Thread: Bioshock Theme

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Anyone else thinking of tackling this idea this year? Or done so in the past? Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! There's so much to choose from as far as scenery with this subject. The only thing that is intimidating me is a "Big Daddy" somewhere in the house. Pretty intricate prop to put together. Between the different areas of Rapture (perfect name for a party, too), the characters, and the music, this one has all kinds of potential. Art Deco gone bad. New Year's Party gone wrong. Wall posters are a given. Eve syringes for jello shots. Glowing eyes, splicers in their torn finery for costumes, etc. The Medical Wing! Bunny masks!

Anyone care to brainstorm with me?

This is a cool idea, but it's a big one and you don't have a whole lot of time to work with. I never got around to playing all the way through the game so I'm not much help for giving ideas, but if I were you I would just choose one simple thing and build off of that...there's no way you could fit the entire game into one party lol, you would have to throw a couple of parties. A Big Daddy prop would be very cool, but I imagine it would also be expensive and time consuming (especially if you've never built anything full scale before). There are a few tutorials online about how to build your own Big Daddy costume, if you're interested you could check them out. You could also try to get a bunch of cheap dolls from thrifts stores and do them up as Little Sisters. This theme is awesome and it's not likely it's been done before so don't give up on it *shakes fist*. Sorry I can't be more help XS Good luck!

Thanks Sugar Skull!

The world of Rapture is entirely too large for one party, I agree. Unless I had an entire club rented out, of course. No, I was thinking of adopting some facets from a few different sections of the city. The Medical Pavilion is a must as that is one creepy place, and maybe Sander Cohen's Fort Frolic. Throw in some of the New Year's Party and you've got plenty to develop from. What we've done in the past is have murals done of some of the bigger, more important pieces and forego the large props as they aren't really conducive to storage, nor to be used all that often. A Big Daddy life size on the wall would work very well. Can't really be a costume for something like this- too big and cumbersome for me! More like a splicer or Cohen.

So that said, I'm thinking of making a few of the worlds in different rooms of the house. The dance floor from either Cohen's apartment or the stage in Frolic. Bathrooms from throughout the story. Kitchens as well. A wealth of ideas that just have to be implemented. The only unfortunate thing is that not a lot of people are familiar with the game so I don't see a lot of costumes coming from it. Which is too bad since there are some great ones to be made. All that means is I'll have to include some information on either the invites or follow up with the guests as we go.

This isn't set in stone yet. I've actually been told to revisit our "Wonderland" from last year, or a "Nightmare Before Christmas" theme. Either would be easier, but not nearly as fun IMHO.

Ooh cool theme, Bioshocks awesome. My son has a replica of the big daddy toy the little sisters carry around.

Sounds like a great idea! I've seen a few people dressed in Big Daddy costumes at anime conventions. If you do a web search for Big Daddy cosplay or Bioshock cosplay you will probably find some tips/ideas for making one.

Originally Posted by goombah

The only unfortunate thing is that not a lot of people are familiar with the game so I don't see a lot of costumes coming from it. Which is too bad since there are some great ones to be made. All that means is I'll have to include some information on either the invites or follow up with the guests as we go.

Do the ones that don't know about Bioshock have modded PS3s???? You could give them burned copies of the game along with their invites lol... Seriously I wouldn't worry too much about your guests not being familiar with the game, they don't need to be in order to enjoy this kind of theme. I really like the idea of each room being a different world, guests will want to get up and explore them ( I know I would). I've seen a few pictures of the Bioshock release party and I'm surprised at how small and simplistic it looked. There were posters and a few under water elements but nothing spectactular. One lady who attended it wrote about girls serving her shots from syringes though which sounded pretty cool. It's a shame that I've only ever known people who almost worked for the company or have a friend of friend who do, I would've gotten any of them to ask for ideas lol. You should definitely update when you figure out some more things to do, I want to see your pics when you're finished! Then you can set the standards for all other Bioshock parties.

Originally Posted by Sugar_Skull

Do the ones that don't know about Bioshock have modded PS3s???? You could give them burned copies of the game along with their invites lol... Seriously I wouldn't worry too much about your guests not being familiar with the game, they don't need to be in order to enjoy this kind of theme. I really like the idea of each room being a different world, guests will want to get up and explore them ( I know I would). I've seen a few pictures of the Bioshock release party and I'm surprised at how small and simplistic it looked. There were posters and a few under water elements but nothing spectactular. One lady who attended it wrote about girls serving her shots from syringes though which sounded pretty cool. It's a shame that I've only ever known people who almost worked for the company or have a friend of friend who do, I would've gotten any of them to ask for ideas lol. You should definitely update when you figure out some more things to do, I want to see your pics when you're finished! Then you can set the standards for all other Bioshock parties.

Actually, I'd be better off giving them copies of the original PC game since everyone has one of those (well, almost everyone... Macs not included)! Might actually make CD-ROMS to include in the invites which have pictures of the underwater world and the people in it to give guests an idea of what they are in for. "Would you kindly come to our party?" My old house would have been much better as I had more rooms to work with, instead of the great room we have now. But as it is I've got plenty of ideas and parts of the city to draw from. Our back deck overlooks the water so Fontaine Fisheries could even be pulled off. We'll see. There are just so many sections of Rapture- restaurants, apartments, dance halls, theaters, the little girls rooms, strip clubs, etc. I need to decide which is going to be the focal point in our great room since that is where most people will be. Or that this is in fact our theme since I have been given other suggestions as well.

Since I am known for my wicked home-derived jello-shots, the syringes are a must! They are one of my inspirations for this whole theme in the first place! Now if I could make an Eve syringe like below somehow work as a drink/shot container...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/gamer/d54d/

I'll have to work on that, possible modifying one.

And I'm thinking our wall artwork will be something akin to this, the last thing you see as a little sister is about to plunge the syringe in to take your ADAM:



As for costumes, I'm thinking Sander Cohen for myself. My wife a more adult version of a Little Sister. The ADAM syringe would be my main project prop to make. Already getting things for that. Still would need to make a bunny mask, though.

One thing I'd love to figure out from the release party is the bubbles from the ceiling. I've seen the pictures but can't exactly make out how they did it. Possibly cd's or something.

Yeah, I've got a lot to work on. No shortage of material!

This would honestly be one of the coolest halloween parties ever! I myself am a big fan of the Bioshock series.

I think giving out copies of the game (or the game demo) with the invitations is a great idea!

If you don't already have your invitations planned, one of these would be a cool picture to put on them:

You probably won't be able to modify the syringe to use for shots, you'd have to use something like the dental kind (without the needle). The one on the site is just decorative and even if you ripped the whole thing apart there would be no way to make it work like a real syringe, but they do look friggin sweet and would be awesome just to carry around. As for the bubbles, I'm sure it's not the department you want to be looking in right now, but try clear plastic christmas balls. I'm almost positive that's what they used for the release party.