Humans vs. Zombies

Humans vs. Zombies

Humans vs. Zombies is a live-action game predominately played at college campuses where players begin as Humans and try to survive in a story where Zombies have begun to rise from the dead. The ultimate goal of the game is for either all Humans to be turned into Zombies, or for the humans to...

 has been played every year at Oregon State University

Oregon State University

Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

 since 2008. The game is coordinated by the student group OSU HVZ that runs the website where the participants have to record all interactions.

The first demo of the game was played only in Wilson Hall in 2008. The first campus wide game in fall term of 2009 had about 140 players and participation has grown rapidly since then. Some games have had more than one thousand participants. OSU was the first university in Oregon to host the game and from there it spread to Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...

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Games are run twice a year and take about a month of planning to arrange. Campus police are consulted in the process.