GPS Film is a new way of watching a movie that’s based on the viewer’s location. The system is a new media artwork from Scott Hessels and is released as an open source application that runs on any GPS-enabled mobile phone or PDA.

Imagine, the Location reveals the story... As the viewer travels by walking, bus, or taxi, the movie unfolds by passing through different areas. 

Using a GPS-enabled PDA or mobile phone, artwork selects clips based on location. As the viewer travels, the movie is revealed. The result is a new type of film experience that is tied to the movement of the viewer.

Similar to a game, GPS Film tells stories by exploring an environment… but by taking it off the computer and back into the real world.


By exploring a park, a neighborhood, or even a city or country, GPS Film continually ‘reads’ the location of the viewer and plays scenes that are tied to those places.The more the viewer travels, the more of the film they see.

The first film made specifically for the system, Singaporean filmmaker Kenny Tan's "Nine Lives" is a chase comedy of mistaken identity that unfolds as the viewer explores nine neighborhoods in the island's downtown - see http://www.gpsfilm.com/ninelives.html

GPS Film is Open Source Software currently supported by Windows Mobile Devices. According to the company, a deal is in the works to support Symbian OS devices.

http://www.gpsfilm.com

The project was a unique collaboration between Engineering and Art students at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.