[arg_discuss] an ARG FAQ

[Moseley, A.]

Hi Wendy,

"some web site somewhere" could be non-other than the new argology.org which Christy is masterminding. I think you just signed yourself up for an FAQ section with your excellent starter!

Alex.

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Alex Moseley, Principal Computer Officer,
Faculty of Arts, University of Leicester.
Tel: 0116 252 5317 | Email: am14 at le.ac.uk



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> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:53:21 -0700 (PDT)

> From: "Wendy Despain" <wendeth at wendydespain.com>

> Subject: [arg_discuss] an ARG FAQ

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> Hi folks,

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> I've been thinking one thing we really need is an FAQ about ARGs. So I

> thought I'd just start with a few questions and answers. Feel free to

> edit or disagree or add. I figure once we hash some of this out on the

> list we can put it on a website somewhere. So here goes:

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> Frequently Asked Questions about Alternate Reality Games

> (FAQ about ARGs)

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> 1) What the heck is an ARG?

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> An Alternate Reality Game (ARG for short) tweaks elements of real life

> to lead players down a path that tells a story and lets them help

> shape that story. The internet is at its heart, but it crosses media

> and blurs the lines with reality too.

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> 2) What are some recent examples of ARGs I can read about?

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> Year Zero - Trent Reznor's solution to doing a concept album in an age

> where MP3s don't come with liner notes and cover art. He pulled fans

> into an alternate world described in his dark, apocalyptic music. It

> ended with a private concert for those players who could follow the

> clues to the final venue which was interrupted by a staged police

> raid.

> -- Wired Article

> -- Nine Inch Nails Album Site

> -- Wikipedia Entry

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> Art of the Heist - Audi introduced a new car model by setting up a

> theft at a car show and letting players track down the culprits.

> -- Business Week Article

> -- Audi Press Release

> -- Wikipedia Entry

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> Last Call Poker - The story behind a console video game called Gun,

> set in the old west, was introduced through an online poker site where

> players discovered some of their opponents were ghosts and tracked

> down their tragic history. Groups gathered in graveyards to solve

> puzzles.

> -- CNET Article

> -- Marketing Company Brief

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> The Lost Experience - A website for the fictional airline featured in

> the show talks about the loss of the airplane and explains why no one

> is searching for the survivors on the island. They even got an

> executive from this non-existent company onto a late-night talk show

> to give a straight interview about the families of the characters on

> the show petitioning the company to go look for them.

> -- ABC News Article

> -- ABC's Lost Experience Site

> -- Wikipedia Article

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