SUPER STREET FIRE
SUPER STREET FIRE: TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION is a simulated fighting game in the style of Street Fighter. However, instead of playing a traditional video game, the participants interact with the game with motions and thoughts. Instead of an actual fight, the participants face off by controlling a two-dimensional wall of fire, creating flames of their own color to attack and defend.
Each participant wears a pair of gloves that reacts to specific gestures, and a headset that reads their brain activity. A punch or throwing motion will send a single wave of fire towards the other player’s side; raising a hand in a blocking gesture will create a stationary pillar of fire that will block the oncoming wave; a consistent focused thought will send a rapid pattern of flame across the entire ring.
The participants fight within the ring for one minute, while observers see patterns of colored fire the players’ movements create. The playing field can be set up as a longer line, or a full circular ring where attacks can come from either side. Players can try to win by making simple moves, or looking for moves inspired by video games they played long ago…
Volunteers Needed!
SUPER STREET FIRE had an amazing debut run at Firefly Arts Collective festival (Canada Day/July 4th weekend), and another great weekend (despite extreme heat) at Detroit Maker Faire (July 30/31). Much more could be made of the game experience, so if you have ideas for large scale, interactive game interfaces – please contact us!
Areas of skill needed are:
- Programming skills at any level; particularly python, front-end or arduino
- Flame effects and plumbing – safety, assembly, etc
- Gameplay design, look, and feel improvements
- Fundraising!
- General volunteering
Do you want to be on the SUPER STREET FIRE team? Email shardy@asymptotic.ca or volunteers |at| site3.ca for more details and information.
Are you on the team?
Documentation and software is stored on google code: super-street-fire.
Help out the project!
Thank you so much to everyone who donated to the SSF funding drive on ulule! Woot – we made it! Your swag is on the way!
Paying for the fancy wireless real-life game *with fire* adds up, and we really appreciate your help and we hope you can come play with us soon! Thanks so much 
Fire Arts Live
Strictly speaking, this Daily Planet clip is for Maker Faire Toronto (a triumph!) and Seth’s Pyrokinesis, but what better way to get a sense of this awesome project, than seeing another fire arts project by the same guy!
Daily Planet – Seth and Site 3 from Seth Hardy on Vimeo.
Event Schedule
Events which will/may host SUPER STREET FIRE include:
June 30 – July 4: Firefly
July 30 – 31: Maker Faire Detroit
??? – Digifest Toronto
Aug 29 – Sep 5: Burning Man
Other suggestions are welcomed!
