John Puzzle

Role: Puzzle design, web design
Employer: ARGHouse
In partnership: June Street Productions
Website: Launch Site

Weekend at the End of the World is a horror-comedy film directed by Gille Klabin. In which, the primary setting is a hunted cabin. Through my job at ARGHouse, I helped players experience that cabin for themselves via an interactive point-and-click puzzle game. Players who completed the game were eligible to win props from the movie and limited-run VHS copies. In addition to doing the programming for the point-and-click environment, I also designed a number of the game's puzzles. Most significantly, the final puzzle of the game.

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Role: Puzzle design
Employer: ARGHouse
In partnership: Antenna
Website: Launch Site

"Find Buzzy" was an ARG that promoted, and released alongside of, the Stolen Kingdom documentary. The film's theatrical release included many official tour stops which would featured a post-show Q&A panel with the filmmakers and producers, as well as distribution of physical "trailheads" for the 25 puzzles of the ARG. These trailheads took many forms including postcards, pins, and cassette tapes. My role in bringing this ARG to life was primarily in puzzle design. In this role, I had the opportunity to create numerous puzzles spanning a wide range of disciplines and difficulties. Including the final, and most difficult, puzzle of the game.

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