Pervasive Games

Pervasive games are a popular form of more larger social games played outside, it is the blending of the fictive world, something like that of assassins and hunters, with the physical world, Giving the game a greater sense of realism, This is what Johan Huizinga would call the magic circle in which the boundaries of play are changed and expanded. A Example of this type of game would be a game called Assassin in which players try to eliminate each other from the game using mock weapons in an effort to become the last surviving player, This type of game is most popular on college and university campuses with many having there own guilds devoted to the upkeep and control of the games progress, It is one of the most interesting parts of the game as the game never stops until 1 person is remaining, that means a player can be assassinated on the way to work or getting lunch, it really creates a sense of paranoia for all the players involved.