gdc 2005 experimental gameplay workshop i love bees ~ 42
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GDC 2005 Experimental Gameplay Workshop I Love Bees ~ 42 Entertainment ~ Jane McGonigal
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GDC 2005 Experimental Gameplay Workshop I Love Bees ~ 42 Entertainment ~ Jane McGonigal
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I Love Bees was designed as a pervasive experience of the backstory to Bungie’s Halo 2.
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Real world timeline.
2004. Real people on real Earth. 2552. Real future on real Earth.
Halo 2 timeline.
2552. Alternate future in alternate reality.
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Real world timeline.
2004. Real people on real Earth. 2552. Real future on real Earth.
Halo 2 timeline.
2552. Alternate future in alternate reality.
How can we make real people on thisEarth responsible for a fictional future in an alternate reality?
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Our experimental design challenge:
• Make the first ever massively multiplayer, persistent-world pervasive game,
or, from another POV, • the first ever massively pervasive alternate reality
game.
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What is pervasive gaming? http://iperg.sics.se
www.argn.comWhat is alternate reality gaming?
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central park easter egg hunt
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flash mobs
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the Go Game
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Our (secret) experimental design challenge:
• make a more immersive pervasive game with more lasting community, and
• make a more accessible and more casual alternate reality game with more opportunities to actually contribute for more players.
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1. hard-core gamers FALL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
For Halo fans: a clue embedded in a trailerFor ARG
fans, a clue embedded in a jar of honey
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2. they FIND THE ONLY WEB SITE www.ilovebees.com
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3. Casual players consult a BLOG www.ilovebees.blogspot.com
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4. They FIND THE GPS COORDINATES: missions, not puzzles
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Thank you.
For more information:
www.4orty2wo.com
www.avantgame.com/ilovebees.htm
GDC 2005 Experimental Gameplay WorkshopI Love Bees ~ 42 Entertainment ~ Jane McGonigal