Recreation Guy

Did you catch the new reality game show Cha$e Tuesday night on the Sci-Fi channel? If not, check it out at www.scifi.com/chase. Very cool! It’s advertised as the first live action video game.

Here’s what the show is about (taken directly from the show’s site):

They can run. But can they hide?

CHA$E, an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat reality show, pits Runners against each other on life sized “game boards” in the quest for cash. But in order to win, they must avoid being caught by the relentless Hunters who stalk them during the games.

All is fair in competition and money. Some will be savvy and others will be sacrificed.

The action takes place throughout various locations in Los Angeles like San Pedro Harbor, Universal Theme Park and the Descanso Gardens.

In CHA$E Runners must also be conscious of their time. As the clock counts down, the tasks get harder and the Hunters grow more insistent.

Every second they go uncaught leads them closer to winning a cash prize of up to $50,000. Tune in to find out who will escape the chase.

After watching this very cool show the recreational programmer in me started to think. “Can this concept be used to create an event for high school or college students?”

Here are the thoughts I wrote down…

• Get track runners to be the hunters. Give them black t-shirts that have our logo on the front and the word HUNTER on the back.
• Runners will be given red shirts that have our logo on the front and the word RUNNER on the back.
• Find an area that has little to no traffic. A large city park may be good.
• Use many of the same “weapons” for the runners as seen on Cha$e.
• Find a sponsor for the event so that we can offer a nice prize.
• Find a vendor that rents small hand-held video cameras.
• Get volunteers to be camera men/women. Since they have to constantly run they should be athletes as well.
• After the competition, edit the film and have it shown on public access TV and/or our organization’s website.
• Look into partnering with another local recreation organization that would be interested in putting on an event like this.