The Guardian – Hide&Seek
Can pretending to be a whale change the world? Lyn Gardner comes along to a Hide&Seek event and talks to Alex about how games will impact on our cultural and everyday life. Also features an impressively moody picture.
FT.com – Tate Trumps
The Financial Times online previews Tate Trumps as spearheading the trend of brands and cultural institutions moving into gaming. “Tate Modern is using a new iPhone application to turn its galleries into a game aimed at attracting visitors.
“Tate Trumps”, unveiled this week, recreates a classic children’s card game with players “collecting” artworks as they move around the gallery. Every artwork is scored under categories such as fame, age, size or absurdity. ”
Wired – Tate Trumps
Wired magazine (issue 05.10) previews Hide&Seek’s first iPhone game, Tate Trumps, which transforms Tate Modern into a giant playspace.
The Social Robot: Groundbreaking 221B
“221B is a groundbreaking, immersive game that should be emulated as an example of social media applications, transmedia narrative and interactive gaming.”
Guardian Gameblog: Sherlock Holmes and a new twist in game narrative
“221B is a great little game in its own right, but it’s also an important exploration of new interactive storytelling possibilities”
BBC Technology: “Artificial Intelligence” powers Sherlock Homes game
Game developer Rollo Carpenter tells the BBC’s Chris Vallance about the AI interrogation techniques written into 221b.
Times Playlist: The Weekender
“I know only two of my team-mates’ names, but there’s no need for small talk – soon I’m screaming down a walkie talkie and legging it along the Southbank.”
BBC News UK: The Sandpit
“Hide&Seek is a new kind of theatre which swaps scripts and actors for social games and playful experiences.”
The Independent: Last Will
“I later discover that my actions within the virtual world are having effects in the physical world – such as unlocking doors.”
Rock Paper Shotgun: The Weekender
“The thing about games like this is that since there’s only really two components – the theoretical mechanics and human brains – it focuses in on some core, joyous elements of gaming.”
Avant Game: The Weekender
“I’m not sure I’ve ever been surrounded by so many people working so wholeheartedly to show each other a good time, designers and players alike.”