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The purpose of this page will be to provide a general overview of the story.

The Ingress Mobile App, which turns your mobile device into an XM Scanner, was released as part of a larger plan connected to Exotic Matter. It ties into the study of Exotic Matter (definition of XM) and provides study and XM manipulation by agents (players) who use the Scanner when “playing” the Ingress Game. Many groups are interested in using XM and learning more about it including the Niantic Project, Hulong, Visur, IQTech, Strategic Explorations, the NIA, Shapers and N'Zeer. Each group and person has their own agenda of what they want and how they are connected to the concept of Exotic Matter. Many individuals and groups can change how the scanner acts and often update the mobile app to reflect changes.

There are four basic types of interaction in the Ingress world:

Portal Hackers - people who play the Ingress Game using the mobile app

Lore/Story Trackers - people who investigate and review background information to understand the story behind Exotic Matter

Puzzle/Code Crackers - People who solve ciphers and puzzles to obtain more information such as Scanner passcodes (for Ingress game rewards), media drops (background story information) and other game information.

Social Yakkers - people who organize community events and social spaces (hangouts, chats, discussion boards, etc) for players to meet, greet, play and interact