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May 03, 2004

Pac-Man – NYC Style

As New Yorkers, we’re always pleased to see our fair city get some decent game coverage – as pretty much everyone else in the biz seems to be on the West Coast (except our buddies over at Rockstar and HappyPuppy.com – rock on, guys!).

Apparently some clever grad students over at NYU have developed a life-size Pac-Man game, using the streets around Washington Square Park as a giant maze. One player dresses up as Pac-Man, four others play ghosts, and the game, as they say, is on.

Dots and power pills are consumed virtually, as the game and the position of all players are monitored in a control room, with news and info being relayed back to the players via mobile phone.

Just wait until we start a real-life version of Burger Time at the Chelsea Market…

Link: http://pacmanhattan.com/

Posted by gamegal at May 3, 2004 01:05 PM