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A group of "zombies" chase the "humans" across a bridge over the pond on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

Humans vs. Zombies

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Humans Vs. Zombies (HvZ) is a moderated game of tag played outdoors on college campuses throughout the SUNY system and around the world. It involves two teams, “Humans” and “Zombies”. Every semester at SUNY New Paltz, there is typically a one week-long game of HvZ.

Nick Tasca, 19, a second-year Disaster Studies major at SUNY New Paltz, leads training exercise in preparation for a mission for Humans vs. Zombies. HvZ is a moderated game of tag played outdoors on college campuses throughout the SUNY system and around the world. Every semester at SUNY New Paltz, there is typically one week-long game. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

Tasca, a "human", leads a "zombie" training exercise before a Humans vs. Zombies mission. "Humans" can avoid being turned into "zombies" by protecting themselves from attacks with foam projectile blasters and socks. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A group of "zombies" are preparing for a mission by stretching and practicing their attacks before a game of Humans vs. Zombies at SUNY New Paltz. Throughout the game, moderators organize missions, or special events that cause the "humans" and "zombies" to come into close contact with each other. Missions include scavenger hunts, solving puzzles, defending points and other small games. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A group of "humans", identified by orange armbands, prepare to defend themselves from "zombie" attack with foam projectile blasters in a game of Humans vs. Zombies. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A group of "zombies", identified by orange ribbons on their heads, listens to a "human" liaison give instructions about the day’s mission in a week-long game of Humans vs. Zombies on the academic concourse at SUNY New Paltz. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A group of "humans" runs across a bridge over the pond on the SUNY New Paltz campus, trying to escape being turned into a "zombie". Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A group of "zombies" chase the "humans" across a bridge over the pond on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

A Humans vs. Zombies melee occurs during a mission on Pond Road behind Capen Hall at SUNY New Paltz. The "zombies" try to attack the "humans" in order to turn them into "zombies", while the "humans are trying to stun the "zombies" with socks and foam projectiles. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

Each "zombie", identified with an orange ribbon on their head, shows that they are stunned by placing their hands on their heads after a melee on Pond Road on campus, giving the "humans" time to escape. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

The game continues when the "humans" have escaped, so the "zombies" leave to go find them again. The game is over when all of the "humans" have been turned into "zombies", when all of the "zombies have “starved out,” or after the final mission that is scheduled at the end of the game. Photo by Faith Gimzek.

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