tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6814009589407368935..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Attention All FRP GamersJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82017706157805059572021-01-18T07:05:09.604-05:002021-01-18T07:05:09.604-05:00Do you have a copy of the Dream Park RPG? If I rem...Do you have a copy of the Dream Park RPG? If I remember correctly there was a sort of appendix explaining how they were planning to actually create something aking a Theme Park where you could take part in some sort of LARP or somesuch.PaMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904008809249375913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78311845936683722322021-01-13T19:05:38.845-05:002021-01-13T19:05:38.845-05:00My wife and her sister are very into Escape Games ...My wife and her sister are very into Escape Games and have done many, and they are seemingly very good at them. We've also taken the kids on a couple and they enjoyed themselves.<br /><br />Myself I'd rather play an FRP, but I have taken part in the Crystal Maze experience game (rather than the TV show), which involved a wee bit of role play (or suspension of belief at least).Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76082124888716054312021-01-11T15:33:01.549-05:002021-01-11T15:33:01.549-05:00I can remember a time in my teen years where there...I can remember a time in my teen years where there was an appeal to the notion of "removing the middle man" so to speak. By that I mean finding a way to resolve actions in a direct way that didn't rely on game rules and dice. It was about making the adventure more "real." I can remember another thing that was popular for a while in my school was a game called Assassin in which players would have to try and "kill" one another throughout the normal day of classes. I think though that while these various operations (the ads referenced above I mean) were sort of aimed at the D&D crowd, they actually kind of missed the mark. I know for myself, I love the dice and maps and iconography of TTRPGs. It's all part of the appeal for me. I'd imagine that's true for a lot of players. The "VR" stuff seems to me like it might appeal more to people who don't "get" ttrpgs. Sgt. Ear Achehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637194374861657305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39577760615343495702021-01-11T13:51:45.853-05:002021-01-11T13:51:45.853-05:00The current version are the Great Wolf Lodges, whi...The current version are the Great Wolf Lodges, which target smaller kids for family vacations. In addition to the theme park, they do Magiquest, which I hear is a series of quests the kids go on and require wands to interact with some of the content.<br />This link is for the location in Texas. The main website has links to the websites for the other locations.<br />https://www.greatwolf.com/grapevine/waterpark-attractions/attractions/magiquestPatrickWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083947433803227063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74480167093445043882021-01-11T10:58:03.215-05:002021-01-11T10:58:03.215-05:00Speaking of VR, it's worth mentioning the now ...Speaking of VR, it's worth mentioning the now departed 'Void' experience, which I did a couple of times at Disney World. It was like stepping into a Star Wars adventure and made me feel like I was immersed in a classic d6 module. You not only got the impressive visuals, but there was a tactile element to it as well. You could feel the heat coming from lava roiling below you and you reach out and really touch the R2 unit beaming out a holographic message. It wasn't a seamless, perfect experience, but I was tremendously impressed, all the same. Maybe theme parks, table-top RPGs and video games all have this type of immersive VR experience as their common destination?NorwoldFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413735387812976133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67661928919680524622021-01-11T10:39:40.194-05:002021-01-11T10:39:40.194-05:00True! Again, I have no experience of this myself, ...True! Again, I have no experience of this myself, but the descriptions of it do have a similar vibe.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57565317376416808682021-01-11T10:37:50.456-05:002021-01-11T10:37:50.456-05:00Escape the Room-type experiences could be a (very)...Escape the Room-type experiences could be a (very) rough analogue?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138028203485822495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36387134135761081982021-01-11T10:27:12.826-05:002021-01-11T10:27:12.826-05:00If so, that confirms my sense that computers now f...If so, that confirms my sense that computers now fill this niche.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16107826699204021842021-01-11T10:24:49.095-05:002021-01-11T10:24:49.095-05:00These days...Virtual Reality Goggles?These days...Virtual Reality Goggles?squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.com