Friend: So what are you busy with these days?
Me: Doing this and that. The usual. Oh and a couple of weeks ago I was spending all my free time working on this really cool/fun murder mystery dinner party-type thing for the AAF District 3 Convention. It was like an ice breaker type deal.
Friend: …
Me: It’s cool though, it’s like Clue but with social media. We gave out clues throughout the evening over twitter and you could tweet back to the characters and it was all interactive and stuff. People had to guess the room, the weapon and the murderer just like in Clue, but with less chance and more reasoning. Anyway my job was to come up with these suspect profiles and twitter script to help everyone solve the mystery while also confusing the crap out of them.
Friend: Huh. Well that sure is something isn’t it.
Me: Well, I mean yeah. It sounds weird, but it was pretty fun. I think everyone had a really good time.
Friend: mmhmm. Sounds…interesting.
Me: It’s cooler than it sounds.
Friend: Oh no, I’m sure it is.
Me: But I mean you kind of have to be there since it’s like an event, more than like an actual piece.
Friend: mmhmm.
Me: I mean like, if there was a “performance art” category at the Addy’s, then that’s where this would fit. It’s cool just trust me.
Friend: Oh I do, I can’t wait to see it.
Me: Okay, here look. Banks Wilson of the eponymous Studiobanks did all the graphic design and stuff and project managed the whole thing. See all the characters are all based on the original Clue character drawings from the 70s. Slick, huh?
Friend: Oh cool!
Me: Yeah, and I created suspect profiles using all the Clue characters but I put kind of a modern twist on it. You know trying to make it kind of funny and adding in technology references like Foursquare and Facebook and all that jazz.
Friend: I like the pictures a lot.
Me: Seriously? That’s all you have to say? What about the words?
Friend: Oh those are nice too. I can’t really see ‘em that well.
Me: Click on the picture, it opens in a new window and you can make it full size. Or you can see the pdf here so you can zoom to your heart’s content.
Friend: Oh, ok. Those are kind of clever.
Me: Well keep me in mind for your next corporate event or children’s birthday party. I’m taking a balloon animal making class next weekend and I’m pretty sure I get a certificate at the end.
Friend: Would you dress like a clown?
Me: No. But for an extra couple of bucks I will write a story about a clown.
Friend: That’s a deal breaker.
Me: You just missed out on the most epic children’s birthday party ever.
Friend: I’ll take my chances.
