The latest issue of The Escapist has a well-written article on iMobs: people who use the Net to track down the real life identity of someone known in cyberspace and harrass them in real life. Mathew Hector, an attorney,covers, among other things, harrassment in China, Second Life and EverQuest. Read the article.
Welcome to CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? You can play on the virtual streets of Banff, Canada with Blast Theory runners on the real streets in pursuit. Can You See Me Now? is a chase game played live online and in the streets. Online players are dropped at random locations into a virtual map of … Read moreBlast Theory's CYSMN in Banff
Blast Theory – Soft Message on Radio 3 Ever wanted to talk to a stranger? If so, Blast Theory want to talk to you. We are a group of three artists fascinated by how and why we talk on the phone. We would like to talk with you on the phone over a one week … Read moreBlast Theory on Radio
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a Symphony world-tour featuring music from blockbuster video games. The music is performed by some of the finest, world-class orchestras and choirs. All concerts take place in classy, prestigious venues. Graphics on large screens suspended above the orchestra accompany the scores, highlighting memorable moments from the video games. The … Read morePlay Symphony
September 16 – 29, 2006 Waking City is a game unlike any other game you’ve ever played. Its setting is your everyday life. It takes place over phone calls, e-mails and letters — but more than anything, it takes place on the streets of Toronto. For two weeks in September, teams of 5-10 players will … Read moreARG/PuzzleHunt/UrbanGaming: Waking City
Just found out from Tony Walsh’s Clickable Culture that WoW has trading cards.
I went to see a film at the cinema last night with my little brother and sister: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. I was delighted to see for the first time (for me) a verbal reference to a URL during a film. Not just a URL at the end of a film in the credits but a … Read moreFilm to Web CTA!
Momentum – Invitation to participate A punk rocker and a brat sit at a cafe on Stortorget. They carry on an agitated conversation about the Earth First-movement, John Dees angelic language and the experience of returning from the dead. As they leave, they post a note on the ad board covered with something looking … Read more"Pervasive Game": Momentum
Asi Sharabi has started doing a very helpful: a trends analysis of YouTube.
Jason Mittell, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Film & Media Culture at Middlebury College, is one academic (of some) who is playing and analysing the Lost ARG: The Lost Experience. I’ve covered his work in the upcoming ARG whitepaper, but for now check out his latest offerings online. He has two articles on the … Read moreLost Analysis Update