Noticin.gs - A Game For Those Who Like Photography

Noticings is a social game that can be played by anybody. That is, it can be played by anybody who likes to take photographs and who is willing to share them with the world at large. The expression “noticings” itself refers to all these interesting things that one comes across when doing his daily rounds. The idea is to take a photograph of each and every one of these, and upload them to Flickr, both tagged (with “Noticings”, obviously) and geotagged. The game itself involves spotting and photographing specific things each day, for example. Those who manage to do that are awarded points, and a dashboard is provided on the website for everybody to check out.

As they say on the site, playing this game does not necessitate you modify your behaviour, or straying from your daily routine. You take photographs of these things that you come across that you think could be interesting to share with others. Coincidences with the images that others have taken will start arising, and it will all become dynamic and engaging from that point onwards. All you need to get going is a camera with built-in GPS capabilities (an iPhone or an Android will do) and you are ready to join in the action.

“Cities are wonderful places, and everybody finds different things in them. Some of us like to take pictures of interesting, unusual, or beautiful things we see, but many of use are moving so fast through the urban landscape we don't take in the things around us.

Noticings is a game you play by going a bit slower, and having a look around you. It doesn't require you change your behaviour significantly, or interrupt your routine: you just take photographs of things that you think are interesting, or things you see. You'll get points for just noticing things, and you might get bonuses for interesting coincidences.”

Capturing notable stills of the world is easier than ever thanks to iPhones and related devices. This site makes it all the more worthwhile by spicing up the competitive nature inherent in people.

What prizes can you win for taking part of this game?