Description
Can You See Me Now? is one of the first location based games. Online players navigate a 3D map of a city-centre game area, whilst Blast Theory runners are on the streets for real. Runners chase after online players, using mobile devices to follow their location live, whilst runners’ positions are tracked by satellite and updated in real time on the 3D game area. With up to 100 people playing online at a time, players use text chat to exchange tactics and send messages to the runners. An audio stream from the runners’ walkie talkies allows players to eavesdrop on their pursuers: getting lost, cold and out of breath on the streets of the city.
images: stills from “Can You See Me Now? Tokyo”, Blast Theory, vimeo.com