WHAIWHAI is  a different kind of travel guide, it creates an interactive and playful way to discover a city.

Players begin by sending a text message to WHAIWHAI, which can specify the number of hours they would like to play the game, the difficultly level, or the starting location. A series of enigmas are then sent to the player, each requiring local knowledge to solve before the next destination is revealed. As the adventure unfolds, the book provides the next installment of a narrative based on the city’s history.

Each guidebook can be played twice, with a different series of challenges and stories. Players also have the option of challenging their friends to a game, where they will be led on different adventures that start and finish at the same locations.

Copenhagen Podride is a series of podcasts created for passengers on the Copenhagen subway, the S-Trains.

The podcasts contain stories about the urban and sociological development along the S-train lines. Stories are divided into chapters that match the S-stations, thus making it possible for passengers to get a location-specific story as they ride by.

For now the podcasts are only available in Danish, probably will be produced in English as  the content seem well suited for tourists and other visitors interested in alternatives to the traditional city tours.

Copenhagen Podride is provided by DSB: S-Train and Copenhagen X. The service is free of charge and available for download on the web, or on your mobile phone via SMS.

Via: Guerrilla Inovation