<s>
GeoGuessr	B-Application
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
geography	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
guess	O
locations	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
Anton	B-Application
Wallén	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
maintained	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
yet	O
active	O
player	O
base	O
until	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
brought	O
a	O
large	O
influx	O
of	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
game	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
rounds	O
,	O
each	O
displaying	O
a	O
different	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
location	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
guess	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
geography	O
quiz	O
site	O
Seterra	O
,	O
and	O
implemented	O
a	O
quiz	O
mode	O
combining	O
standard	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
trivia	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
HUD	O
primarily	O
features	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
compass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
movement	O
,	O
panning	O
,	O
and	O
zooming	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
,	O
although	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
allows	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
to	O
be	O
disabled	O
for	O
harder	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
inset	O
map	O
,	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
's	O
standard	O
overlay	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
a	O
pin	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
guess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
metadata	O
to	O
ascertain	O
their	O
location	O
–	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
vehicle	O
that	O
captured	O
imagery	O
in	O
Kruger	O
National	O
Park	O
was	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
green	O
and	O
had	O
white	O
roof	O
racks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeoGuessr	B-Application
has	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
(	O
subscription	O
)	O
memberships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
IT	O
consultant	O
Anton	B-Application
Wallén	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallen	O
loved	O
to	O
visit	O
faraway	O
locations	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
and	O
initially	O
designed	O
a	O
program	B-Application
to	O
generate	O
a	O
random	O
location	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
before	O
deciding	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
competitive	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
took	O
approximately	O
2	O
weeks	O
 '	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Backbone.js	B-Language
JavaScript	B-Language
library	I-Language
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
API	O
for	O
games	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallén	O
posted	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
Experiments	I-Application
on	O
10	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
propagated	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Twitch	O
,	O
where	O
notable	O
users	O
such	O
as	O
Ludwig	O
,	O
Georainbolt	O
,	O
and	O
GeoWizard	O
have	O
recorded	O
or	O
streamed	O
themselves	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeoGuessr	B-Application
users	O
have	O
criticized	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
photographic	O
coverage	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locations	O
such	O
as	O
Zanzibar	O
used	O
third-party	O
and	O
unofficial	O
imagery	O
,	O
and	O
GeoGuessr	B-Application
players	O
have	O
described	O
some	O
of	O
this	O
media	O
as	O
grainy	O
,	O
blurry	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
-	O
or	O
under-exposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Travel	O
in	O
360	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
that	O
led	O
the	O
program	B-Application
to	O
supply	O
coverage	O
of	O
Zanzibar	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"[their]	O
mapping	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
nothing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
several	O
fan-made	O
versions	O
which	O
use	O
video	O
game	O
environments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
Fortnite	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
