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CardJoe · 16th Oct 2007, 10:54

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...life_pac-man/1

If you're near Birmingham this week then you'll have a chance to play a life-sized game of Pac-Man as part of the Plus International Design Festival. Check inside for details.

Woodstock · 16th Oct 2007, 10:57

thats awesome, unfortunately im nowhere near birmingham

Delphium · 16th Oct 2007, 11:00

Leave the house?!!

Well I guess it is for a worthy cause

Like the idea

Henk · 16th Oct 2007, 11:16

Oh man, gotta check youtube later on for videos of this. I sure hope someone remembers to bring a camera

mikeuk2004 · 16th Oct 2007, 11:38

I have seen this on TV from Japan. Im sure there are videos on youtube of the human pacman game

jezmck · 16th Oct 2007, 12:39

why is it not at the weekend? does nobody have jobs?!*
*- I'm aware of the peculiar grammar there.

Tyinsar · 16th Oct 2007, 20:22

heh heh, I like the pic of the Pac-Man skull - are there "ghosts" (keeping trophies) in your office?

MilkMan5 · 17th Oct 2007, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by jezmck

why is it not at the weekend? does nobody have jobs?!*
*- I'm aware of the peculiar grammar there.

"...The Plus International Design Festival, which is running from the the 17th to the 21st of October..."
According to my calendar, its from Wednesday to Sunday.
I believe that Saturday and Sunday falls on a weekend.

jezmck · 18th Oct 2007, 07:39

TomH · 18th Oct 2007, 18:19

Haha! That's AMAZING!

What's even MORE amazing is the fact that it's being hosted on the exact same street I work on!

The boss used to do games programming.. Wonder if I can organise a friday-arvo excursion?

To think I kept walking past thinking, 'Just another nancy arty/design expo..'

CardJoe · 19th Oct 2007, 09:02

If you pop along, be sure to post pictures!

Nexxo · 19th Oct 2007, 18:51

Well, I popped along, and luckily I had my trusty mobile phone cameara with me (OK, it's a Razr with crappy 320x240 resolution, but it does the job). I also had a chat with the guy who runs this little exhibit: Pete O'Donnell, an Acquisitions and Developer Relations Manager for Codemasters®. He did this as a sort of personal hobby project --given that Pacman belongs to Namco, not Codemasters.

The arena: actually quite small, really...

Here's Pete dealing out the hats that will identify the willing ~~victims~~ volunteers as Pacman or Ghost...

And here are two willing volunteers... Bless.

When the volunteers enter the maze, Pete starts a tapedeck with the famous Pacman theme tune in authentic MIDI. Someone can shout Pacman directions over a microphone and amplifier...

Well, that's it! Pete took pictures and video recordings of various intrepid gamers throughout the exhibition, which he will post after it finishes on Sunday, on http://www.pacman-plus.com

TomH · 22nd Oct 2007, 19:05

Hah! Awesome! I wandered up on the thursday but forgot I didn't have any change on me

Nevermind.

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Nexxo ...like a geek! Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 15,088	Well, I popped along, and luckily I had my trusty mobile phone cameara with me (OK, it's a Razr with crappy 320x240 resolution, but it does the job). I also had a chat with the guy who runs this little exhibit: Pete O'Donnell, an Acquisitions and Developer Relations Manager for Codemasters®. He did this as a sort of personal hobby project --given that Pacman belongs to Namco, not Codemasters. The arena: actually quite small, really... Here's Pete dealing out the hats that will identify the willing ~~victims~~ volunteers as Pacman or Ghost... And here are two willing volunteers... Bless. When the volunteers enter the maze, Pete starts a tapedeck with the famous Pacman theme tune in authentic MIDI. Someone can shout Pacman directions over a microphone and amplifier... Well, that's it! Pete took pictures and video recordings of various intrepid gamers throughout the exhibition, which he will post after it finishes on Sunday, on http://www.pacman-plus.com __________________ "You actually hope to achieve your ideals, I just use mine as an excuse to hate everything" --specofdust "There is no Real Life, only Away From Keyboard" --gpw111 "...my wife says I can't have any trolls, cause they argue with the dog and eat the fish" --KayinBlack

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