Balloon Fiesta Extravaganza

Post date: Oct 10, 2012 5:9:29 AM

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is one of the treasures Albuquerqueans and New Mexicans are extremely proud of in the entire state. Over 100,000 people gather to watch the hundreds of balloonists fly their hot air balloons in the weeklong event starting every first full week in October.

How did this come to be though? Many people don’t know the history of the Balloon Fiesta, but through ARIS, many will experience the history of the unique event.  Players will be able to experience the history through a situated documentary that brings the players to the original site of the Balloon Fiesta to other various ballooning landmarks crucial to the event.

Once the player has experienced the history of the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, the player then embarks on a quest as a balloon chaser in pursuit of a “live” balloon flying over the city. The game will show the balloon starting at Balloon Fiesta Park and randomly the player will have to follow the flight and predict where the balloon will land.

This game will be fun and awesome.