10.000 kroner from Projektduellen

Today I battled with 11 other projects at the Projekduellen 2014. And I won third place - which means 10.000 kroner for my project: 'Zombie Escape' for GEEKcore 2015.

Regastro, SC3NE and me for 'Zombie Escape'

It was a very different way of fundraising through Projektduellen. It is only for projects for young people - and it needs to be cross-regional. But generally you really get to brainstorm and get feedback on your project... and perfect your pitch.

Points came in gold...

I argued that we are missing something zombie related in Copenhagen that DOES NOT focus on drinking or exercise. But something that instead can add value and generate meaning for the participants. Something that can make people from all over the region come to city again and again.

And I believe that 'something' is an obstacle course where you get chased by zombies. Zombies are more popular than ever with television series like 'The Walking Dead', as well as the popular pubcrawl; 'Copenhagen Zombie Crawl' and the 5K run 'Zombieløbet’. So this obstacle course could work as a preparation for a possible zombie apocalypse.

I urge you to read my prezi about it here!

Generally, the event takes place on an obstacle course, where the participants are introduced to the concept by a 'soldier' from the Zombie Outbreak Unit. The participants are refugees trying to get to safety.

Then, people dressed as zombies chase the participants. Zombies have UV Paint on their hands. The zombies are slow, yet everywhere.

When the end of the course is reached, the participants are checked for UV paint. If they have any on them, they are deemed 'infected' and 'put down' with an imaginary headshot.

The idea is inspired by The Walking Dead Escape from Comic Con in the states, and as such will be an European take on a survival course - or you could say that it's sort of like a ‘Haunted House’, where zombies chase you!

The winner was SC3NE - an interesting project about creating stage-art in Copenhagen, and the second place went to Regastro, who enlightens pupils about avoiding wasting food.