From jaybushman at gmail.com  Sat Nov  1 13:04:40 2008
From: jaybushman at gmail.com (Jay Bushman)
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:04:40 -0700
Subject: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter
Message-ID: <DCE133D9-53C7-4146-A7CC-1060AAD7A051@gmail.com>

Some of you may have seen a twitter-storm over the past two days about  
a Martian invasion.  It was part a distributed real-time re-telling of  
War of the Worlds, which took place mostly on Twitter but also  
incorporated blogs, photos and video.  You can find the main stream of  
events here:
  <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wotw2>

In finished up last night at midnight, Los Angeles time. I'm still  
gathering my thoughts about it, but I have to say it was the most fun  
I've had as part of an online media experience since The Beast.

It was organized by a fellow named Kris Kowal: <http://askawizard.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-worlds-20.html 
 >
And here's a nice overview written just after it ended, by a friend of  
mine: <http://heavylittleobjects.com/?p=991>


And (if I may plug myself), this week's Christian Science Monitor  
quotes me in a piece about using Twitter as a storytelling engine --  
on the same week they announce that they will no longer be publishing  
the print edition.

-Jay

===========================
The Loose-Fish Project:  <www.loose-fish.com>
The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>








From jaybushman at gmail.com  Sat Nov  1 13:05:52 2008
From: jaybushman at gmail.com (Jay Bushman)
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:05:52 -0700
Subject: [arg_discuss] Fwd: War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter
References: <DCE133D9-53C7-4146-A7CC-1060AAD7A051@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F3DEF65D-2EC5-4158-8A9A-76BD0C05B1A7@gmail.com>

Duh, forgot the last link: <http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/10/30/the-novel-by-tweet/ 
 >
===========================
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The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>







Begin forwarded message:

From: Jay Bushman <jaybushman at gmail.com>
Date: November 1, 2008 10:04:40 AM PDT
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG <arg_discuss at igda.org>
Subject: War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter

Some of you may have seen a twitter-storm over the past two days about  
a Martian invasion.  It was part a distributed real-time re-telling of  
War of the Worlds, which took place mostly on Twitter but also  
incorporated blogs, photos and video.  You can find the main stream of  
events here:
<http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wotw2>

In finished up last night at midnight, Los Angeles time. I'm still  
gathering my thoughts about it, but I have to say it was the most fun  
I've had as part of an online media experience since The Beast.

It was organized by a fellow named Kris Kowal: <http://askawizard.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-worlds-20.html 
 >
And here's a nice overview written just after it ended, by a friend of  
mine: <http://heavylittleobjects.com/?p=991>


And (if I may plug myself), this week's Christian Science Monitor  
quotes me in a piece about using Twitter as a storytelling engine --  
on the same week they announce that they will no longer be publishing  
the print edition.

-Jay

===========================
The Loose-Fish Project:  <www.loose-fish.com>
The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>









From Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org  Sat Nov  1 20:23:00 2008
From: Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org (Bryan Alexander)
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 20:23:00 -0400
Subject: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter
In-Reply-To: <DCE133D9-53C7-4146-A7CC-1060AAD7A051@gmail.com>
References: <DCE133D9-53C7-4146-A7CC-1060AAD7A051@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B0A7@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>

Very cool.  

Nice fodder for my web 2.0 storytelling project.  Just co-authored a
paper on it:
http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/Web20StorytellingEme
rgenc/47444
http://web2storytelling.wikispaces.com/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Jay Bushman
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 1:05 PM
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
Subject: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter

Some of you may have seen a twitter-storm over the past two days about  
a Martian invasion.  It was part a distributed real-time re-telling of  
War of the Worlds, which took place mostly on Twitter but also  
incorporated blogs, photos and video.  You can find the main stream of  
events here:
  <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wotw2>

In finished up last night at midnight, Los Angeles time. I'm still  
gathering my thoughts about it, but I have to say it was the most fun  
I've had as part of an online media experience since The Beast.

It was organized by a fellow named Kris Kowal:
<http://askawizard.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-worlds-20.html 
 >
And here's a nice overview written just after it ended, by a friend of  
mine: <http://heavylittleobjects.com/?p=991>


And (if I may plug myself), this week's Christian Science Monitor  
quotes me in a piece about using Twitter as a storytelling engine --  
on the same week they announce that they will no longer be publishing  
the print edition.

