Join the conspiracy as the creator of “Heroes” Tim Kring and Ovi by Nokia launch Conspiracy For Good

Remember that one post we did a while back about the game “Exclusion”? Well, now the whole story is finally coming together… Today I’m very excited to introduce you to Conspiracy For Good (CFG), a movement that blends online and real-world tasks to effect social change through audience participation, ...

Remember that one post we did a while back about the game “Exclusion”? Well, now the whole story is finally coming together… Today I’m very excited to introduce you to Conspiracy For Good (CFG), a movement that blends online and real-world tasks to effect social change through audience participation, developed by “Heroes” creator Tim Kring and Nokia. In short, CFG combines Kring’s original storytelling and Ovi by Nokia’s services to create a dramatic, fictional experience using interactive theatre, mobile and alternate reality gaming (ARG), music and physical participation to do good in the world. Participants will become part of the plot development and will find the necessary tools and clues to move the narrative forward and into the real-world, ultimately creating social and educational change for the Chataika Basic School, located in the village of Chataika in eastern Zambia.

What is this CFG business all about, then? The story goes like this: over the decades, members of Conspiracy For Good have been reputed to be quietly and effectively doing good in the world’s most troubled areas.  But CFG is not without enemies, and it is now under fierce attack by Blackwell Briggs, a London-based multinational company committed to advanced infrastructure development and security services. For help, CFG turned to Kring, a master storyteller, to share their story, recruit new members to read the signs and bring down Blackwell Briggs.

CFG brings to life many of the experiences that we here at Ovi offer. You will steer characters away from the evil villains and discover destinations and meeting points on maps. You will play casual games (such as Exclusion and Mainframe Liberator) that unlock access codes to confidential websites, and you can work out hidden information from music tracks to advance the story. All CFG-related content is free of charge and the games run on Series 40 and Nokia Symbian devices.

You can enter this story, which fuses reality and fiction, from any country through www.ConspiracyForGood.com, where you will join like-minded thinkers, artists, musicians and causes, creating a unified voice to fight for social and environmental justice. The audience can take action within their own comfort zone and level of engagement to meet new people with similar interests online and in person, and have some fun too. Participants who join CFG will be able to solve mysteries online, play casual mobile games or be a physical participant in the London CFG events that will take place from mid-July through early August (we’ll tell you more about this later).

Also, if you’re in the UK, you will be able to download a special edition app called Conspiracy For Good: DeadDrop powered by our Point & Find service. Available for download from Ovi in the UK in mid-July, the app will allow players to point at objects and images in the real-world to discover clues and participate in challenges during the series of upcoming events in London.

What are you waiting for? Dive into the rabbit hole!

Source : http://blog.ovi.com/2010/06/22/join-the-conspiracy...