Uncle Roy All Around You, often shortened to URAY, is a pervasive game made by Blast Theory and built in the Equator project on the EQUIP architecture. It was staged in central London in May and June 2003 and mixes preprogrammed game content with live performance on the city streets. Players on the street were given a mobile device and set out on a journey to find a fictional character called Uncle Roy, while online players simultaneously travelled through a parallel 3D world, guiding or misleading them. Positioning was self-reported rather than tracked, so street players marked their own location on a map, and they could record and send short audio clips to the online players. The game ends when street players find Uncle Roy's office, where online players can meet them by webcam, and they are asked whether they will commit to helping a stranger for the next year and release their contact details. Players who both agree are paired to meet.
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Uncle Roy All Around You (URAY) is a pervasive game made by Blast Theory.
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