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World Without Oil: towards a responsible ARG

2007 by christy

At GDC recently, Jane McGonigal announced her latest game: World Without Oil. It officially begins on April 30th, but sites and content are up already. It is apparently sponsored by Independent Lens and PBS, and is designed by Jane and written by Ken Eklund. This looks to be Jane’s move towards creating more socially responsible games … Read moreWorld Without Oil: towards a responsible ARG

Finland: Nokia & IGDA

2007 by christy

In the first of my posts about my recent 5 country cross-media tour, I’ll cover my quick visit to Finland. As I’ve mentioned before, I was asked to give a talk at the Nokia headquarters in Finland on ‘Alternate Reality Games’. It was an overview presentation pitched for designers and business managers (as that was the audience). It … Read moreFinland: Nokia & IGDA

All (most) the elements of Heroes listed

2007 by christy

Dan Taylor has this great post about Heroes. Why is it great? It lists just about (not everything) every element NBC offers with Heroes, which as a cross-media researcher, saves me alot of time. I’ve been looking at Heroes and can see some really great things, and some bad ones. It seems they are separated … Read moreAll (most) the elements of Heroes listed

The Creator of Heroes talks about the 360 Experience

2007 by christy

The Creator of Heroes talks about the 360 Experience. Check it out

Sample ARGs

2007 by christy

Fro those who have never played an ARG and are interested in understanding them more, here are some sample ARGs. * Dave Szulborski‘s ‘Errant Memories’. A game Szulborski created for beginners. He takes you through the whole process, explains what do in his two books: This is Not a Game, 2005, pp. 343-377 and Through … Read moreSample ARGs

SL ARG Group

2007 by christy

Onder Skall, who I cited earlier with my post about Manoa!, has put a call out for those interested in a Second Life ARG Group. Here is his call: I’m scouting out the possibility of putting together a group in Second Life for people who love Alternate Reality Gaming. This would just be a group … Read moreSL ARG Group

Discover Manoa!: Second Life RPG & the problem with ARGs

2007 by christy

Oder Skall of the Second Life Herald posted about this latest ‘experience’ in the online virtual world Second Life. The press release about the experience sounds quite enticing:

"Aporia Cross-Media Entertainment"

2007 by christy

“Aporia Cross-Media Entertainment” is the new name for a company set up (formerly Naked Rabbit Studios) by Jason Chrest and Jessie Greene. Their “main goal is to provide the best service and product possible by creating valuable multi-media entertainment with mass advertising appeal”. From their website: As a grassroots development group, Aporia CME has produced low budget games … Read more"Aporia Cross-Media Entertainment"

ARG Aggregater

2007 by christy

Tim (Chippy) has created an aggregator of blogs that post about “alternate reality games” (ARGs). This is a good feed to have if you’re new to the area. Alternate Reality Game Blogs

Stitch Media is here

2007 by christy

For those who have attended or heard any of my presentations I’ve given to industry over the past couple of years, you’ll recall that I praise the design of the multiple award winning “extended reality game” created by Xenophile Media for the Canadian TV series ReGenesis. He also worked on The Ocular Effect ‘alternate reality … Read moreStitch Media is here