We at Story City are excited to announce the launch of three unique story adventures across five different locations in Atlanta in Partnership with Atlanta’s Parks and Recreation Department.
Download the Free Story City App HERE and start your adventure! Learn more about what Atlanta’s Department of Parks and Recreation are doing below!
The City of Atlanta’s Parks and Recreation department have worked in collaboration with Story City and 4 local artists to create these digital activation experiences for 18 local DPR locations. Projects feature Atlanta-based writers, actors, and illustrators in brand new cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Will you hunt for treasure and immortality as a pirate, save Atlanta from a scorching heat wave with magical potions, or find your way home from a mystical cookout in an alternate realm! Choose your adventure with friends and family in the real world and be the hero of your story.
You can find any one of these three stories in any of the 18 parks listed below.
These experiences are FREE for everyone to enjoy as Atlanta’s gift to you!
Download the Story City App HERE and start your adventure!
This project is funded by the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation… The City of Atlanta maintains over 6,900 acres of parkland and operates 37 recreational centers. DPR works to provide equitable access to outstanding recreational, natural, and cultural experiences that enhance the happiness, health and well-being of all Atlantans.
“DPR continues to reimagine how neighbors can interact with parks and history,” says Justin Cutler, Commissioner of Atlanta Parks and Recreation. “By including culturally booming narratives through storytelling and visual art, Atlantans of all ages can learn, connect, and engage with digital explorations in our public greenspaces all summer-long!”
In this activation project the aim is to to educate the public on the nomenclature of the historical figures/ stories of the city parks and build out an interconnected network of stories that draw people to and from different parks within the city, decreasing the overcrowding of popular parks and the neighborhood fatigue of less utilized parks. These stories will transform locals and tourists alike into adventurers, drive community interaction with public spaces, connect, and draw upon the rich history of the area to help build up the cultural identity and future visions of the City of Atlanta.
Now on with your adventure…
Looking for a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure?
The Last Treasure Hunter
by Natalie Merizalde
Adventure Description: You’ve chased clues across every continent to find the Fountain of Youth, and now all you need to do is collect enough doubloons to claim your prize! Face off against a fierce pirate crew and complete their challenges to earn your booty. The more you have, the greater your reward. Or go your own way and unleash chaos on Atlanta!
What You’ll Win: Immortality? Revenge? An early grave?! Your fate is in your hands!
Where is this story located: Once in the app, you will find this adventure playable in any of the following park locations:
Adams Park, Anthony Flanagan Memorial Rec Center, Bessie Branham Rec Center, C.T. Martin Natatorium and Rec Center, Coan Park, Collier Park, Dunbar Rec Center, Grant Park, Grove Park, Rev James Orange Rec Center, M.L. King Jr. Rec and Aquatic Center, Peachtree Hills Rec Center, Perkerson Rec Center, Pittman Park, Rosel Fann Rec Center, South Bend Center for Art & Culture, Thomasville Rec Center, William Walker Rec Center.
Recommended Play: We recommend that you grab a couple people to go on this adventure with you who would love a walk through the park. Add extra fun to your adventure by teaming up to take on a fearsome pirate captain.
Looking for a Puzzle Quest?
Atlanta Magical Exploration Society
By Tamara Angela
Adventure Description: You’ve been approached by the lead scientist for the Atlanta Magical Exploration Society, Dr. Silas. She tasks you with a covert mission: find ingredients for a secret potion and bring the rain back to the city! The recipe was encrypted behind a series of riddles, and only you can help solve them. Will you be able to save the city before the last of the water dries up overnight?
Find the ingredients, mix the potion, and make it rain to save Atlanta!
Where is this story located: Once in the app, you will find this adventure playable in any of the following park locations:
Adams Park, Anthony Flanagan Memorial Rec Center, Bessie Branham Rec Center, C.T. Martin Natatorium and Rec Center, Coan Park, Collier Park, Dunbar Rec Center, Grant Park, Grove Park, Rev James Orange Rec Center, M.L. King Jr. Rec and Aquatic Center, Peachtree Hills Rec Center, Perkerson Rec Center, Pittman Park, Rosel Fann Rec Center, South Bend Center for Art & Culture, Thomasville Rec Center, William Walker Rec Center.
Recommended Play: This adventure is most fun when playing as a family or in teams to see who can complete all the challenges the quickest as you rescue Atlanta from the heat!
The Unexpected Cookout
By Tamara Angela
Adventure Description: While playing in the park, you unexpectedly find yourself in an alternate, dreamlike version of the A, that’s both familiar and strange. You look around to see curious and friendly faces…having a barbeque? They hold the key to getting you home, but you’ll need to prove to them that you know Atlanta like the back of your hand!
Can you riddle your way to freedom in this Atlanta-centric adventure?
Where is this story located: Once in the app, you will find this adventure playable in any of the following park locations:
Adams Park, Anthony Flanagan Memorial Rec Center, Bessie Branham Rec Center, C.T. Martin Natatorium and Rec Center, Coan Park, Collier Park, Dunbar Rec Center, Grant Park, Grove Park, Rev James Orange Rec Center, M.L. King Jr. Rec and Aquatic Center, Peachtree Hills Rec Center, Perkerson Rec Center, Pittman Park, Rosel Fann Rec Center, South Bend Center for Art & Culture, Thomasville Rec Center, William Walker Rec Center.
Recommended Play: This adventure has trivia and challenges that will test your knowledge of Atlanta. Make sure you bring your phone or a calculator as you try to find your way home from this mystical realm!
Happy exploring!
~ Story City Team
