Silicon Breach was an ambient social game developed for Barcamp 2 in Perth, which pitted attendees against one another in a parody of Web 2.0 business, where the primary currency is ideas, and the other primary currency is… currency.
Attendees who joined the game were each given a unique, secret “idea.” They were also assigned to one of three fictional Web 2.0 startups. Players could help score their company venture capital (points) by sharing their ideas with others in the same company, or stealing ideas from those in other companies. However, they were stymied in their efforts by the fact that they were never told who their teammates were. The game ran throughout the full day. It was designed to help attendees meet and break the ice.
The title is a play on Silicon Beach, a phrase sometimes used to described Perth.
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