Louise Armstrong

Movies like Dawn of the Dead have made zombies famous in pop culture, and here
at Texas State some students have embraced the concept of zombies among us and
decided to do something about it -- all in fun, of course. Louise Armstrong has
more in this Bobcat Update.

Last week the Extreme Sports club brought the Human-versus-Zombies game to
campus. Popular on hundreds of other college campuses, this is the first time
it's been played at Texas State. Students wearing bandanas and carrying Nerf
guns represented players, and while game play was restricted during the day, at
night it came to life.
<Stand Up> Students playing as zombies wear bandanas on their head or legs,
while human player wear then on their arms. If a zombie tags a human player,
that human begins playing for the zombie side.
The ratio of humans to zombies is tracked through the official Texas State page
on h-v-z source dot com. Sophomore Ryan Elliot creates the missions for each
team. Elliot says two endings are possible for the game.
<SB Ryan Elliot>
Each night, missions are assigned and meeting places are scheduled. If one side
completes its mission first, the other side is penalized. Freshman Trevor
Smitherman started the game as an original zombie and wasn't too happy when he
got the news.
<SB Smitherman>
Players immerse themselves in the game, taking refuge in dining halls which are
designated safe zones. However, Freshman Cole Burris says he's been targeted on
the way to class.
<SB Burris>
After a week of playing, it was announced that human/zombie side proved
victorious.
<Stand Up> While the human versus zombies game may be over for this year, Elliot
and his players hope this game will be a yearly tradition at Texas State. For
Bobcat Update, I'm Louise Armstrong.