Pac-Man hits the streets of Manhattan.The 1980s video game that took arcades by storm is now hitting the street. Pac-Manhattan Pac-Manhattan is a real-life version of Pac-Man created in 2004. It was invented by graduate students at the Interactive Telecommunications Program in the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. It uses Wi-Fi technology, open-source software, and cell phones. is a "large-scale large-scale adj. 1. Large in scope or extent. 2. Drawn or made large to show detail. large-scale Adjective 1. wide-ranging or extensive 2. urban game" that uses New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. streets to recreate the PacMan video game. Mobile phones, Wi-Fi (WIreless-FIdelity) A logo from the Wi-Fi Alliance that certifies network devices comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standards. In the early 2000s, Wi-Fi/802.11 became widely used (initially 802.11b, then 802. connections, and software designed by the Pac-Manhattan creators track five players: Pac-Man and the four ghosts, Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. Each game lasts about an hour. A player dressed as Pac-Man runs around the Washington Square Park area of Manhattan while attempting to collect virtual "dots" that run the length of the streets. His location is tracked via his mobile phone; so, as he moves through the streets, the virtual dots disappear. Four players dressed as the ghosts try to "eat" Pac-Man (tag him) before he collects all the dots. We're not sure if players have to listen to those Pac-Man sounds and music. http://pacmanhattan.com |
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