[arg_discuss] Not commercial or independent

[Hugh Davies]

Hi Kristian

I agree with you on this. Im working for the Australian public service
network (ABC) and am exploring Alternate Reality Game possabilities that
this organisation can be involved with.

However, while we dont have the same financial concerns as the commercial
sector, we still have to respond to the needs and wishes of the audience, as
they are essentially our financial backers.

So any experience that we create should be accessible to a wide audience,
which is difficult as there is little knowledge of ARG experiences within
the general public here in Australia so uptake will be slow.

Hugh Davies




On 12/19/07, Kristian Leth DR UNG TV <KRIL at dr.dk> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I'm from Denmark, working with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) -

> the national public service network - and this entire discussion of

> "independent" vs "commercial" leaves me with a question: Are there noone

> else working with ARGs in a public service market?

>

> The match strikes me as optimal, since - as we all know - the genre has a

> difficult time involving either a subscription fee or a buyable product. The

> solution has so far been to either try and invent new forms of items to sell

> (Perplex, Cathy's Diary) or to go commercial.

>

> When working through goverment funding the ARG producer can focus entirely

> on the experience, without a lot of the commercial considerations.

>

> Are any of you around the world working like this?

>

> Kristian

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