Wow. What an amazing day yesterday. I arrived at the South Bank with my fingers firmly crossed. Although I hadn’t managed to secure one of the very limited places at this event, I hovered in the foyer hoping for a few no shows and the waiting paid off. Eventually I was admitted entry. There was just enough space for me. Hooray! As you might imagine I was very keen to attend this Hide and Speak Conference. It was an opportunity to hear designers of ARGs discuss the difficulties associated with creating immersive and engaging games.
I was particulary excited to meet Tassos Stevens, who had designed ‘The Gold Bug‘ which was a game which ran within and alongside the Punchdrunk production of The Mask of the Red Death. We had a really good chat over lunch I’m hoping to meet up again with him soon to find out more about the design and structure of The Gold Bug expereince. It sounds amazingly complex!
I was really pleased to discover that many of the atendees were interested in the ARGs I’d run with my class. I had some really good discussions. I’m so glad I went.
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