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HoboKin, an ARG based on homelessness and poverty
Started this discussion. Last reply by Phillip A. Batz Apr 27, 2013. 25 Replies 9 Likes
I am a homeless man.After reading Reality is Broken I began formulating a game called HoboKin, an ARG based on the experience of homelessness and poverty. So far I have designed 9 Achievements and…Continue
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HoboKin, an ARG based on homelessness and poverty
Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:15pm 2 Comments 1 Like
I am a homeless man.
After reading Reality is Broken I began formulating a game called HoboKin, an ARG based on the experience of homelessness and poverty. So far I have designed 9 Achievements and about 35 quests, all designed to raise awareness of homeless and to create empathy with the impoverished. I believe the game has even more potential than that however.
What I do not know how to do is to create a website whereby people could communicate, post links to…
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