is big

"emotion messaging" - analyzes the text content and emoticons in an SMS to flash the screen certain colors and "shining samples"

Driver License Training - practice for written tests, etc
-Brain Training is hugely popular now

Cascada Mobile
-P2P recommendation system

Google Mobile
-SMS and mapping services, everything else, etc.

Girlswalker
also a wired article
-portal site for rich tokyo girls
-small demographic - targeted to limited # of high spenders

Pikkle
-CharaJam

Camera Games:
SuperStar
-put up stickers of your picture and take pictures of other ppl's stickers
-earn points by seeing and by being seen - spectacle
Devil Darts
-take pictures of ppl and throw darts at them
Kick Real
-aim camera at foot and kick the ball
Photo Aquarium
-feed and breed fish by taking pictures of real world items
ARToolkit games
-and tech description

"Girl Games":
Metrogirl
Limelife:
-Girl's Night Out Solitaire
-Word Heaven
SuperModel Milano
Ibiza Party
-option to play as gay characters
Mushi-King and Love and Berry: (Boy and GIrl versions)

Girl Games for Guys:
Bikini Machine
Sexy Poker 2006
Playboy Amp'd
Cherrysauce
Leisure Suit Larry
Hot Secretary
College Girls

Themed/Branded Minigame collections:
The Three Stooges: Makin' Dough
Homies: Domino n' Dice
California Games
Gorillaz game

Mobile Links/ports to Console/PC games:
Star Wars Battlefront Mobile
Sims2
BeatMania (Bemani): e-Amusement service
-modify the game's graphical interface
-customize arcade experience with mobile app

Other Games:
Flitzer - streaking game
Pinball Factory
-Design and customize your own pinball game board - upload to phone
Pet Shop and Pet Trap (Floodgate - no online presence yet)
-Pet Shop - uses localizing software to allow for digital "best in show" competitions at local, city, state, and even nationwide levels
-Pet Trap - players have to electrocute their opponent's pet
Skipping Stone
-addictive one-button game
Path of a Warrior
-interesting because it has a $10/month play all you want pricing system
Baka-Ge - pull nose hairs out of a big nose - blood
Log Jam
Dr. Steve's Fart Box
SkillJam