Blurring the line with MobZombies: the “real” virtual world
While the Wii has its own Wiimote revolution, there are other forms of interactivity that explore other dimensions of gameplay, both figuratively and literally. Here’s one of them: MobZombies. It’s a mobile game that blurs the line between the real world and that of what’s inside the handheld. The gameplay concept is simple, but beyond that, it becomes quite a conversation piece.
All you have to do in the game is to avoid the zombies you see on screen. The catch is, you don’t move with a D-pad. You are the D-pad. Yep, the zombie mobile game comes with a special motion sensing gadget that translates your real-world steps into directions for your in-game avatar move in. Also, you get to set down some bombs and bibles to explode those undead corpses away. It’s kinda hard to describe with words, you’ll have to see it for yourself:
Now, let’s suppose you’re playing the game and hordes of zombies start coming at you until… you come face to face with a solid brick wall. How do you compensate? Well, desperate times call for desperate measures. This is probably the closest thing we can get to a true-to-life zombie scenario.
Maybe playing too much of this game – blurring the line between the real and the virtual world that much more every time you play it – could be unhealthy. Figuratively, literally, and… Mentally? I definitely wouldn’t want to be seeing zombies everywhere I go. *shivers*
You can check out the official MobZombies site by clicking the “Read” link below.
While the Wii has its own Wiimote revolution, there are other forms of interactivity that explore other dimensions of gameplay, both figuratively and literally. Here’s one of them: MobZombies. It’s a mobile game that blurs the line between the real world and that of what’s inside the handheld. The gameplay concept is simple, but beyond that, it becomes quite a conversation piece.
All you have to do in the game is to avoid the zombies you see on screen. The catch is, you don’t move with a D-pad. You are the D-pad. Yep, the zombie mobile game comes with a special motion sensing gadget that translates your real-world steps into directions for your in-game avatar move in. Also, you get to set down some bombs and bibles to explode those undead corpses away. It’s kinda hard to describe with words, you’ll have to see it for yourself:
Now, let’s suppose you’re playing the game and hordes of zombies start coming at you until… you come face to face with a solid brick wall. How do you compensate? Well, desperate times call for desperate measures. This is probably the closest thing we can get to a true-to-life zombie scenario.
Maybe playing too much of this game – blurring the line between the real and the virtual world that much more every time you play it – could be unhealthy. Figuratively, literally, and… Mentally? I definitely wouldn’t want to be seeing zombies everywhere I go. *shivers*
You can check out the official MobZombies site by clicking the “Read” link below.
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