Guardians of Hidden Universes is a playful story for experiencing on your phone in the street. You’re a Guardian of Hidden Universes, and when you check your Communication Terminal you find the Guild has made a terrible mistake you need to repair. The app was launched at Popup Playground‘s 2013 Fresh Air Festival – a street gaming festival in Melbourne, Australia.
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The experience lasts about 15-25 minutes, and takes you around whatever city you happen to be in. This playful story is inspired by the design challenge of creating a locative-experience that is not site-specific. How can we have an experience than engages with the environment that also can work worldwide? The story is also playing with the idea of engaging with a character and a space using your intuition within a short period of time.
Credits
Christy Dena – concept, writing, and design
Elroy – artwork, coding, and interface design