Chromaroma
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Type of site | Game |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Mudlark |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 10,000 |
| Launched | 30 November 2010 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Chromaroma was a London-based game using players’ Oyster cards and Barclays Cycle Hire accounts. Points are awarded depending on the stations and journeys users complete on the London Underground and London Buses, as well as using ‘Boris bikes’.[1] It is described by its creators, Mudlark, as “location-based top trumps”, and encourages competition through leaderboards.[2]
Chromaroma had funding from 4iP (Channel 4’s innovation fund) and Screen West Midlands since a concept was arrived at in early 2009.[3][4]
The game was designed by Toby Barnes & Matt Watkins of Mudlark.
The game was launched to the public on 30 November 2010, when snow closed Gatwick Airport and caused severe delays on London's tube network.[5]
References
- ↑ Prigg, Mark (15 November 2010). "Play as you commute". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Phillips, A (19 November 2010). "Chromaroma makes commuting one big game". Business Review Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Kiss, Jemima (30 November 2010). "Chromaroma: the makeover London commuting has been waiting for". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Barnes, Toby (12 February 2009). "Week 0.1:Concept". Chromaroma Blog. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Kiss, Jemima (4 December 2010). "Chromaroma and the onward march of gameification". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077.
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