If you've always fancied the idea of being interrogated by secret agents, hassled by corrupt cops or chased by hordes of Zombies, Bristol's interactive gaming festival Igfest may be just what you've been looking for.
Igfest is Bristol's interactive gaming festival which runs for one week of the year every September and is now entering its fifth year. Each year hundreds of willing participants take part in a range of theatrical games staged across the city.
The three games taking place this year were newcomers Cargo Remix and Incitement, along with an old favourite 2.8 Hours Later. Cargo Remix is the new incarnation from the 2.8 hours later team, whilst Incitement is the latest from Bristol based outfit Splash and Ripple.
2.8 hours later is a Zombie apocalypse based pursuit game where contestants must use stealth to travel across the city completing clues in order to discover the location of the survivors' base, all the while avoiding the hordes of marauding zombies out to catch them.
If you prefer something a little less un-dead, Cargo Remix transports you to a world where you must use your wits to outsmart crooked cops and obtain fake ID to enable you to cross the city and pick up the cargo before escaping by boat across the water.
At the other end of the scale is Incitement, a game set in a world where the authority sees and knows everything and employs agents to watch over the population and keep the peace. If you imagine nineteen eighty four set in the Google age you're somewhere close.
The Saturday saw the culmination of the festival, and saw Bristol city centre transformed with Cargo Remix and Incitement taking place around the city alongside 2.8 hours later, which had been running since the Wednesday.
Interactive street gaming has been growing in popularity year on year, and Bristol's Igfest has always been at the cutting edge of the street gaming world, showcasing the very latest in theatrical gameplay alongside cult classic. This exciting new trend will continue to grow for many years to come, and there has never been a better time to catch theatrical game fever than now.
Igfest is Bristol's interactive gaming festival which runs for one week of the year every September and is now entering its fifth year. Each year hundreds of willing participants take part in a range of theatrical games staged across the city.
The three games taking place this year were newcomers Cargo Remix and Incitement, along with an old favourite 2.8 Hours Later. Cargo Remix is the new incarnation from the 2.8 hours later team, whilst Incitement is the latest from Bristol based outfit Splash and Ripple.
2.8 hours later is a Zombie apocalypse based pursuit game where contestants must use stealth to travel across the city completing clues in order to discover the location of the survivors' base, all the while avoiding the hordes of marauding zombies out to catch them.
If you prefer something a little less un-dead, Cargo Remix transports you to a world where you must use your wits to outsmart crooked cops and obtain fake ID to enable you to cross the city and pick up the cargo before escaping by boat across the water.
At the other end of the scale is Incitement, a game set in a world where the authority sees and knows everything and employs agents to watch over the population and keep the peace. If you imagine nineteen eighty four set in the Google age you're somewhere close.
The Saturday saw the culmination of the festival, and saw Bristol city centre transformed with Cargo Remix and Incitement taking place around the city alongside 2.8 hours later, which had been running since the Wednesday.
Interactive street gaming has been growing in popularity year on year, and Bristol's Igfest has always been at the cutting edge of the street gaming world, showcasing the very latest in theatrical gameplay alongside cult classic. This exciting new trend will continue to grow for many years to come, and there has never been a better time to catch theatrical game fever than now.
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