-Jay

===========================
The Loose-Fish Project:  <www.loose-fish.com>
The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>







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From fono at mobilefono.com  Sun Nov  2 10:34:46 2008
From: fono at mobilefono.com (David Fono)
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:34:46 +0900
Subject: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter
In-Reply-To: <mailman.7.1225638002.29511.arg_discuss@igda.org>
References: <mailman.7.1225638002.29511.arg_discuss@igda.org>
Message-ID: <CC4FD47E-9D06-4144-9F05-DA51621564FC@mobilefono.com>

Very cool project.

We've recently been running a Twitter-based game with a lightweight  
story distributed within direct messages shared by players and  
characters: http://www.edgaroftheweb.com

Cheers,
David

On 3-Nov-08, at 12:00 AM, arg_discuss-request at igda.org wrote:

> Some of you may have seen a twitter-storm over the past two days about
> a Martian invasion.  It was part a distributed real-time re-telling of
> War of the Worlds, which took place mostly on Twitter but also
> incorporated blogs, photos and video.  You can find the main stream of
> events here:
>  <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wotw2>
>
> In finished up last night at midnight, Los Angeles time. I'm still
> gathering my thoughts about it, but I have to say it was the most fun
> I've had as part of an online media experience since The Beast.
>
> It was organized by a fellow named Kris Kowal:
> <http://askawizard.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-worlds-20.html
>>
> And here's a nice overview written just after it ended, by a friend of
> mine: <http://heavylittleobjects.com/?p=991>
>
>
> And (if I may plug myself), this week's Christian Science Monitor
> quotes me in a piece about using Twitter as a storytelling engine --
> on the same week they announce that they will no longer be publishing
> the print edition.
>
> -Jay
>
> ===========================
> The Loose-Fish Project:  <www.loose-fish.com>
> The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>


From Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org  Mon Nov  3 17:01:46 2008
From: Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org (Bryan Alexander)
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:01:46 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter
In-Reply-To: <CC4FD47E-9D06-4144-9F05-DA51621564FC@mobilefono.com>
References: <mailman.7.1225638002.29511.arg_discuss@igda.org>
	<CC4FD47E-9D06-4144-9F05-DA51621564FC@mobilefono.com>
Message-ID: <08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B0EE@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>

Fun project.  Just signed up.

-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of David Fono
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:35 AM
To: arg_discuss at igda.org
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] War of the Worlds 2 on Twitter

Very cool project.

We've recently been running a Twitter-based game with a lightweight  
story distributed within direct messages shared by players and  
characters: http://www.edgaroftheweb.com

Cheers,
David

On 3-Nov-08, at 12:00 AM, arg_discuss-request at igda.org wrote:

> Some of you may have seen a twitter-storm over the past two days about
> a Martian invasion.  It was part a distributed real-time re-telling of
> War of the Worlds, which took place mostly on Twitter but also
> incorporated blogs, photos and video.  You can find the main stream of
> events here:
>  <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wotw2>
>
> In finished up last night at midnight, Los Angeles time. I'm still
> gathering my thoughts about it, but I have to say it was the most fun
> I've had as part of an online media experience since The Beast.
>
> It was organized by a fellow named Kris Kowal:
> <http://askawizard.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-worlds-20.html
>>
> And here's a nice overview written just after it ended, by a friend of
> mine: <http://heavylittleobjects.com/?p=991>
>
>
> And (if I may plug myself), this week's Christian Science Monitor
> quotes me in a piece about using Twitter as a storytelling engine --
> on the same week they announce that they will no longer be publishing
> the print edition.
>
> -Jay
>
> ===========================
> The Loose-Fish Project:  <www.loose-fish.com>
> The Spoon River Metroblog:  <http://spoonriver.metblogs.com>

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From kevin_n_burrell at yahoo.com  Tue Nov  4 19:32:23 2008
From: kevin_n_burrell at yahoo.com (Kevin Burrell)
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 16:32:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [arg_discuss] Arg networking, development and ARG's in chicago Il
Message-ID: <340392.33764.qm@web62504.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

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ARG SIG,

My
name is Kevin Burrell, a University of DePaul Graduate Student in the
College of Communications Media, Culture, and Society program. I am
writing because I want to learn more about Alternate Reality Gaming. In diving deeper into learning what Arg's are and how they are developed I ran across your website and special intrest group. 

