Students on a Pokémon hunt in aid of charity
At 7pm on the 3rd of April, 2012, six brave Aberystwyth University students will embark on a 96 hour long Pokémon hunt in the name of charity, as part of their ‘Production Research Placement’ work experience module in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies. The event will be hosted by the Aberystwyth Guild of Students. Pokémon are the small yet powerful monsters that inhabit the computer game worlds created by Nintendo in the eponymous series of games, cartoons, films and trading cards; to catch them is our 6 heroes’ real test, and to raise money for charity is their cause. Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Pokémon4Japan’ live-stream event, which raised £4,000 for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, this year’s Pokémon marathon, entitled ‘Full Restore’, will raise money for the British Red Cross Disaster Fund. Each donation made will enable the general public to interact directly with the games being played. The nature of the interact...