Blog Tasks - Pervasive Games

Blog Tasks - Pervasive Games

In this session we covered pervasive games. What does Pervasive mean? Pervasive means :

(esp. of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people. So in short Pervasive games are games that are generally spread widely throughout an area or group of people. Lets take the Pervasive game Killer as an example. In Killer a group of people give their information (address, work, appearance etc) to the organiser. The organiser will then mail another members information to the other. All information is secret and no member knows who has their information. Once everyone has the information the game will then start. The aim of the game is to kill your opponent (pretend) by any means necessary. Now as members have each other work and home address they can wait for one another near these properties however all people in the game are aware they are playing and so will be on the lookout for anyone acting suspicious. Now the prey can also attack and kill their assassin however if a member happens to kill the wrong person for example an assassin that isn't after them then the killer is disqualified and forfeits . Once someone has killed their target they can then request a new target. This game is widely played around the world with budding enthusiasts coming together to participate. Especially in universities. The game was actually invented following a film called the seventh victim or La Decima Vittima. The plot of that film was as follows: In the near future, big wars are avoided by giving individuals with violent tendencies a chance to kill in the Big Hunt. The Hunt is the most popular form of entertainment in the world and also attracts participants who are looking for fame and fortune. It includes ten rounds for each competitor, five as the hunter and five as the victim. The survivor of ten rounds becomes extremely wealthy and retires. Scenes switch between the pursuit, romance between the hunter and the victim, and a narrator explaining the rules and justification of the Hunt. Caroline Meredith (Ursula Andress) is the huntress armed with a high caliber Bosch shotgun looking for her tenth victim. Marcello Poletti (Marcello Mastroianni) is the victim. He is reluctant to kill Meredith as he is not sure whether she is his hunter, but then later because they become romantically involved. To maximize financial gain, Meredith wants to get a perfect kill in front of the cameras as she has negotiated a major sponsor from the Ming Tea Company. The 10th Victim (2013). Available from:<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_10th_Victim> [12 March 2013]