[arg_discuss] Does anyone know anything about this book? (Jonathan Waite)

[Jonathan Waite]

Hopefully, not to be confused with Dave Szulborski's book of the same  
name:

http://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Game-Alternate-Reality/dp/1411625951

Jonathan Waite
ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
630.274.5425
jwaite at argn.com



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> "THIS IS NOT A GAME is a novel built around the coolest phenomenon  

> in the

> world. That phenomenon is known as the Alternate Reality Game, or  

> ARG.  It's

> big, and it's getting bigger.  It's immersive and massively  

> interactive, and

> it's spreading through the Internet at the speed of light. To the  

> player,

> the Alternate Reality Game has no boundaries.  You can be standing  

> in a

> parking lot, or a shopping center.  A pay phone near you will ring,  

> and on

> the other end will be someone demanding information. You'd better  

> have the

> information handy.

>

> ARGs combine video, text adventure, radio plays, audio, animation,

> improvisational theater, graphics, and story into an immersive  

> experience.

>

> Now, one of science fiction's most acclaimed writers, Walter Jon  

> Williams,

> brings this extraordinary phenomenon to life in a pulse-pounding  

> thriller.

> This is not a game.  This is a novel that will blow your mind."

>

> http://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-us-titles-fallwinter-08/#tinag

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> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:13:18 +1000

> From: "Christy Dena" <cdena at cross-mediaentertainment.com>

> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Does anyone know anything about this book?

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> Aha, just saw he was a co-writer on Last Call Poker...

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> "THIS IS NOT A GAME is a novel built around the coolest phenomenon  

> in the

> world. That phenomenon is known as the Alternate Reality Game, or  

> ARG.  It's

> big, and it's getting bigger.  It's immersive and massively  

> interactive, and

> it's spreading through the Internet at the speed of light. To the  

> player,

> the Alternate Reality Game has no boundaries.  You can be standing  

> in a

> parking lot, or a shopping center.  A pay phone near you will ring,  

> and on

> the other end will be someone demanding information. You'd better  

> have the

> information handy.

>

> ARGs combine video, text adventure, radio plays, audio, animation,

> improvisational theater, graphics, and story into an immersive  

> experience.

>

> Now, one of science fiction's most acclaimed writers, Walter Jon  

> Williams,

> brings this extraordinary phenomenon to life in a pulse-pounding  

> thriller.

> This is not a game.  This is a novel that will blow your mind."

>

> http://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-us-titles-fallwinter-08/#tinag

>

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> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:40:40 +0100

> From: mj williams <mj_williams at mac.com>

> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Does anyone know anything about this book?

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> 'the coolest phenomenon in the world'?

> maybe, maybe not.

> But a novel about an ARG? Song about architecture, anyone?

>

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> On 27 Jul 2008, at 08:06, Christy Dena wrote:

>

>

>

> "THIS IS NOT A GAME is a novel built around the coolest phenomenon in

> the

> world. That phenomenon is known as the Alternate Reality Game, or

> ARG.  It's

> big, and it's getting bigger.  It's immersive and massively

> interactive, and

> it's spreading through the Internet at the speed of light. To the

> player,

> the Alternate Reality Game has no boundaries.  You can be standing  

> in a

> parking lot, or a shopping center.  A pay phone near you will ring,

> and on

> the other end will be someone demanding information. You'd better have

> the

> information handy.

>

> ARGs combine video, text adventure, radio plays, audio, animation,

> improvisational theater, graphics, and story into an immersive

> experience.

>

> Now, one of science fiction's most acclaimed writers, Walter Jon

> Williams,

> brings this extraordinary phenomenon to life in a pulse-pounding

> thriller.

> This is not a game.  This is a novel that will blow your mind."

>

> http://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-us-titles-fallwinter-08/#tinag

>

>

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