Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Mission: Cure Cancer

I'm after help again (aren't I always?) - as I've mentioned before we're producing a game to raise money for Cancer Research UK and part of that game is going to involve missions. Now then, how much to write without giving the game away...?

Well we want to:
  • Appeal to as many people as possible
  • Subvert some of the traditional limitations of ARGs while retaining the mystery and collaboration that makes them great
  • Raise money directly for a great cause
  • Have high production values
  • Outperform the perceived limitations of a modest budget
And more than that, we would like to get you involved too! We need volunteers to design little bits of the game for us that we're currently referring to as 'missions'. The reason we need volunteers is because we can't pay you any money (we can set your name in lights) and because there are going to be an awful lot of these little bits of game. Exciting huh?!

So if you've ever dreamed of making puzzles, or want to see a group of players jumping through your fun and perfectly designed hoops then let me know. E-mail volunteersSPLATlaw37.com and I'll send you the Top Secret Mission Brief.

The team had our first in the flesh meeting this weekend (at the Sense Loft, swanky, central and practical with integrated fitness encouraging stairs, very kindly supplied by Raj and Phillipp, thanks fellas and I think I might have accidentally stolen a green marker pen) and it was very exciting indeed :)

Here are those who there when this photo was taken



From the l-r, f-b we have Chris Warren (Techy Genius), Shane Rynhart (Wordsmith), Tyler Martin (Eventful), Marc McGinley (Mr Flash); and on the back row, Me (Me), Juliette White (Techy Genius), Izzy Martin (Eventful), David Thair (Albert R. Broccoli), and Adrian Hon (Advisor and Guru). Tyler having two heads, Juliette being mostly obscured and my leering over the sofa are all testament to my photographic skills. For this game my job is to not take photos.

So what did we talk about then? Well, here's a hint so you can Choose your Own MeetingTM:



I thought I'd enjoy flip charts a lot more than I did.

6 comments:

Mima said...

Sorry not to have been much use so far, I have had my thinking hat on, but I am the first to admit that dreaming things up is not my strong point. Give me logistics any day, if you need any project management be sure to give me a shout.

Sounds like you had a good meeting, and glad to hear that all is going well. Can't wait to see what is going to happen!

David (sledge) Callier said...

Hmmmm. Now this looks interesting...

Mike said...

Oh good! Interesting is good, very good :) Thanks Sledge. So, do you fancy designing a mission or three then...?

;)

sledge said...

Ahh, my brain is too small for such tasks. Quite happy providing my photographic skills for the cause though if they would help at all?

Mike said...

Definitely! We have one events photographer (yes, you who are watching and noting things down that means that there will be events ;) ) but we'll definitely need another if you're willing? I'll be in touch in a more sekrit way...

sledge said...

Happy to help in any way I can...