Thousands of Dubai drivers caught by police at Gitex…virtually.
Dubai’s Public Prosecution service has taken unlikely inspiration from games like Grand Theft Auto in its bid to crack down on speeding drivers in the city. The organisation used this week’s Gitex event at Dubai’s World Trade Centre to demonstrate a new iPad game that re-creates Dubai’s streets, including the famous Sheikh Zayed Road strip, […]
Presumably the game won’t be set during the Dubai rush hour
Dubai’s Public Prosecution service has taken unlikely inspiration from games like Grand Theft Auto in its bid to crack down on speeding drivers in the city.
The organisation used this week’s Gitex event at Dubai’s World Trade Centre to demonstrate a new iPad game that re-creates Dubai’s streets, including the famous Sheikh Zayed Road strip, down to the finest details.
The virtual playground of traffic signals, towers and local landmarks on which players drive could easily be compared to standard video game fare such as Driver or Grand Theft Auto but comes with a twist, Yousuf Al Mutawa, Dubai’s First General Prosecutor told Gulf News.
“Police cars would also chase the player who commits serious traffic violations. The game ends in an interesting way as a player would be issued a report showing the list of traffic violations and charges that would be levelled against him/her,” he told the newspaper. “The purpose of the game is to inform each player about the traffic violations whenever committed. Safe driving and avoiding traffic violations would credit the player with points that would help him/her qualify to the next stage. Otherwise, the violating player won’t be able to qualify and would be informed about the committed violations.”
