[arg_discuss] [pm] Mini ARGs

[despain at quantumcontent.com]

The idea of a mini ARG is one I hadn't really thought of previously.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'd be very interested if you could tell
us more about how you do this - maybe describe an example of how you
pack multiple media experiences into 1.5 hours. Are you guiding them?
Letting them roam for themselves?

I guess my concept of ARG is hung up on the idea of the players
absorbing it into their everday life, rather than having a preset time
for a complete experience. (Does that make sense?)

Heh, I think one of the things ARGs could benefit from is a
standardized vocabulary. IT would make communicating the backside of
things easier.

Wendy Despain
quantumcontent.com

>
> I'm interested in any mini ARGs (bARG = Baby ARG?/ mARG = mini ARG??!)
> that
> members of this list may have created or played. I've been co-creating
> mini
> ARGs (ARGs that run for about 1.5 hours) for industry workshops. I use
> them
> to help the participants in cross-media entertainment workshops understand
> what it is like to move between media, driven by story & gameplay. I also
> use them to help train myself in understanding the design & implementation
> of ARGs and CME in general.
>
> I'm interested to find out about others on this list that may of created
> or
> played or in working on a mini ARG for industry workshops, fun or PM
> training or any other reason. I'm also interested in the documentation of
> the design of ARGs. What forms/structures do people use for the designing
> and production/implementation stages?
>
> Thankyou,
> Christy
>
> Web: http://www.cross-mediaentertainment.com
> Web: http://www.writerresponsetheory.org
> Web: http://www.polymorphicnarrative.org
>
>
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