INVESTMENT ZONE
A Reality Game in 12 Moves, Bangalore (India) and Gelsenkirchen (Germany), 2014

GAME ZONES
In Bangalore the game zone is located under the KH Double Road flyover, one of the noisiest places in the city.
In Gelsenkirchen the game zone is located at Schalker Verein – the site of a former steel factory. Despite several urban planning proposals and interest from city officials to develop the area into a new vibrant quarter of Gelsenkirchen, the land, to date, has ceased to attract the necessary private investment and has stood relatively empty for several years.

PLAYERS
Ten locals in both cities committed to a half year game-like process.
Bangalore: Vivek Chockalingam, Ria Rajan, Rebana John, Nikhil Narendra, Neha Mehta, Kamya Ramachandran, Kadambari Misra, Jackson Porretta, Avril Stormy Unger, Arzu Mistry, Shaona Sen
Game Master: Archana Prasad
Gelsenkirchen: Marino Bakoulis, Cynthia Browne, Carina Duchale, Thomas Frank, Lars W. Gieskes, Lasse Gieskes, Connie Mealing, Florian Mealing, Roman Pilgrim
Guest Players: Valid Hassan, Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina
Game Master: Angelina Duchale

GAME MONEY
In bi-weekly game meetings the players receive (25 EUR / 50 EUR) each to invest into the game zone during the following two weeks.

GAME MOVES
The game moves, which players realize with the help of the game money, could be anything from poetic gestures to urban planning approaches. They could team up or act on their own.

GAME RULES
There are fixed rules for the game (red rules) and changeable rules (green rules). At any game meeting, players can suggest a change to the green rules.

THE AUDIENCE
The game can be followed at www.investmentzone.info.

10. - 11. May 2014

Investment Zone
Gewerbepark am Schalker Verein, Europastrasse, 45879 Gelsenkirchen