Project Skydrop’s creator says Fortnite inspired his real-world take on the battle royale genre.
So what exactly makes it a battle royale?
Rohrer saysFortniteinspired him to put the treasure somewhere inside an ever-shrinking circle.
The circle was 500 miles wide the day the hunt began, and has been shrinking each day since.
Additionally, each day of circle-shrinking is accompanied by a new photo of the 24 karat trophy.
In Fall 2021, Rohrer created Project Skydrop’s precursor.
Then he slipped some clues about its location into his (computer) game,One Hour One Life.
Rohrer was amazed–and slightly frustrated–by the speed with which players had solved the puzzle.
Thus, Project Skydrop was born.
As for the game’s 21-day run time, Rohrer told Wired it’s all about the spectacle.
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