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Wicked Photos from the Spring Season

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Send in your best photos from the 2010 spring game season and we’ll include them on our site! Most of these were taken from the Facebook HvZ photo contest.

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HvZ Talks with Comedian Ethan Fixell

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

A few weeks ago, while performing at Ball State, comedian Ethan Fixell of Dave and Ethan said, “Humans Versus Zombies is a woman repellent. It’s like anti-cologne.” We caught up with Ethan for an interview, and he agreed to talk with us about comedy, HvZ, gaming, picking up girls, and love.

HvZ: How did you get into comedy? What comedians or performers have inspired you? Who do you think is doing great stand-up, skits, web shorts, etc. today?

Ethan: I’ve been performing since I was seven years old, when I began hosting “The Ethan Show” for my dad and his ancient Panasonic camcorder in the living room.  At the time, I loved Steve Martin.  Idolized him.  I don’t even know if I thought he was all that funny—I think he just encapsulated all that I wanted to be.  At the suggestion of my mom, I wrote Steve a letter, and he sent back a signed photo of himself, which I promptly framed and hung above my bed.  While other 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th graders had posters of Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky in their rooms, I had a shrine to The Man With Two Brains.
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Great Op-Ed from SUNY Geneseo

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

You have got to read this op-ed by SUNY Geneseo HvZ player Aaron Davis:

[...] What happened during Humans versus Zombies was interesting, unexpected and wholly incredible: A disparate group of people from all social circles and points of interest collaborated and played a game together. I met people with whom I’d have no occasion to talk were it not for this game, and I think that I’ll do a decent job of staying in touch with them.

Leaders rose to the top. Consider the sociology of this: In a completely arbitrary environment, people rose to positions of leadership based not on income or popularity or looks, but on raw ability to adapt and excel in a game nobody had played before.

These people are the people we want to be politicians. They’ve shown they have the goods, in whatever geeky (but completely awesome) way you like, and they’ve shown a remarkable ability to adapt. Crazy how fun imitates life.

Legends grew. I’m sure everyone who reads this knows the name, if not the face, of sophomore Nick Spengler, the man who, it is said (probably incorrectly) wrapped socks around his hands and beat the zombies back with bare fists. You know of sophomore Mike Lanni, who wore a Spartan helmet to the final battle and kicked ass and took names until the last moments of battle. And you’ve heard of junior Darrin Policar, the pirate captain of the zombies. Seriously, within one week, we created a mythology.

Most importantly, in a “life” or “undeath” struggle, we realized what it takes to stay “alive.” We learned, by necessity, to work in groups, either human or zombie. We walked around campus with a healthy eye for what was going on and, in the words of fellow player and sophomore Kate Hayden, we took part in a “delightful exercise in situational awareness.”

Thanks, Aaron! That’s why we love Humans vs. Zombies too.

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Photos from the Fall Season

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Send in your best photos from the 2009 fall game season and we’ll include them on our site! See the gallery after the jump. (more…)

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Coolest HvZ Game… EVER!

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

By: Adam Longwill

Truman State’s Fall 2008 game of Humans Versus Zombies is the stuff of legends. While many moderators find it difficult to run even the most barebones game, Truman’s Cody Sumter and his band of moderators created what would go down as the most complicated, well-designed, and exhausting implementation of plot and missions Humans Versus Zombies has ever seen.

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