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A digital six sheet game developed with Whitespace, for Safer Scotland.

Featuring 13 time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard

The game featured specially recorded voice clips from former F1 driver David Coulthard, who also appeared in TV ads as part of the same campaign.

Promoting hazard awareness on country roads

With the focus on hazard awareness, the object of the game was to negotiate the track without losing control of your vehicle. Various hazards appear around the track, such as farm vehicles, animals, and bridges. If you approach too quickly, the car spins and loses speed.

Displayed in cinema foyers right across Scotland

Taking advantage of the newly emerging interactive six sheet format, The Coulthard Challenge was featured on 50” touch screens, installed in cinemas around the country. Across the campaign, the game was played and watched by tens of thousands.

Built using the Citrus Engine and Starling for Actionscript

The game is built with Actionscript and deployed to Adobe Air for Windows. The project takes advantage of the up and coming Citrus Engine, a game engine which utilises the efficiency of the Starling framework for Actionscript.

You can play an online version of the game - this version was developed in HTML5, so there are some variations in graphic and sound quality.

This is a series of interactive exhibits for the visitors’ centre at Abbotsford House, in the Scottish Borders. Abbotsford is a historic house near Melrose, which is famed for being the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott.

Architectural Designs

One of the centrepieces of the exhibition, this interactive piece gives visitors the chance to explore some of the fascinating sketches and plans that were used to build and decorate Scott’s Abbotsford.

Visitor Feedback

Visitor feedback is important to the visitor centre at Abbotsford, and they were keen to gather this feedback in a rich and engaging way. Visitors are taken through a series of questions to guage their reaction to the exhibiton, and profile their demographic.

After they have offered their opinion, they can investigate the trends of previous visitors, through a live infographic.

Ballads and Folk Tales

The Ballads and Folk Tales piece was designed to showcase a range of ballads and poems read by local people near Abbotsford.

Users can access audio excerpts of the poems through the touchscreen interface, as well as finding out information and viewing traditional artwork of the period.