Games of Nonchalance in San Francisco is a (free) real-life adventure in the streets of San Francisco. Judging from the trailer you get to explore San Francisco finding clues uncovering clues to a mysterious cult society. This staged city-adventure is very similar to the interactive Spy in the City adventures available from the International Spy Museum in Washington DC with the added bonus that it is free.

The Spy Museum’s city adventure is slightly different, however, because they provide you a GPS unit and some of the puzzle solving occurs in museums.

Games of Nonchalance from Nonchalance on Vimeo.

A recent gamesindustry.biz article mildly criticizes the game industry and video games for making people fat. Nothing groundbreaking here. Having spent approximately 6 full days of my life playing Call of Duty 4 and 5, I admit to playing for hours on end munching on doritos and drinking beer. Sometimes I will be so entranced by the game that I will sit uncomfortably for an hour while I need to go the bathroom just so I can level up.

Hey it’s no different than when I was a kid munching on doritos and drinking Pepsi while playing Street Fighter II on my Super Nintendo.

The 2009 Game Developers Conference will be held in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. Since I live in the area I might try to find a friend that has a pass and check out some of the exhibitions. The admission prices pretty high. Don’t they know it’s a recession?