A new and innovative show is to air on UKTV’s entertainment channel Dave this autumn. Comedian and regular videogames commentator, Steve McNeil, and his tech wizard side-kick Rob Sedgebeer have announced a UK tour, including Aberystwyth and Cardiff, of their exciting new live and interactive show, WiFi Wars.
WiFi Wars is a new live comedy game show where the audiences play along. By logging in to the WiFi Wars network with your Smartphone or tablet audiences are able to compete in a range of games, quizzes and challenges to win prizes.
Rob Sedgebeer explained why audiences should get involved with the show and described it as a chance to “come and play a range of fun video games with the rest of the audience, using the latest smart phone technology. With the added bonus of watching two sweaty men panic on stage.” This of course gives the show its comical effect.
The audiences simply just connect to the WiFi Wars Wi-Fi network using their phone or tablet and are sent games and controls to their device, using web based technology. It is a show that will create ultimate audience interaction. Rob states that “No other live show demands you keep your mobile phone switched on!” which is what makes this show so different from any other. As a technically advanced generation we seem to be on technological devices most of our time, the Smartphone being the main culprit of them. Steve McNeil notes that, “Smartphones and games can often become scapegoats for antisocial/lonely experiences” and that Wifi Wars can “make them celebratory, communal things” instead.
A bonus to this show being a healthier use of the Smartphone by bringing audiences together is that the audiences also do not need a vast knowledge in technology either. Rob explains, “The tech is basically a means to an end, in that it allows us to build games that we can all play together”.
SOPHIE REES
TramShed, Cardiff, Fri 9 Sept. Info: www.tramshedcardiff.com
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wed 19 Oct. Info: www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
Watch a clip of the show here:
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