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- 1. Scotland Yard - to Go! The chase is on!
- 2. Scotland Yard – to Go! How to create a good multiplayer game? Take a well-known tabletop game Introduce modern mobile technologies Let your imagination work
- 3. Scotland Yard. Key Features Take role of either Mr. X or one of the Detectives Use map of London with preset transport grid Detectives only know means of transport Mr. X uses Mr. X location is revealed at preset points in the game
- 4. Scotland Yard – to Go! Key Features Take a role of either Mr. X of Detective when you join the game Set game length Play wherever you like, go whichever direction you want See Mr. X show up on the map at time intervals
- 6. New concept. Lifepoints Get your starting Lifepoints Use Lifepoints to: Move faster Hide from other players Lifepoints = Game currency
- 7. New Concept. Observation and Game saving Play a game Observe a game being played Save replay of the game Recover any moment in the game and any relevant parameters
- 8. New Concept. Game Operator Set parameters of the game Watch game Adjust parameters of the game Adjust personal player parameters
- 9. New Concept. End of Game Problem No definite rules to catch Mr. X on real-world map Solution Use your mobile device to catch Mr. X
- 10. New Concept. Representation Modes Default representation See all detectives See Mr. X once per 2 minutes New Strategies See only in a predefined distance See only direction to Mr. X See only distance to Mr. X Strategies can be combined New strategies can be added
- 11. Time to see the GAME
- 12. Gaming Experience So Far Experience with mobile devices Tablet PC GPRS GPS Game balance Personal experiences
- 13. Further possibilities Include more real life elements Adjust line of sight to landscape and elevation Restore Lifepoints with periods of rest Imitate usage of additional in-game equipment Locators Smoke grenades Clones Provide communication capabilities for players Private chat Public messaging Player information sharing Introduce tasks to accomplish Fetch tasks Riddle-based tasks Introduce in-game advisor Game Help and Tutorial Propose possible actions in current game situation Provide on-demand services Buy bonus information
- 14. Sum up Scotland Yard – to Go! is a port of a classic tabletop game in to a new mobile environment Scotland Yard – to Go! combines features of the classic game and introduces some new concepts Scotland Yard – to Go! provides great gaming experiences
- 15. Scotland Yard - to Go! The chase goes on!