This app helps you track Invader Tiles that you come across while adventuring your own or new cities. Based on the arcade game Space Invaders, artist Invader has added his works of art across the globe. It’s a game of identify and catch — a happy surprise. There is a scoring system too and ever since I became aware of the Invaders, I needed to track (and keep score) of the ones I came across. It became apparent that I had to come up with a solution to my own problem.
INVADER TRACKER
Inception
I became aware of the Invaders during a trip to Europe in 2018. As soon as my brother told me there was a scoring component to the invaders, I became inexplicably competitive.
Acknowledging the street art and photographing it meant nothing to me. The photo would get lost in my gallery and I would lose track of what I saw where.
I considered somehow making this an app in July 2022. I floated the idea to my brother and he loved the idea and that was that. It went nowhere until 27 April 2023 when the memory and all related inspiration hit me — but I had no idea where to start.
This case study felt like a good place to start.
