Slaughter
in the Quarter
From Wednesday 25th – Saturday 28th
July, Victoria Quarter will play host to the undead, as zombie chase game 2.8
Hours Later takes place across the city.
The game has been staged in various locations in Britain
over the last four years, including London, Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool and
requires players to move between a series of locations to escape the infected city by following
clues to reach 'The Resistance', without falling foul of the marauding
zombie hoard. The clues are obtained
from survivors holed up in various locations around the city.
At the game start players are given a map and the
position of the first game location. On arriving here, they interact with
performers to discover the whereabouts of the next location. Players must move
between eight sites to discover the position of the final location: The
survivor camp.
The game has been attracting an increasing following in
recent years, with now up to 500 players taking part each night.
VQ Centre Director, John Bade commented, “It’s always
interesting to see the centre used in a less obvious way, and the 100 year old
buildings that make up VQ did seem to lend themselves to the idea.”
“With the ubiquitous computer game dominating people’s
free time these days,” he continued, “it’s refreshing to see one that actually
requires players to leave their armchairs. Although the prospect of gangs of
the undead roaming the streets is slightly un-nerving.”
The game runs from 19:00 to
23:00 each evening with each zone closed consecutively once all players have
moved through. More information about 2.8 Hours Later can be found at: http://2.8hourslater.com
