Interactive Media Twist of Fate is an interactive

Interactive Media – Twist of Fate is an interactive tarot card board game for 4 players which tells 4 different stories using 4 different tarot cards

Aim of the Game Player dealt one card face down with a QR code on the back The player rolls the dice (1 -6) and tries to land on as many Story spaces as possible When 6 Story paragraphs are collected they make their way to the finish and state what card they think they have.

Fate Space Story Space When player lands on this space numbered paragraph added to webpage When a player lands on this space Board design Player can only collect 6 of these paragraphs 2 Players can collect duplicates If lands on space 1 twice then player Has 2 space 1 paragraphs 2 2 They choose one player to lose A paragraph Red spaces are normal 3 1 Finish 1 4 Twist of Fate Finish space When player lands 3 Chance to roll for a paragraph They state which paragraph (1 -6) They want to roll for Player must roll higher or equal To that numbered Paragraph to win it If they do not have the numbered Paragraph the dice rolled They lose nothing. 1 Chance space The paragraph they lose is based on A dice roll 3 Start 5 6 4 4 When player has 6 paragraphs They can go round to the finish And declare what card they think they have based on the paragraphs they Collected If they have less than 6 paragraphs, the space is treated as a normal space.

Interactive web page When a player lands on a story space, the game master sends a paragraph of text to the web page Players access this page with smartphone/tablet by scanning QR code on back of Tarot card. Each player has an individual link, and cannot see other players’ stories

What is the QR code? The QR code links the player to their own web page The game master has control over what content goes onto this webpage When a player lands on a story space (1 -6) they receive another paragraph

Tarot cards Game cards popularised in Europe in the late 15 th century * Magical societies in the English speaking world began to adapt the cards to their beliefs, with two popular varieties originating from Britain – that by Arthur Waite and more famously Alistair Crowley, with artwork created by Pamela Smith and Frieda Harris. They were rival members of The Order of the Golden Dawn. * Throughout the 20 th century, they became more thematic. The Psychedelic era of the 1960 s was partly influenced by this and artwork of the period reflects a magic undertone. * Tarot cards are also widely parodied or acknowledged in pop culture today.

Our 4 Tarot cards Death Love Lust Greed Each Card Has a picture of its category on the front with the text of what it is, cards will be placed face down on the table. There is a QR code on the back that links to its own webpage where the paragraphs of story are added.

Story outline Each of the 4 stories will follow the structure Background - “News radio report about a prisoner with a hook escaping from jail” Tragedy / danger – scrapes found on car door after driving away in fear Resolution – Couple turn up to the parents house to find a bloody hook hanging on the door We might adapt folk tales or horror stories like “the hook” to this structure

Schedule Date Achieved Game Board Prototype Tuesday 11 th March Tarot Card Prototype Tuesday 11 th March Webpage Tuesday 11 th March Testing begins Monday 17 th March Finalize game Tuesday 25 th March Record Event Tuesday 1 st April

Audience • Smart Phone/Tablet Users • Age 16+ • Tech Savvy

Production Roles Game Design Web page Story Writer Recording