Part 1- Concept
“Here you are in Amsterdam but what do you really know about the city? How long has it been here? Why does it have so many canals? Which economic activity made the Golden Age so golden? What is unique about its history of governance? Where there castles here in olden days? What connects the towers that still stand around the city? What happened here in WW2?” Read more
The ‘Treasure Hunt’ as a game type is what I will be exploring in this analysis. I will look at different genres in which it is played and look at the similarities and differences as they occur. I am interested in exploring how a treasure hunt can be used to create interesting and learning experiences in an urban context using a cross medial approach. After introducing each of the 3 games I will be analyzing them using a range of benchmark features. In this analysis I have looked at treasure hunts where a physical environment is part of the game as opposed to a purely web- based or video treasure hunt. Read more
The ‘Treasure Hunt’ as a game type is what I will be exploring in this analysis. I will look at different genres in which it is played and look at the similarities and differences as they occur. I am interested in exploring how a treasure hunt can be used to create interesting and learning experiences in an urban context using a cross medial approach. After introducing each of the 3 games I will be analyzing them using a range of benchmark features. Read more