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Broken Picture Telephone

May 07, 2024

Broken Picture Telephone, sometimes abbreviated BPT, was a collaborative multiplayer online drawing and writing game invented in 2007,[1] based on the pen-and-paper game Telephone Pictionary.

Broken Picture Telephone
Screenshot of a drawing round
Developer(s)
  • Alishah Novin
PlatformAndroid, Browser, iOS
TypeCooperative, Drawing, Multiplayer, Text-based
Websitebrokenpicturetelephone.com

Gameplay edit

Like the children's game called broken telephone or simply telephone, also known as Chinese whispers, Broken Picture Telephone relies on the breakdown of communications for entertainment value.[2][3][4] Broken Picture Telephone's gameplay involves a series of 11 or more rounds per game, in which each player can participate in only one round per game. The first and last rounds always require a text contribution; written-contribution turns alternate with drawing-contribution rounds. Whichever player is randomly selected to play round two creates a drawing based on the text provided in round one; the next randomly selected player writes a description of the drawing from round two; the round four player draws whatever the round three player described; and so on.[3][5]

 
The previous player's text is presented side-by-side with the drawing interface (post-2013 version shown) in drawing rounds

For writing rounds, there is a character limit constraining possible submissions. For drawing rounds, the tools provided are rudimentary, consisting of eleven colors and a few brush sizes in the 2009 edition of the game.[4] Each player has a maximum of ten minutes to submit their description or drawing. Games persist on the BrokenPictureTelephone.com site until finished, so that players can join a game hours or even days after it was begun.[2] Until each game is concluded by the submission of its final text round, the full sequence of rounds is not visible to any site visitor, and when playing a round, players can see only the round immediately preceding their own.[5][6]

In order to deter inappropriate user behavior, players must register using a valid email address. Games with mature content are flagged as such by users—either the player who added the mature content, or any other user who views the game—and users can opt not to be shown any games with content flagged as mature.[4]

History edit

Broken Picture Telephone was created by American indie developer Alishah Novin in 2007.[1] After Jay Is Games published a review of the game in June of that year, the influx of new players temporarily overwhelmed the BrokenPictureTelephone.com servers even though the game had been migrated to new servers in anticipation of such an increase in site visitors.[4] Problems with server load continued, along with some bugs in the game's code and issues with malicious users trolling games; Novin took the game offline in 2010.[6] Only a message saying that development was continuing to address the problems with the game's functionality remained accessible on the website.[3] An Android app version of the game was released 13 October 2012, with the first bugfix release, numbered 1.01, following on 16 October.[7] The browser version of the game remained defunct for several years until it was relaunched in 2013.[6]

Reception edit

Broken Picture Telephone was rated #62 in PC Magazine's list of the Top 100 Web Sites of 2009,[8] and #5 in Jay Is Games's top ten games of 2009 in the Simple Idea category.[9] Gamezebo praised the way its gameplay "tends to rapidly degenerate into hilarious misunderstandings" and called it "maybe one of the greatest online games ever."[2] Appszoom magazine called the Android release "insanely-addicting",[7] and Jay Is Games noted that site visitors "can spend a lot of time just browsing through the archives of completed games and laughing at the results."[6] Academic analysis has identified BPT with the New Games movement, due to its goal being "a shared fun experience, rather than one team winning and one losing."[5]

Numerous gaming-review sites lamented the 2010 shuttering of the game.[2][3][4]

Similar games edit

Online multiplayer games with similar mechanisms of play, some of which were first released during the period when BPT was not available, include Broken Phone,[2] DoodleOrDie, Drawception, DrawGuess, and Teledraw.[3]

Gartic Phone edit

While Onrizon Social Games' Gartic.io website launched in 2017, the company found massive success upon launching Gartic Phone in December 2020.[10][11] Like BPT and similar games, it combines elements of Pictionary and Broken Telephone. In Gartic Phone, players sketch a word or phrase and pass it to the next player, who must guess what the drawing represents. The game continues in a loop until the final player compares the last sentence with the original starting sentence. It offers various game modes, including: Normal, Knock-Off, Animation, Crowd, and introduced several new modes in early 2023. Gartic Phone is accessible through its website and supports multiple languages, making it available on PCs, tablets, and smartphones with an internet connection. Similar to Jackbox Games' party video games, Gartic Phone's "Crowd" mode allows for audience voting via invite links. Since Gartic Phone's success, Onrizon has developed spin-off games Gartic.TV and Gartic Show![11] In 2023, Gartic Phone was released as a free game on the Discord social platform.[12][13]

