Adventure Game Studio

The Beeb are redoing the old infocom HHGTTG game with graphics for invetory items and rooms.... and they are looking for help from Joe Public.

I should mention: winning images are included in the game, and an overall winner  will be invited to take part in a recording for the next series and receive a script signed by the cast

If you want to submit your own artwork to them for submission, look here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/pictures.shtml

If you want to play the new game version so far..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

They're lloking for drawing of the follwoing rooms (756x448)

#  Marvin's Pantry

#  An expensive speedboat heading to an island on an alien planet

#  Engine Room of the Heart of Gold

#  A skeleton in a cave, holding a computer circuit board

#  The Captain's Quarters on a Vogon Ship

#  A Presidental Dais, surrounded by a crowd on an alien planet

#  Inside the Lair of the Bugblatter Beast of Traal

#  A Spongy Grey Maze of twisty little synapses
#  A cave surrounded by small stones and a large memorial tablet

#  Galley of the Heart of Gold

#  The War Chamber of a star battle cruiser, with views towards the local star system

and the following inv items (240x240):

# Number Twelve Asteroid Paint Chipper

# Ionic Diffusion Rasp

# Molecular Hyperwave Pincer

# Pair of Hypersonic Pliers

# Ultra-plasmic Vacuum Awl

# Thermo-fusion Chisel

# Laser-assisted Monkey Wrench

# Seat Cushion Fluff

# Jacket Fluff

# Common Sense Particle

# Nutrimat Computer Interface

# Santraginean Mineral Water

# Satchel Fluff

# Pocket Fluff

# Thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it does

# Atomic Vector Plotter

# Strange Gun

# Shipping Carton

# Alien Fruit

but I recommend looking at the pages above first, to read the full rules and to get an idea of style...

And let us know here  if you enter, and if you win!

If I had ever played the original, I would certainly try this one out. :)

Thanks for posting this SSH!

And Hollister, you can play the game on the site, plus it's available in its older form from various sources.

Awesome.

I've heard so many good things about the game, but I just can't play text adventures. When I can't see what's around me, I get lost straight away. These static screens are enough to give me a sense of location and enjoy the game. Now I can finally play it!