Entry #5

HyperGameFest

Mingxuan Xie

Pete Jiadong Qiang

A participatory augmented reality game, held annually at Sony Park. Artworks uploaded to the Park's digital display by visitors throughout the past year combine to create a huge "Ginza Monster", which visitors must work together to fight and defeat using their smartphones. Status updates such as changes in the monster's HP are shown in real time on the digital display.

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FOR (A): This looks like a fun group activity
AGAINST (A): This looks like a fun game, but its effect on the city at large seems limited
AGAINST (B): I don't like how the idea encourages people to spend even more time looking at phone screens
AGAINST (C): The idea doesn't seem all that novel, I've participated in a similar event before