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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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GET TO THA CHOPPA! – An Argument for the “Helicopter Mission”

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

by Josh “Sandpaper” Harris

In the fall of 2008, Goucher College’s Human Resistance won its third game of Humans Vs. Zombies, its second in a row, and just as with the previous victories the mood was far from celebratory. Human victories inevitably create a divide within the player community that Zombie victories do not. Where a Zombie victory unites all of the players under the brain-craving banner of the Horde, Human victories divide the player base into survivors (winners) and infected (losers). This schism manifests itself in name-calling, accusations of cowardice, and disunity. The Zombies are unhappy that they have been kept out of the winner’s circle and relegated to a mass of losers. However, the Humans cannot really enjoy their victory. In a game where respect is the ultimate currency, those who chose to outlive the Horde end the game with empty wallets (or worse, in debt).

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Quick Mod #2: Two Easy Maverick Modifications

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

By Grant “Mod-Masta” Knud-Hanson

Materials:

Tools:

Alright, I will do my best to break this down, but if I lose you feel free to leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible. We have to work together to defeat the Zombie Horde!

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