The Code: What’s New?
In just a few weeks, we’ll be launching an ambitious new project with the BBC called The Code. The Code is a 3-part TV show presented by Prof. Marcus du Sautoy about how we can explain the world through numbers, shapes and equations – but it’s also a next-generation treasure hunt with a very real and very cool treasure. It’s not as if The Code is the first TV show to...
Read MoreTransmedia Storytelling podcast
We’re great admirers of the BBC’s College of Production which provides really high quality teaching resources about TV, radio, and online production for free, so it was a pleasure to be invited on to their podcast to talk about transmedia storytelling. It’s a 21 minute podcast and the guests included Chris Sizemore, Executive Editor of BBC’s Learning & Knowledge...
Read MoreCreating Four Codes and Keys
Last month we finished a really fun and energetic puzzle hunt we made for Death Cab for Cutie called Four Codes and Keys. We’re big fans of DCFC at Six to Start, so it was a pleasure to work with them, along with Atlantic Records and eBay on this – in the space of just a few weeks we created four unique games that used Twitter, Foursquare, our Wanderlust platform, and photos in new...
Read MorePutting the ‘Game’ back in ARGs
At this year’s SXSW conference, I gave a solo session about putting the ‘game’ back in ARGs. The talk was basically a very frank look at the state of Alternate Reality Games now, where they sit on the hype curve (spoiler: right at the nadir), why they’ve failed to live up to our expectations, and what they need to do to become more popular and successful. The session...
Read MoreIntroducing Wanderlust
Everyone loves location-based stuff. Ever since smartphones with GPS chips became cheap and usable, we’ve seen an explosion of apps, services, and games that seek to bring the digital world into the real world. Some have been hits, like Foursquare and SCVNGR, but others – like real-time games – are taking more time to mature. Naturally, we’ve long wondered how best to make...
Read MoreThe Code: Coming Soon
We’re making a next-generation treasure hunt for the BBC, The Code… If you’ve followed Six to Start for a while, you’ll know that we have a thing for treasure hunts, whether that’s a bibliophile’s dream prize of 1000 books in We Tell Stories, or our worldwide hunt for the launch of Muse’s album The Resistance. And of course, before Six to Start, I was the...
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