San Francisco Gets Inter-Bus Stop Multiplayer Gaming

Yahoo recently installed huge poster-size touchscreens at 20 San Francisco bus stops, allowing commuters to play online games against people at other bus stops. Nothing brings out my allegiance to my neighborhood like some crazyass futuristic sports trivia.

That's one of the several games available to people waiting for the bus, along with puzzles and others. And what would competition be without incentive? The neighborhood that racks up the most points before the end of next week will get to host a block party featuring the band OK Go.

The screens were made possible by some unholy advertising alliance between Yahoo, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and the evilest of all evils, Clear Channel, but I trust commuters aren't going to let that spoil their fun. Cause this has to be the coolest thing Yahoo or Clear Channel have done, like, ever, right? [SFE, Image via PSFK]

http://gizmodo.com/5739679/san-francisco...yer-gaming

Fun idea, hopefully it won't end up like the new Dutch bus stops.

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Some douche is just gonna hog it the whole wait :[

My first thought is "What if some idiot puts gum on it or something?"

My first thought is "What if some idiot puts gum on it or something?"

Mine is, "Just how long will these last before someone breaks them trying to steal them or out of simple vandalism?"
Guess that shows what kind of town I live in...

Mine is, "Just how long will these last before someone breaks them trying to steal them or out of simple vandalism?"
Guess that shows what kind of town I live in...

Its alright, that was my first thought too and I live no where near cali....

May give this a try if I decide to stop by the bus stops one day.

Fun idea, hopefully it won't end up like the new Dutch bus stops.

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Bus stops around here have been like that for ages :/

Fun idea, hopefully it won't end up like the new Dutch bus stops.

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That's what they look like in Aus too. The whole gaming idea wouldn't last here, it would definitely get stolen or badly damaged. Just like the ATM machines that get blown up.

Interesting idea though.

Bus stops around here have been like that for ages :/

At least you guys have bus stops. : |

First time I read it as if Inter-Bus was stopping multiplayer games. Anyway, it's a nifty idea that would get destroyed on the first day on my home town in Brazil. Here in Paris it'd have some chance of surviving.

It's unfortunate that it would probably get vandalized but it's still a cool idea