By Julia Crumpleman
A new app, Cape Finder, has hit the market, and it’ll
allow users to track sightings of superheroes, supervillains, and other
super-powered people and creatures with one tap.
Argon Studios, the developer of Cape Finder, says the app
will utilize the phone’s GPS software to pin a map when users see a superhero
or supervillain, much like Foursquare does.
“All it’ll take is a tap on your screen,” said lead developer, Chad
Markins. “Then you type in the person’s
name or description and hit send. You’ll
go into the map where you can see other users’ pins.”
“You can use this to track supervillains’ movements
throughout the city, for instance,” he said.
“Usually, they move in one direction or another, and this can be useful
to know where to go in case of emergency.”
But not everyone is so enthusiastic about this app. Janice Montana, attorney for many superheroes
including Titana and the Amazings, said this could undermine her clients’
activities. “Many superheroes still have
secret identities for a reason,” she said.
“If the bad guys knew who they were, they’re going to target their families. This tracking software could seriously
jeopardize their operations if people were to follow them to their homes or
underground lairs.”
Markins refuted that concern. “We’re not using anything that people don’t
already have at their fingertips,” he said.
“There are websites set up for this, and people tweet superhero sightings. It’s out there. Superheroes have been doing this for
decades. They know what they’re doing.”
