Sample player actions | Sample verbatim chat interaction |
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The Detective logs in and launches the game The server automatically sends 2 clues to the Detective regarding the location of the first two witnesses Examples Clue 1: Witness 1 is at the lake talking on the phone Clue 2: Witness 2 is at the garage paying for the parking | [14:49] Server: Kommissar ist online (Server: The Detective is online.) |
Police Officer 1 logs in and joins the game | [14:50] Server: Polizist 1 ist online (Server: Police Officer 1 is online.) |
Police Officer 2 logs in and joins the game | [14:50] Server: Polizist 2 ist online (Server: Police Officer 2 is online.) |
The Detective enters Clue 1 and shares it with the Police Officers | [14:50] Kommissar: Zeuge 1 ist im See und telefoniert (Detective: Witness 1 is at the lake and talking on the phone) |
Police Officer 1 communicates he/she will investigate Clue 1 and looks for the location (the lake) | [14:51] Polizist 1: ich gehe [sic] (Police Officer 1: i’ll go) [sic] |
The Detective enters part of Clue 2 and shares it with the Police Officers | [14:51] Kommissar: Zeuge 2 ist im Tiefgarage [sic] (Detective: Witness 2 is in carpark) [sic] |
Police Officer 2 communicates he/she will investigate and looks for the location (the carpark) | [14:51] Polizist 2: ich gehe [sic] (Police Officer 2: i’ll go) [sic] |
The Detective provides the officers with more details regarding the Clue 2 | [14:51] Kommissar: …und zahlt (Detective:…paying) |
Police Officer 1 uses the first clue to identify the witness and scans the QR code | [14:51] Server: Polizist 1 hat QR code gescannt (Server: Police Officer 1 has scanned the QR code.) |
The server automatically confirms that the QR code is correct and delivers a video-clip providing meaningful information about the killer to the officer who has scanned the code | [14:51] Server: Ja, du hast Zeuge 2 gefunden (Server: Yes, you have identified Witness 2.) |
Police Officer 2 uses the second clue to identify the witness and scans the QR code | [14:52] Polizist 2: scannt QR code (Server: Police Officer 2 has scanned the QR code) |
The server automatically confirms that the QR code is correct and delivers a video-clip providing meaningful information about the killer to Officer 2 | [14:52] Server: Ja, du hast Zeuge 1 gefunden (Server: I’ll go.) |
Police Officer 1 enters the information about the killer from the video-clip and shares it with the Detective and Officer 2 | [14:52] Polizist 1: Zeuge 2 hat kurzes Haar (Police Officer 1: Witness 2 has short hair) |
Police Officer 2 enters the information about the killer from the video-clip and shares it with the Detective and Officer 1 | [14:52] Polizist 2: Zeuge 1 ist 20 jahre alt [sic] (Police Officer 2: Witness 1 is 20 Years old) [sic] |
The server automatically sends 2 new clues to the Detective regarding the location of two new witnesses Examples Clue 3: Witness 3 is reading in the courtyard Clue 4: Witness 4 is chatting on the beach The Detective enters Clue 4 (Witness 4 is chatting on the beach) and shares it with the Police Officers | [14:52] Kommissar: zeuge 3 ist im Hof und liest [sic] (Detective: witness 3 is in the courtyard, reading) [sic] |
Police Officer 2 communicates he/she will investigate Clue 3 and looks for the location (the courtyard) | [14:52] Polizist 2: ich gehe [sic] (Police Officer 2: i’ll go) [sic] |
The Detective enters Clue 3 and shares it with the Police Officers | [14:53] Kommissar: zeuge 4 ist am Strand und plaudert [sic] (Detective: witness 4 is chatting at the beach) [sic] |
Police Officer 1 communicates he/she will investigate Clue 4 and looks for the location (the beach) | [14:53] Polizist 1: ich gehe [sic] (Police Officer 1: i’ll go) [sic] |
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The server informs the players that all 12 witnesses have been identified | [15:03] Server: Ja, du hast Zeuge 12 gefunden (Server: Yes, you have identified Witness 12.) |
The Detective still needs more information to identify the killer and asks the officers if the suspect has a weapon | [15:03] Kommissar: keine Tatwaffe? [sic] (Detective: no murder weapon? [sic] |
Police Officer 2 doesn’t understand the German word for weapon and asks for clarification | [15:04] Polizist 2: was ist das? [sic] (Police Officer 2: what’s that?) [sic] |
Police Officer 1 doesn’t understand either and asks what “Tatwaffe” means | [15:04] Polizist 1: was is Tatwaffe? [sic] (Police Officer 1: what is murder weapon?) [sic] |
The Detective clarifies what “Tatwaffe” means by providing examples of different types of weapons in German | [15:05] Kommissar: Schere, Beil, Messer (Detective: Scissors, hatchet, knife) |
Police Officer 1 is still confused as well | [15:06] Polizist 1: ich nicht hört das [sic] (Police Officer 1: i don’t hear that) [sic] |
The Detective decides to take a guess and scans one of the QR codes on the suspect profile posters | [15:06] Kommissar: Mm [sic] (Detective: Mmm) [sic] |
The server confirms that the Detective not identified the serial killer | [15:06] Server: Der Kommissar hat nicht den Mörder identifiziert (Server: The Detective hasn’t identified the killer) |