Screenshots edit

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    A cropped screenshot showing three rounds of Broken Picture Telephone, depicting gameplay in which each player has drawn or described the preceding player's contribution accurately. See ball pit.[14]
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    A cropped screenshot showing three rounds of Broken Picture Telephone, depicting gameplay in which each player has misinterpreted or misrepresented the preceding player's contribution, and changed the message conveyed as a result. See Pogles' Wood and Donnie Darko.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ a b . www.brokenpicturetelephone.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ashby, Alicia (12 October 2010). "Broken Phone Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Patowary, Kaushik (3 April 2012). "Drawception: Humorous Game Based on Broken Picture Telephone". Instant Fundas. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Broken Picture Telephone". Jay Is Games. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Owens, Zak (28 February 2012). . Game Design as Cultural Practice. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Broken Picture Telephone (2013)". Jay Is Games. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b . Appszoom. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ^ . PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Best of Casual Gameplay 2009—Simple Idea Results". Jay Is Games. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  10. ^ Davidson, Pete (13 August 2021). "What is Gartic Phone, and why do VTubers love it so much? - Rice Digital". ricedigital.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Onrizon Social Games". onrizon.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ^ Toms, Ollie (20 October 2022). "Have You Played... Gartic Phone?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Gartic Phone: What Is It & How Do You Play?". Fortress of Solitude. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  14. ^ hughperman; Kalendar; punguawud; recallreality; vstol; et al. (28 October 2013). . Broken Picture Telephone. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  15. ^ AsylumHerb; notthatJack; Tricky; donhuando; tweebox; et al. (28 September 2013). . Broken Picture Telephone. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • A video tutorial for creating "artistic" entries using the 2009 BPT interface