I
want to know what other things I can do to get connetected with the ARG
community. I have already joined the mailing list are their any
specific resources I can go to in order to learn about ARG development?
Are there any specific companies or people I can network with to learn
more about ARGs? FInally are any of these organizations and contacts in
the Chicago area? 

Thanks for yor time and consideration!

Kevin Burrell



      
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name is Kevin Burrell, a University of DePaul Graduate Student in the
College of Communications Media, Culture, and Society program. I am
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want to know what other things I can do to get connetected with the ARG
community. I have already joined the mailing list are their any
specific resources I can go to in order to learn about ARG development?
Are there any specific companies or people I can network with to learn
more about ARGs? FInally are any of these organizations and contacts in
the Chicago area? <br><br>Thanks for yor time and consideration!<br><br>Kevin
 Burrell<br></div></div></div></div><br>



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From andrhia at gmail.com  Wed Nov  5 12:07:27 2008
From: andrhia at gmail.com (Andrea Phillips)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:07:27 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
Message-ID: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, it's that time again! It's shifted back to 9pm Eastern US time
for this week. That makes it 6pm Pacific US time, 2am Friday morning
in GMT, and 1pm Friday afternoon in Sydney.

This time I got FANCY; you can check my timing here yourself if you so desire:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=11&day=7&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240

As always, instructions on how to get into the chat are here:
http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instructions

If you have trouble, go ahead and email me directly and I'll see if I
can help you sort it out.

(Did I get it right for once? Did I?)

-- 
Andrea Phillips
http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
Words * Culture * Interaction

From adrijackmarie at gmail.com  Thu Nov  6 12:10:47 2008
From: adrijackmarie at gmail.com (Adrien MARIE)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 18:10:47 +0100
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
In-Reply-To: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B1C2CCBD-B9B3-45FD-A4AF-2AF59C83CB0C@gmail.com>

...

On 5 Nov 2008, at 6:7, Andrea Phillips wrote:

> Yes, it's that time again! It's shifted back to 9pm Eastern US time
> for this week. That makes it 6pm Pacific US time, 2am Friday morning
> in GMT, and 1pm Friday afternoon in Sydney.
>
> This time I got FANCY; you can check my timing here yourself if you  
> so desire:
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=11&day=7&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240
>
> As always, instructions on how to get into the chat are here:
> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instructions
>
> If you have trouble, go ahead and email me directly and I'll see if I
> can help you sort it out.
>
> (Did I get it right for once? Did I?)
>
> -- 
> Andrea Phillips
> http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
> Words * Culture * Interaction
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss


From Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org  Thu Nov  6 16:48:08 2008
From: Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org (Bryan Alexander)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:48:08 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
In-Reply-To: <B1C2CCBD-B9B3-45FD-A4AF-2AF59C83CB0C@gmail.com>
References: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com>
	<B1C2CCBD-B9B3-45FD-A4AF-2AF59C83CB0C@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B17C@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>

I'm working with a group to run a very small ARG for a conference next
year.  Can I share that with you guys?

-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Adrien MARIE
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:11 PM
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow

...

On 5 Nov 2008, at 6:7, Andrea Phillips wrote:

> Yes, it's that time again! It's shifted back to 9pm Eastern US time
> for this week. That makes it 6pm Pacific US time, 2am Friday morning
> in GMT, and 1pm Friday afternoon in Sydney.
>
> This time I got FANCY; you can check my timing here yourself if you  
> so desire:
>
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&mont
h=11&day=7&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240
>
> As always, instructions on how to get into the chat are here:
>
http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instr
uctions
>
> If you have trouble, go ahead and email me directly and I'll see if I
> can help you sort it out.
>
> (Did I get it right for once? Did I?)
>
> -- 
> Andrea Phillips
> http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
> Words * Culture * Interaction
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss

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From andrhia at gmail.com  Thu Nov  6 16:52:23 2008
From: andrhia at gmail.com (Andrea Phillips)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:52:23 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
In-Reply-To: <08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B17C@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>
References: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com>
	<B1C2CCBD-B9B3-45FD-A4AF-2AF59C83CB0C@gmail.com>
	<08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B17C@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>
Message-ID: <5c799fd60811061352w76ebd29ele8ad23090f2839b@mail.gmail.com>

