[arg_discuss] ARGs for children?

[Mike Stein]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I think Kit William's kids
book "Masquerade" could be called an ARG for kids.



On 6/30/07, Hugh Davies <marcus.helm at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Getting back to Wendy's original question, I am not familiar with any

> ARG's

> that are aimed at under 14's but I have a promising possability of being

> able to develop one later this year through my job, and I would welcome

> any

> thoughts or suggestions.

>

> Indeed, a significant hurdle is that education institutions are not keen

> on

> blurring lines of reality with kids. Like the restriction of access to the

> Internet which is rife- even in universities, its a duty of care that is

> more about the protection of the institutions than the students.

>

> I think that kids like adults have a pretty inate sense of reality and

> make

> believe.

>

> When i watch my mum play out make believe scenarios with my nephews and

> neices, Its amazing to see how easily they role play and how the world

> they

> create is a sand box where they can tease out ideas, possabilities and

> fears.

>

> And how quickly they can snap back into the real world.

>

>

>

>

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> Mike Stein

> Grad Student - USC Interactive Media

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