May 07, 2024
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2015 Broken Picture Telephone sometimes abbreviated BPT was a collaborative multiplayer online drawing and writing game invented in 2007 1 based on the pen and paper game Telephone Pictionary Broken Picture TelephoneScreenshot of a drawing roundDeveloper s Alishah NovinPlatformAndroid Browser iOSTypeCooperative Drawing Multiplayer Text basedWebsitebrokenpicturetelephone wbr com Contents 1 Gameplay 2 History 3 Reception 4 Similar games 4 1 Gartic Phone 5 Screenshots 6 References 7 External linksGameplay editLike the children s game called broken telephone or simply telephone also known as Chinese whispers Broken Picture Telephone relies on the breakdown of communications for entertainment value 2 3 4 Broken Picture Telephone s gameplay involves a series of 11 or more rounds per game in which each player can participate in only one round per game The first and last rounds always require a text contribution written contribution turns alternate with drawing contribution rounds Whichever player is randomly selected to play round two creates a drawing based on the text provided in round one the next randomly selected player writes a description of the drawing from round two the round four player draws whatever the round three player described and so on 3 5 nbsp The previous player s text is presented side by side with the drawing interface post 2013 version shown in drawing rounds For writing rounds there is a character limit constraining possible submissions For drawing rounds the tools provided are rudimentary consisting of eleven colors and a few brush sizes in the 2009 edition of the game 4 Each player has a maximum of ten minutes to submit their description or drawing Games persist on the BrokenPictureTelephone com site until finished so that players can join a game hours or even days after it was begun 2 Until each game is concluded by the submission of its final text round the full sequence of rounds is not visible to any site visitor and when playing a round players can see only the round immediately preceding their own 5 6 In order to deter inappropriate user behavior players must register using a valid email address Games with mature content are flagged as such by users either the player who added the mature content or any other user who views the game and users can opt not to be shown any games with content flagged as mature 4 History editBroken Picture Telephone was created by American indie developer Alishah Novin in 2007 1 After Jay Is Games published a review of the game in June of that year the influx of new players temporarily overwhelmed the BrokenPictureTelephone com servers even though the game had been migrated to new servers in anticipation of such an increase in site visitors 4 Problems with server load continued along with some bugs in the game s code and issues with malicious users trolling games Novin took the game offline in 2010 6 Only a message saying that development was continuing to address the problems with the game s functionality remained accessible on the website 3 An Android app version of the game was released 13 October 2012 with the first bugfix release numbered 1 01 following on 16 October 7 The browser version of the game remained defunct for several years until it was relaunched in 2013 6 Reception editBroken Picture Telephone was rated 62 in PC Magazine s list of the Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 8 and 5 in Jay Is Games s top ten games of 2009 in the Simple Idea category 9 Gamezebo praised the way its gameplay tends to rapidly degenerate into hilarious misunderstandings and called it maybe one of the greatest online games ever 2 Appszoom magazine called the Android release insanely addicting 7 and Jay Is Games noted that site visitors can spend a lot of time just browsing through the archives of completed games and laughing at the results 6 Academic analysis has identified BPT with the New Games movement due to its goal being a shared fun experience rather than one team winning and one losing 5 Numerous gaming review sites lamented the 2010 shuttering of the game 2 3 4 Similar games editOnline multiplayer games with similar mechanisms of play some of which were first released during the period when BPT was not available include Broken Phone 2 DoodleOrDie Drawception DrawGuess and Teledraw 3 Gartic Phone edit While Onrizon Social Games Gartic io website launched in 2017 the company found massive success upon launching Gartic Phone in December 2020 10 11 Like BPT and similar games it combines elements of Pictionary and Broken Telephone In Gartic Phone players sketch a word or phrase and pass it to the next player who must guess what the drawing represents The game continues in a loop until the final player compares the last sentence with the original starting sentence It offers various game modes including Normal Knock Off Animation Crowd and introduced several new modes in early 2023 Gartic Phone is accessible through its website and supports multiple languages making it available on PCs tablets and smartphones with an internet connection Similar to Jackbox Games party video games Gartic Phone s Crowd mode allows for audience voting via invite links Since Gartic Phone s success Onrizon has developed spin off games Gartic TV and Gartic Show 11 In 2023 Gartic Phone was released as a free game on the Discord social platform 12 13 Screenshots edit nbsp A cropped screenshot showing three rounds of Broken Picture Telephone depicting gameplay in which each player has drawn or described the preceding player s contribution accurately See ball pit 14 nbsp A cropped screenshot showing three rounds of Broken Picture Telephone depicting gameplay in which each player has misinterpreted or misrepresented the preceding player s contribution and changed the message conveyed as a result See Pogles Wood and Donnie Darko 15 References edit a b Nektan Slots Games amp Other Communication Games Broken Picture Telephone www brokenpicturetelephone com Archived from the original on 16 November 2015 Retrieved 19 September 2020 a b c d e Ashby Alicia 12 October 2010 Broken Phone Review Gamezebo Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b c d e Patowary Kaushik 3 April 2012 Drawception Humorous Game Based on Broken Picture Telephone Instant Fundas Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b c d e Broken Picture Telephone Jay Is Games 17 June 2009 Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b c Owens Zak 28 February 2012 New Forms of Games Game Design as Cultural Practice Archived from the original on 15 November 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b c d Broken Picture Telephone 2013 Jay Is Games 3 September 2013 Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b Broken Picture Telephone for Android Appszoom Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 Broken Picture Telephone PC Magazine Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 14 November 2015 Best of Casual Gameplay 2009 Simple Idea Results Jay Is Games Retrieved 15 November 2015 Davidson Pete 13 August 2021 What is Gartic Phone and why do VTubers love it so much Rice Digital ricedigital co uk Retrieved 24 June 2023 a b Onrizon Social Games onrizon com Retrieved 24 June 2023 Toms Ollie 20 October 2022 Have You Played Gartic Phone Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved 23 June 2023 Gartic Phone What Is It amp How Do You Play Fortress of Solitude 14 February 2023 Retrieved 24 June 2023 hughperman Kalendar punguawud recallreality vstol et al 28 October 2013 A bouncy castle jumping on some children Broken Picture Telephone Archived from the original on 16 November 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 AsylumHerb notthatJack Tricky donhuando tweebox et al 28 September 2013 Pippin and Tog from Pogles Wood go scrumping stealing apples Broken Picture Telephone Archived from the original on 16 November 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 External links editOfficial website A video tutorial for creating artistic entries using the 2009 BPT interface Portal nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broken Picture Telephone amp oldid 1206118493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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