Oh, absolutely! We'd love to hear about it. :)


On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Bryan Alexander
<Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org> wrote:
> I'm working with a group to run a very small ARG for a conference next
> year.  Can I share that with you guys?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of Adrien MARIE
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:11 PM
> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
>
> ...
>
> On 5 Nov 2008, at 6:7, Andrea Phillips wrote:
>
>> Yes, it's that time again! It's shifted back to 9pm Eastern US time
>> for this week. That makes it 6pm Pacific US time, 2am Friday morning
>> in GMT, and 1pm Friday afternoon in Sydney.
>>
>> This time I got FANCY; you can check my timing here yourself if you
>> so desire:
>>
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&mont
> h=11&day=7&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240
>>
>> As always, instructions on how to get into the chat are here:
>>
> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instr
> uctions
>>
>> If you have trouble, go ahead and email me directly and I'll see if I
>> can help you sort it out.
>>
>> (Did I get it right for once? Did I?)
>>
>> --
>> Andrea Phillips
>> http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
>> Words * Culture * Interaction
>> _______________________________________________
>> ARG_Discuss mailing list
>> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
>> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
>



-- 
Andrea Phillips
http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
Words * Culture * Interaction

From Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org  Fri Nov  7 18:21:19 2008
From: Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org (Bryan Alexander)
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:21:19 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
References: <5c799fd60811050907u5c2a16dcna99a8a017c6121e5@mail.gmail.com><B1C2CCBD-B9B3-45FD-A4AF-2AF59C83CB0C@gmail.com><08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA678B7B17C@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>
	<5c799fd60811061352w76ebd29ele8ad23090f2839b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <08119B28F4B3FF46A5747921C9FAA67868B8C1@AA1EXCH06.office.share.org>

It's for a small conference dedicated to teaching and learning with technology.  Colleges and universities, mostly US.
Our idea was to built a small, demo ARG in order to excite and teach people about ARGs for education.  The game has some academic content, along with mystery.  Most of the game is online, with some in-hotel, in-conference-setting activity when it happens (late January).

Trailhead is: http://www.savebluth.com/, but please don't bruit it about (at least, not yet).


-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org on behalf of Andrea Phillips
Sent: Thu 11/6/2008 4:52 PM
To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
 
Oh, absolutely! We'd love to hear about it. :)


On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Bryan Alexander
<Bryan.Alexander at nitle.org> wrote:
> I'm working with a group to run a very small ARG for a conference next
> year.  Can I share that with you guys?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of Adrien MARIE
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:11 PM
> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARG SIG Informal Chat Tomorrow
>
> ...
>
> On 5 Nov 2008, at 6:7, Andrea Phillips wrote:
>
>> Yes, it's that time again! It's shifted back to 9pm Eastern US time
>> for this week. That makes it 6pm Pacific US time, 2am Friday morning
>> in GMT, and 1pm Friday afternoon in Sydney.
>>
>> This time I got FANCY; you can check my timing here yourself if you
>> so desire:
>>
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&mont
> h=11&day=7&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240
>>
>> As always, instructions on how to get into the chat are here:
>>
> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instr
> uctions
>>
>> If you have trouble, go ahead and email me directly and I'll see if I
>> can help you sort it out.
>>
>> (Did I get it right for once? Did I?)
>>
>> --
>> Andrea Phillips
>> http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
>> Words * Culture * Interaction
>> _______________________________________________
>> ARG_Discuss mailing list
>> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
>> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/arg_discuss
>



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http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
Words * Culture * Interaction
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From andrhia at gmail.com  Thu Nov 13 16:30:57 2008
From: andrhia at gmail.com (Andrea Phillips)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:30:57 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] Informal IRC Chat... Soonish
Message-ID: <5c799fd60811131330i47fa25a7n7a8ee1da51968129@mail.gmail.com>

Informal chat time again. It's in a few hours of when I send this
email -- midnight EST, 5am Friday UK, 9pm PST, and 4pm Friday in
Sydney:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?month=11&day=14&year=2008&p1=179&p2=136&p3=137&p4=240&iv=0

