mscapers website launched
May 13, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Gaming, Bristol, Innovation , 1 comment so farOn 9 May HP’s mscapers website had its international launch in China, taking location-based experiences to the next level of sophistication, mscapers was originated by a team from HP labs in Bristol.
'Funniest game of all time' ends today
March 9, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Gaming, Digital Challenge, Bristol, Innovation , add a commentToday is the last day of MeiGeist, an Alternative Reality Game created by Bristol-based Licorice Film. Blending humour and short film with code-breaking and clues, 30,000 people around the world have taken part over the last 8 weeks and it has been referred to as ‘the funniest game of all time!” and “the ARG event of the year!” Read more reviews at the forum.
Hazel did a BBC Radio interview at 7.15 am this morning that is available to listen to online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol. Go to listen again and select the John Turner breakfast show – the interview takes place about an hour and 15 mins in.
MeiGeist was supported by HP Labs, Arts Council England, South West Screen, Watershed and The University of the West of England.
Bristol based Alternative Reality Game launches soon
January 8, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Gaming, Bristol, Innovation, Media , 2 comments
Immerse yourself in a world of intrigue, an alternate reality running parallel to your own. MeiGeist is an Alternative Reality Game, created by Bristol-based Licorice Film. Blending humour and short film with code-breaking and clues (the more traditional elements of an ARG) it is the largest non-commercially funded game of its type produced in the world.
MeiGeist is free to play and launches mid January 2007 for 8 weeks. Sign up now to receive a cryptic message when the game starts: http://www.enter-geist.com
An Alternative Reality Game or ‘ARG’ is a form of cross media narrative that blends fiction with reality.
Useful Links
http://www.argn.com - more on Alternate Reality Gaming.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17742 - direct help and information for people playing Geist.
MeiGeist is supported by HP Labs, Arts Council England, UK Film Council, Watershed and The University of the West of England.
HP Labs at Tower of London
November 3, 2006 Posted by Clare in : Gaming, Bristol, Technology , add a commentHP Labs researchers from Bristol were piloting a new adventure game last week at the Tower of London in which visitors help virtual prisoners to escape. The game, developed by the Mediascapes research team and staff at the Tower of London, uses HP iPAQ handheld devices and location sensors including GPS.
As players move into a location in the Tower and its grounds, the appropriate digital file, which might be a video or audio clue is triggered on their iPAQ devices. This allows players to meet historical prisoners in the Tower, such as Guy Fawkes and Anne Boleyn, one of Henry VIII’s wives. Even the Tower’s Yeomen Warders, nicknamed Beefeaters, become part of the game as players try to help historical figures escape.
“We’re interested in exploring how new technologies can help visitors become active participants in some of the Tower’s most exciting stories,” said Aileen Peirce, exhibition project manager at the Tower. “We hope that members will enjoy playing this innovative game on the actual sites where history happened.”
For more info see Reuters’ video footage of the game.
