Difference between revisions of "Beneath The Watchful Eyes"

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Beneath The Watchful Eyes

Designer:	Ben Henley
Year:	unknown
Players:	8-12
Stuff required:	Wireless webcams, monitors/laptop, r/c vehicles, possibly spotlights and lasers
Crew required:	One-two
Preparation:	Thirty minutes
Time required:	45 minutes
Place required:	An urban area with a fair amount of foot traffic
Activities:	Surveillance
This is an unfinished game. It is still in the design stage, and is not playable.
This game is made available under an Attribution-Noncommercial Creative Commons licence. (What does this mean?)

One team surveills an area using wireless webcams and microphones, while another team tries to accomplish goals without being spotted.

The "cops" team stays in a control room, using an array of surveillance devices to monitor the playing area of the game.

Depending on budget/technical knowhow, these could include:

binoculars and a balcony
a simple webcam
a webcam which can pan, tilt and maybe zoom under remote control
sensors which alert the cops when someone walks along a particular corridor (which is not visible on camera)
a wireless mic
a wireless mic mounted on a remote control car (which they can steer by watching it on one of the cameras)
a remote control car with both mic and webcam
a webcam/mic mounted on a remote control blimp

The opposing team of "subversives" could have anti-surveillance devices, including:

laser pointers (for dazzling fixed cams)
halogen lanterns (should be bright enough to dazzle cameras temporarily, but battery life will not last the whole game)
fog guns/smoke sprays
white noise generators

The "subversives" team has a list of missions which it must accomplish.

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 Depending on budget/technical knowhow, these could include:
+* binoculars and a balcony
 * a simple webcam
 * a webcam which can pan, tilt and maybe zoom under remote control