Instructions on how to get onto IRC are here:

http://www.igda.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Games_SIG/IRC_Chats/IRC_Instructions

I likely won't be there -- it's a bit late for me -- but please feel
free to come on in and have a great time. :)

-- 
Andrea Phillips
http://www.deusexmachinatio.com
Words * Culture * Interaction

From wendeth at wendydespain.com  Thu Nov 13 21:14:58 2008
From: wendeth at wendydespain.com (Wendy Despain)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:14:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [arg_discuss] (no subject)
In-Reply-To: <5c799fd60811131330i47fa25a7n7a8ee1da51968129@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5c799fd60811131330i47fa25a7n7a8ee1da51968129@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0f58a21db87098d7c7c73ba09f45b5c7.squirrel@webmail.wendydespain.com>


I thought this was an interesting blog post. And the comments too.
(Note: I made one of them, but there are others I liked more - for
instance, the person who said they prefer to know they're definitely
in an ARG.)

http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/11/alternate-reality-games-puzzle.html

Just thought I'd share, as some of you might have interesting comments
to make too.

Wendy Despain


From martine at kezos.com  Fri Nov 14 10:24:28 2008
From: martine at kezos.com (Martine Parry)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:24:28 -0000
Subject: [arg_discuss] Funding & Investment Event 5th Dec
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5.1226674802.18193.arg_discuss@igda.org>
Message-ID: <012401c9466d$170fc9a0$0200a8c0@Desktop>

Hi Guys, You are invited to attend this summit on 5th December.
More here: www.fundingsummit.co.uk

Please spread the news. Early Bird ends today.
Best
Martine


From martine at kezos.com  Sun Nov 16 18:13:48 2008
From: martine at kezos.com (Martine Parry)
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:13:48 -0000
Subject: [arg_discuss] Funding Summit 5th Dec
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5.1226674802.18193.arg_discuss@igda.org>
Message-ID: <000001c94840$fc019a00$0200a8c0@Desktop>

Hi Guys - Heads up about the Funding & Investment Summit on 5th Dec in
London. Very small number of places left. More info here:
www.fundingsummit.co.uk

Best
Martine


From adrijackmarie at gmail.com  Sun Nov 16 18:20:22 2008
From: adrijackmarie at gmail.com (Adrien MARIE)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:20:22 +0100
Subject: [arg_discuss] Funding Summit 5th Dec
In-Reply-To: <000001c94840$fc019a00$0200a8c0@Desktop>
References: <000001c94840$fc019a00$0200a8c0@Desktop>
Message-ID: <76D89632-CECF-4353-A8C8-0B3C27C7EBC4@gmail.com>

what is that for ?
On 17 Nov 2008, at 12:13, Martine Parry wrote:

> Hi Guys - Heads up about the Funding & Investment Summit on 5th Dec in
> London. Very small number of places left. More info here:
> www.fundingsummit.co.uk
>
> Best
> Martine
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARG_Discuss mailing list
> ARG_Discuss at igda.org
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From kschrier at alum.mit.edu  Mon Nov 17 13:38:55 2008
From: kschrier at alum.mit.edu (Karen Schrier)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:38:55 -0500
Subject: [arg_discuss] Call for Chapters: Ethics and Game Design Book
Message-ID: <9a7a2f220811171038h14df5526w658afd0a50ed1254@mail.gmail.com>

Sorry for cross-postings!

Hi all!

I am editing a new book with David Gibson called "Ethics and Game
Design: Teaching Values through Play," to be published by Information
Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) (an imprint of IGI
Global), scheduled for release in 2010.

I invite you all to contribute to the book, which will provide a
diverse and comprehensive compendium of case studies, theoretical
frameworks, and empirical research in the emerging field of ethics
development through games and play. Your proposal would be due on or
before January 15, 2009 (a brief two to three-page synopsis will
suffice), with accepted proposals notified by February 1, 2009. The
full chapter is due by April 1, 2009.

We are looking for academics and practitioners from a wide variety of
disciplines and perspectives to contribute.

