Lonely Planet releases new trivia app to the world

David Swan
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 12:41

Your IT - Mobility

Lonely Planet has added to its iPortfolio with a new trivia app, allowing players to test their knowledge and solve puzzles about the world they inhabit.

The new trivia game's available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch and is the first game from the travel content provider, following a series of city guides, phrasebooks and audio walking tours.

It was developed with BBC Worldwide's Digital Entertainment and Games division.

According to Lonely Planet, the purpose of the game is for users to test their knowledge of world cultures, history, geography, current events and language through a series of questions from the travel experts at Lonely Planet.

Answering questions correctly allows users to rack up miles as they circle the globe. The game's been designed to encompass series of "entertaining, informative and unusual trivia challenges, each illustrated with stunning photography."

Users can post their scores to Facebook and Twitter and compare them with other players through Game Centre leaderboards on each of the iOS devices.

'A big part of travelling is learning about other cultures, and our aim was to produce a fun, interactive game for travellers which taps into their passion for exploring the world and finding out about other cultures," said Lonely Planet's VP Mobile, Jeremy Kreitler.

"We thought this would be a great way for them to test their travel might against their friends. We're really excited about getting the Globe Tripper App into the hands of iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users around the globe.'

BBC Worldwide's Executive Vice President Digital Entertainment Robert Nashak adds, 'BBC Worldwide is committed to delivering high quality, informative and fun interactive experiences for people of all ages and all interests. With its emphasis on adventure and authentic travel, Lonely Planet and its wealth of incredible content is a perfect vehicle for delivering the entertaining and innovative games that excite us at the BBC.'

Lonely Planet's Globe Tripper App is priced at AUD $2.49 (iPhone & iPod touch), AUD $3.99 (iPad), and can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.

An iTWire review is to follow soon.