1. Mislead. Misdirect. Misguide. It’s everyone’s first time playing. Many players will be ‘blur’. Most people will ‘copy’ what other players are doing. Spread misinformation every chance you get. Weapon Drops. Safe Zones. Invigilators. Yell “Wah! Got soooo many guns over here!” Watch as the crowd rush to that area. (ala Pokemon) Laugh gleefully as […]
In developing Of Men and Martians as an immersive, tabletop role-playing game, we envisioned a council of politicians with competing ideals grappling with one another amidst a volatile ecology. They may be collaborating on sustainable futures, but they are also arguing, brokering deals, lying and outright threatening to oust fellow players from the game. […]
VDG’s latest game, ‘Of Men & Martians’, made its debut over the long Easter weekend. All 4 shows sold out and 36 players took on the roles of Councillors, the elected leaders of Mars in 2070. Spoilers ahead! There were 9 out-of-this-world roles to choose, for example: • Generalissimo, a career soldier obsessed with […]
Yes, for one night only in September, you get to live out your wildest zombie apocalypse survival fantasies. Void Deck Games is creating an island infested with the walking dead. Pulau Zombie’s premise is simple. Singapore has been overrun by a virus that turns people into flesh eating monsters. Everyone you know is dead. […]
One of the trickiest parts of designing an immersive game is finding the perfect location. An immersive game creator begins with a story or game mechanic etched in fevered imagination. Unlike video game designers or tabletop game masters, we cannot rely on animation, environmental art or even skilled dramatic exposition to create suspension of disbelief […]