introduction : game archive : the runners : how it worked : sighting photos : credits

A collaboration between Blast Theory, Mixed Reality Lab and The Equator Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

 

For two days, players online were able to play against members of Blast Theory in a chase live on the streets of Sheffield.

Online, your player was dropped onto a map of Sheffield city centre. On the streets, tracked by satellites, Blast Theory runners used handheld scanners to track you down.

With up to 20 people playing online at a time, players could exchange tactics and send messages while an audio stream from Blast Theory's walkie talkies allowed you to eavesdrop on your pursuers: getting lost, cold and out of breathe on the streets of Sheffield.

 

  
photos of the runners and sighting statistics photos and diagrams of the game set-up selection of photos from the game
game archive the runners how it worked sighting photos