A trigger for SPO1510

1. Pervasive Games
– a trigger…

2. There is a world
parallel to this
Evil of the past is
about to break
through
We need to
fight…

3. In the old London, underneth
the city's busy life, is another
world
Sewage, rats, corpses ...
Evil is afoot here, lurking in
the darkness ...
We in the Iluminatis
resistance movement are
fighting a daily battle ...
We need your help..
Future, present and past is about to
meet
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Decryption Key
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4. To play pervasive games
you need a computer, a
mobile phone and a tablet, as
well as a connection to the
Internet - wireless or mobile
broadband ...
The PC at home, and your
mobile and tablet out in the
urban jungle ... or wherever it
may be

5. Pervasive Games is a big
concept, which includes games
where reality and
games are mixed together.
It includes location-based
games and Alternate Reality
Games.
Mainly based on searching for
information, and to work together
to share and
understand information.
Cross media: Mixes various
types of media to tell a story and
create an Immersive experience.

6. There are a number of genres within
pervasive games
The biggest is Alternate Reality
Games
Where everything
and nothing
exists
Or perhaps not…

7. But what
about
ethics?…
Ah! Always something about the ethical
aspects…blablabla..
Yes, what about the ethical
aspects?
What if you have organized a
horror game on campus
Steinkjer…
Blood stains, seemingly
confused persons and scary
noises…

8. What responsibilities do you as a designer
and "controller" of a pervasive game have?
What legal, physical and psychological
dangers and challenges may arise?
I happened to pass…
No one told me that
this was a game

9. The say Pervasive Games are popular….but
are they? And i so, who are the players?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?