May 10 & 11 5pm-9pm
Spring Show 2005
721 Broadway
at Waverly Place
4th Floor
South Elevators
New York, NY 10003
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| Chalk-a-Block | ||
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| Author(s): | Mohit SantRam Ron Shely Matthew Sallin Lian Sifuentes Angelina Ho |
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| Instructor: | Lantz, Frank | |
| Class: | Big Games | |
| URL: | http://www.santram.net/chalkablock | |
| Documents: | chalkablock.gif(GIF) | |
| Keywords: | Big Games, Urban, Chalk, Block, Pictures, Game, Race, Competition, Hidden, Treasure | |
| Chalk-a-Block is a Big Game that pits in a challenge to find markers and solve a puzzle in the shortest amount of time. | ||
| Teams compete to find letters which are chalked on city sidewalks. The playing field is a predetermined grid of the city where the letters make up the words of a riddle. The placement of the letters comprise a shape of an object which along with the riddle will lead the teams to the hidden prize. | ||
| Personal Statement: | This game was developed in Big Games with Matty Sallin, Ron Shely, Lian Sifuentes, Angelina Ho, and Miro Kirov. | |
| Background: | This is a fast paced urban game that uses quick thinking, fast decisions, and social communication skills. The team that acts the fastest and communicates well with their teammates will win the race! | |
| Audience: | People interested in big urban games. | |
| User Scenario: | Two to Four teams start in a 5 block by 5 Block city grid with one or two known points. When the game begins, they must devise a strategy to find all of the letters placed on the sidewalks within the city grid. The team to find the most letters and correctly solve the puzzle and plot the location of the letters in the shape of the icon on their map, will solve the puzzle and determine the location of the hidden prize. | |
| Technical System Description: | This game is currently made up of chalk outlines, a detailed map where the participants plot their points and instructions to help them solve the puzzle. Future iterations of the game may include more technical features like semacodes and picture messaging to send and receive plotted points and map details. | |
| Project References, Research and Literature: | Forgotten NY
great site about the old forgotten stuff about NY http://www.forgotten-ny.com Gotham Mysteries a great page about all the subjects we\'re looking at http://www.gothamysteries.com/links.html | |
| Conclusions: | We hope to push this game as a fast paced adventure where people can set up the game within an hour and compete with their friends in any urban environment. | |