Screen Size: Agree it creates limitations both from looking at, and also whilst moving around. We are looking at ways that we can use those limitations rather than let them inhibit.

2) Agree to much of what you are saying and as soon as you get involved in creating games for mobile phones you realise how lucky you were previously when you only had to deal with PCs and Macs.

That being said, people are starting to play LocoMatrix and as time goes by this number will rise – as we have more compatible phones, as phones include GPS, as people start to use other location-based services.

3) Yes, we do have plans for the iPhone – watch this space

Overall, it’s early days and we are quite happy with a slow but steady uptake of what we are doing, and we have quite a few interesting announcements coming up.

I think its a great idea but there are just so many things standing in the way of this becoming popular.

1) If your a parent playing with your child, would you really buy your kid a handset and gps unit to play against you? or do you share one mobile between you ? If your sharing whoever isnt holding the handset isnt really involved, your just running behind someone, thats why groups of people with one handset between them wouldn’t work.

Phone screens are small and if your not directly in front of it then its going to be as frustrating as watching someone play the Nintendo DS when you want a go.

2) The amount of handsets compatible is so small.
Getting users to download an application to take part in something has always been difficult on its own. But when you exclude so many people it becomes even harder.

For example Java 2D code readers have been around in the UK for years now and can be used on over 350 handsets, however they have never really taken off here. Why? Because they still only cover a small portion of phones available and people a weary of downloading and using applications as they know it will cost loads in data. And with Locomatrix you have to either have a top handset or buy a gps unit. These are massive barriers.

3) Locomatrix for the iPhone. Do you have any plans to develop for the iPhone? Ive already heard of other companies developing GPS games for the iPhone downloadable through the app store. That would be a goldmine. Right there you have millions of users all with the same handset and functionality no extra equipment. But you will have competition in a race to be first to market.