Noticings turns Flickr photos into a fun location-based game

If you're looking for some extra motivation to take photos this year, how about turning it into a game? Noticings is a clever location-based photo game built around the popular photo-sharing site Flickr. Noticings has a lot in common with another well-known location-based game, Foursquare. The difference is that you score points in Noticings by taking a photo of something interesting at a location, instead of just checking in there.

Each player can upload three photos a day for points, and you get them scored by tagging them "noticings" on Flickr. There are no set rules as to what a "noticing" is, except that photos of people don't count. Some things are worth more than others, like being the first to upload a noticing from a new neighborhood, or spotting a sign with a typo. All you need to play is a Flickr account and a camera.

There's a good rundown of the rules of Noticings on the game's website. If you get really into it, you can also check out the Noticings iPhone app. It'll run you three bucks in the App Store.

[via ReadWriteWeb]

Tags: flickr, game, geolocation, location-based, noticings, photo