[arg_discuss] On ARG Web Design

[Beth Aileen Dillon]

Just another thought and/or question really...

How essential are web pages to ARGs? I mean historically, how much
have they really been the main playing field for ARGs? I'm trying to
think of ARGs without web pages, and those seem to be more like street
games or temporary GPS related games, nothing long term with a
persistent world.

- Beth


On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Beth Aileen Dillon
<beth.a.dillon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all! Ian was nice enough to get interviewed and have his responses

> turned into an introductory piece on ARG web design. I'm guessing

> -most- people won't know what ARGs are so that groundwork needs to be

> set first. You can check it out at

> http://gamedev.sessions.edu/special/alternate-reality-game-web-design/.

> I'm wondering if we can get a series of postmortems about different

> ARG designs going, maybe just in relation to the web design at first

> to make it less complicated (understanding how it's connected to

> gameplay). Either from the designers themselves or from people willing

> to critique/explain different ARGs. Like, for example, how the heck

> did they come up with the "I love bees" web design? The basic idea of

> a hacked page was there, yes, but stylistically someone had to be

> behind all of those choices!

>

> Further, the depth of web involvement/technology requirements really

> varies. The GUN ARG had a whole networked online poker game with user

> profiles and such. The variety in ARGs is widespread and I'd like to

> have a place where we can learn lessons from one another about what

> works, what doesn't, what looks snazzy, and so on.

>

> Input much appreciated!

> - Beth

>

> --

> Beth Aileen Dillon

> PhD Student, Simon Fraser University

> School of Interactive Arts and Technology

> Research Assistant, Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace

> http://www.bethadillon.com

>




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Beth Aileen Dillon
PhD Student, Simon Fraser University
School of Interactive Arts and Technology
Research Assistant, Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace
http://www.bethadillon.com