[arg_discuss] Does anyone know anything about this book?

[Darklight Interactive]

Hey! I replied to this! Still gotta get the hang of these lists... 
Anyway, here's the repost; don't mind the newbie here... ;)

It's been mentioned on unFiction:
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26287

First was the whole "argument against ARGs" post...
http://io9.com/5028054/the-argument-against-args
...then there was the conveniently timed counter-point...
http://www.orbitbooks.net/2008/07/23/a-case-for-args/
...with the book's plug at the bottom.

And, not to be extremely blunt, but he's referred to as "...one of 
science fiction's most acclaimed writers..." and is not listed as 
attending WorldCon - the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver, 
Colorado next month.

The science fiction writers that I know personally (and I do know a few) 
have HEARD of him, but very few have apparently actually READ any of his 
work. One person refers to him as "...one of the most famous 'cyberpunk' 
writers, along with Gibson..." He seems to have focused more on sci-fi 
in the past.

Tnx & Rgds...
David Flor - dflor at dlimedia.com
Darklight Interactive - http://www.dlimedia.com/
786-234-7800

"Omne ignotum pro magnifico"

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

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

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>> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:06:05 +1000

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

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

>> To: "'Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG'" <arg_discuss at igda.org>,

>> 	"'Alternate Reality Game Researcher & Educator List'"

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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?

>> To: "'Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG'" <arg_discuss at igda.org>,

>> 	"'Alternate Reality Game Researcher & Educator List'"

>> 	<argresearch at lists.transmodiology.org>

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

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>> To: 'Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG'; 'Alternate Reality Game

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

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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?

>> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG <arg_discuss at igda.org>

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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:

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>>

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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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