Draft Paradata reflection
This reflection outlines the devlopment of Tree Ottawa: Greber’s Revenge, an ARIS-based game hosted in Canada’s capital. Tree Ottawa follows changes to Ottawa’s landscape, mapping broad changes in planning though the evolution of the urban canopy and its accompanying features. Players learn the read the landscape as a living document, chronicling the broader changes Ottawa has experienced since approximately 1899. Along the way, they encounter a host of characters struggling to solve a supernatural mystery threatening the very existence of the capital. Using their newfound skills, players must solve the mystery and come head to head with one of Ottawa’s most well-known federal planners.