Further proof that the lines between reality and our computer created fantasies are bluring, a group called Interactive Telecommunications in New York has come up with a live-action Pac-Man game. The game consists of 10 players: 1 pacman, 4 ghosts, and five more people who control the previous five players via a control center… so I guess in reality there are only five players and five actors, but the street character and the control room player must work as a team to make sure each side wins.

How does this work? The “Pac-Man on the Street” cannot see any dots and most be told by his or her control room team member where to run to collect dots. GPS devices attached to the Pac-Man’s costume lets the control room know when dots have been collected, or that he has been gobbled up by one of the four ghosts, who as well have GPS devices and partners shouting directions into their ears on how to grab the yellow dot muncher.

Pretty neat stuff. I wonder if they could bring this show to St. Louis.

CORRECTION: They did not use GPS devices. That was an accidental assumption of the editor and many thanks to DKG for pointing out the error.

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