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Come change the game with us
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Woohoo! I'm proud to announce that the endlessly wonderful team I founded, Law 37, has won the Let's Change The Game competition with our proposal for a game codenamed Sleeper Cell.
We - by which I mean Mike, Juliette, Shane and myself - are really rather excited. Met up over the weekend, hosted by our generous benefactor Adrian, and got a bunch of plans made, although as tends to happen at this stage one ends up with more questions than answers - but it's nice to be (tentatively) dealing with the detail of the thing.
Anyway, the concept is really fun, and we're hoping to really push the boat out in terms of what's considered possible in the realm of grassroots ARG-making - insofar as our game can be considered an ARG, anyway! But to turn the dream into a reality, we need HALP. Wanna make something awesome? Read on:
We're a group of volunteers currently designing an ambitious web-based game to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. It's going to tie in storytelling, online communities, websites, real-world events and more, creating an unforgettable experience for thousands of people while supporting a profoundly important cause.
So, we need a bit of help! We can't offer you money, but we can offer you the camaraderie of our team, the experience of creating something awesome, the good karma of supporting CRUK's important work and suitably glowing testimonials.
Here are some of the folk we're especially looking for:
* PHP/MySQL developers - we're looking for people who have a reasonable amount of experience and can write good, clean, secure codeAlso if anybody reading knows any web/digital agencies who'd like to buff their portfolio with a lovely bit of pro bono work for some nice guys who'll let them go wild with a ton of creative freedom, to point them towards this post. Thanks all. ONWARDS!
* Design for web: designing our graphics and website, somebody who can create an eye-catching look and then implement it in HTML/CSS. Fancy UI skills (AJAX, Flash) even awesomer.
* Flash developers - opportunities to contribute to general UI and site stuff, and also create full mini-games
* Guerrilla film types: Someone with the equipment, shooting/editing chops and the visual imagination to create fantastic-looking viral video
* Productive generalists - working on a particular area of the game and making stuff happen, from arranging live events to building relationships with supportive companies
* All hands - people who can help out in the future with testing, community participation & player support, event support, and so on
* Creative people we haven't even thought of yet. This means you!
If you want to help make the magic happen (and we know you do!) email Guy at guy.lewis.parsons@gmail.com letting us know a bit about yourself - skills, experience, any stuff you've made, what you'd actually like to help with, where you're based - and we'll get back to you ASAP.
Labels: arg, cancer, law 37, let's change the game