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Google has quietly released a promotional video for a Google Maps-driven game for Google+ Games. In the video, Start here," which leads to entertaining demos on how to use Google Maps.
The game comes out next month and appears similar to On the Ball, Marble Madness and Rolling Madness 3D -- all games in which a player navigates a ball through courses. We also noticed in the teaser video that players will likely earn points for rolling over Zagat-rated venues. Google acquired local reviews giant Zagat in September.
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The Maps team developed the game for the Google+ Games Aug. 11. The game runs on WebGL, a technology that creates 3D web graphics viewers can see without installing extra software.
When Google bought Zagat in 2011, Google's Marissa Mayer said, ?Moving forward, Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local offering -- delighting people with their impressive array of reviews, ratings and insights, while enabling people everywhere to find extraordinary (and ordinary) experiences around the corner and around the world.?
This effort could be a new way to push the popular Zagat Ratings further into the spotlight using gamification.
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