Mobile game combines GPS, music and narrative

Combining elements of alternate reality gaming, podcasting and geocaching, location33 is a game that requires players to wander the streets of Culver City, California, looking for musical clues that will allow them to piece together a sci-fi story involving a robot that wants to put out a record for Sony Music. The developer, Will Carter, put the game together as a thesis for his degree in Interactive Media at the USC School of cinema and TV. We're not sure whether he's angling for a job with Sony, or added the label for a greater degree of verisimilitude. Regardless, if you're one of those rare individuals who actually walks in L.A., now you have something interesting to do while you wander.