July 1, 2005
The Hitchers game
In the Hitchers game, the streets are full of people who are trying to hitchhike their way across the city or up and down the country.
Players can:
- Summon give hitchers tasks or missions. Like: find your way home or to a given place and deliver a message/take a photo. Hitchers might also be programmed with questions to ask the players who pick them up, and might even ask them to take photos or record video on their behalf so that hitchers acquire memories as they travel.
- Pick up hitchers. Players are notified about nearby hitchers and get the opportunity to pick them up as they pass by.
- Interact with hitchers. Players can carry hitchers with them for a while and interact with them as they go, answering questions, taking photos and maybe even modifying them.
- Release hitchers again. Players can release hitchers at a new location, leaving them to wait for the next player to come along. However, the hitcher leaves them with a memory – its card – when it goes.
- Follow their progress and share their memories. A central web site tracks the progress of all hitchers. All players can get some background information about hitchers who are out there. Beyond this, a player who has obtained a hitcher's card can access more information.
(Via Pasta & Vinegar)
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