Making Travel a Game

A Smartphone Challenge in Times Square: Stephanie Rosenbloom, The Getaway columnist, takes a smartphone tour challenge in the heart of Manhattan. IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON in SoHo and while most New Yorkers were having brunch, Makeda Peters and her boyfriend were on a street corner craning their necks at a seven-story art installation called “The Wall,” about to embark on what’s known among travelers who love puzzles and prizes as a “gamified city tour.