Homemade ARGs

By Thistle, on July 3rd, 2010

Don’t think we’ve had to stick a safety warning on anything since posting about Parkour. Just to be clear: SAFETY COMES FIRST WITH ANY KIND OF ACTION GAMING!

The modern, promotional Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) beloved of movie and videogame studios are, essentially, multimedia remakes of familiar social games. If you take [...]

July 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: ARGs, Family Games, Play, Shared Gaming, Summer Games, Treasure Hunts | Leave a comment

Pirates and Parkour: Part 2

By Thistle, on November 2nd, 2009

We’re about to suggest setting aside Mirror’s Edge and Tomb Raider while you give parkour a try for real. Before starting we must state that: PARKOUR, FREE RUNNING AND TRICKING ARE EXTREME SPORTS WHICH REQUIRE PROPER TRAINING AND TUITION TO PERFORM SAFELY. The spectacular parkour seen in movies is the result of lots [...]

November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: 3+, Family Games, Learning, Parkour, Play, Summer Games | Comments are closed

Pirates and Parkour: Part 1

By Thistle, on October 14th, 2009

Parkour, free running and tricking are urban sports involving treating our city landscapes as open-ended obstacle courses. These intensely athletic, skillful and, at times, extreme sports have gained publicity as a result of their use in numerous movies and ads. Examples include Casino Royale (2006), the Bourne series and, most significantly, [...]

October 14th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: 3+, Learning, Parkour, Play, Summer Games | One comment - (Comments are closed)