Once all of the students were wearing the device, Minic taps a few buttons on the computer on his desk. Moments later, the students find themselves in a large, open field. Trees and other foliage grow thickly at the borders of the arena while a briskly flowing creek divides the area in equal halves. An inpenetrable force field forms the boundaries of the arena, starting just beyond the trees and extending three hundred yards into the air, forming a dome. The students are grouped with their team mates, one team on each side of the creek. The diameter of the circular arena is two miles.