Archive for August, 2006

Cell phone games and Walt Disney World: Team Possible at EPCOT

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I recently got back from a trip to Walt Disney World, where I was lucky enough to play a still-in-testing game that is unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. The game is called Team Possible, and was at the EPCOT park at Walt Disney World. I was very impressed by the activities involved and the overall scope of the game. It’s not really a cell phone game -- it’s a game that uses a cell phone, in addition to many other physical devices, to create a real-world gaming environment hidden inside of a Disney park. I’ll explain below.

SPOILER ALERT: Below there are spoliers about the game. I’m not going to explain the game’s plot-step by-step but I am going to discuss some of it, and talk about the effects used and the experiences I’ve had with the game. If you want to play Team Possible yourself and remain spoiler-free, don’t read past this.

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Where I’ve been

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Just a quick update as to why I’ve not been blogging for a while: between a very cool project I’m contracting on, and my still-in-progress next game, I took some time off to travel the World (more on that later, though).

I hope to have more blog posts soon. Thanks for hanging tight.