Full call: http://www.columbia.edu/~kls2108/callforchapters.htm

Thanks!
Karen Schrier

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2009
Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values through Play
A book edited by Karen Schrier, Teachers College, Columbia University,
USA, and Dr. David Gibson, University of Vermont, USA
http://www.columbia.edu/~kls2108/callforchapters.htm

Introduction
Ethics is the practice of enacting moral judgment to achieve a better
life?the process of making choices according to one's own conception
of how to be a good person. Games and simulations can be rich
playgrounds for the practice of these ethical choices, as they offer
the ability to iterate and reflect on multiple possibilities and
consequences. As such, educators and researchers are beginning to
consider the use of games in supporting ethical reasoning and
character development. Moreover, games have been and continue to be
the subject of conversations, controversies, and deliberations about
ethics. Game developers, publishers, and the public often differ in
opinion about the choices made in the creation and promotion of a
game, bringing up larger questions about the role of entertainment,
art, and business in our society. The potential for games to foster
ethical thinking and discourse?and not whether games are inherently
good or bad?will be the thrust of this timely book.

Objective of the Book
Ethics and Games Design will provide a diverse and comprehensive
compendium of case studies, theoretical frameworks, and empirical
research in the emerging field of ethics, values, games, and play.
This book will take a cross-disciplinary approach, inviting research,
critiques, and perspectives from computer science, education,
philosophy, law, media studies, management, psychology, and art
history. The publication has three main goals. First, it will seek to
define this emerging and essential new field. Second, this book will
serve as a collective source for students, educators, practitioners,
and researchers who are interested in understanding the current state
of the discipline. It will locate the field diachronically and
thematically, while highlighting the work of both well-established and
emerging researchers and practitioners. Finally, this publication will
inspire and motivate further interdisciplinary dialogue and research
on the topic of ethics and games. It will frame the major research
questions, issues, methodologies and problems, which we can then use
to both expand and refine the field. Such a rigorous foundation for
the study of ethics will help to appropriately inform future games,
policies, standards, curricula, products, and the like.

Target Audience
The target audience is very diverse, ranging from practitioners of
game development to journalists, to philosophers and educators.
Researchers and students studying game design, media and games will
find this an essential text for understanding how to better design,
teach, and study the current generation of learners. Educators will
use this to further their understanding of the potentials and limits
of games, and how to creatively incorporate emerging technology into
their curricula, standards, and policies. Game developers and
publishers can use this text to further their designs, to help refine
their choices and practices, and to better think through the
implications of their decisions. Journalists, cultural critics, and
reviewers can use this publication to consider alternate ways to view
games and the nature of their controversies. Finally, this text will
attract members of diverse academic, development, and consumer
communities to interact, share and discuss findings, frameworks and
theories.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

?       Definition of the field of ethics and games
?       Historical and contemporary context of ethics and games
?       Limits and constraints in assessing ethics
?       Criteria for studying ethics and games
?       Case studies (from researchers, educators and practitioners)
?       Ethics and new media literacy
?       Teaching ethics skills
?       Educational opportunities and limits for teaching values through play
?       Schools and the ethics of gaming
?       Ethics and standards in game development
?       Ethics in the promotion of games
?       Communities of play and ethics
?       Cheating and games
?       Issues of race, sex, violence, and gender in games
?       Ethics and the games business
?       Future implications and the ethical citizen

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
January 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the
mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of
accepted proposals will be notified by February 1, 2009 about the
status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters
are expected to be submitted by April 1, 2009. All submitted chapters
will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is
scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.),
publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group
Reference) and "Medical Information Science Reference" imprints. For
additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
www.igi-global.com.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:
Karen Schrier
Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
E-mail: kschrier at alum.mit.edu or kls2108 at columbia.edu



-- 
_________
Karen Schrier

kschrier at gmail.com
kls2108 at columbia.edu
kschrier at alum.mit.edu
kschrier at scholastic.com

From andres at jengibre.com.ar  Sat Nov 22 11:50:20 2008
From: andres at jengibre.com.ar (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andres_Marti=ADnez_Quijano?=)
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:50:20 -0200
Subject: [arg_discuss] ARG talk at the Argentine Games Exposition
Message-ID: <4928384C.2070807@jengibre.com.ar>

Hi list

Last weekend (November 15th and 16th) was the Argentine Games Exposition
(spanish site: http://adva.com.ar/eva/) and I gave a talk about ARGs to
a curious audience.

Slides (yes, spanish only) here: http://www.jengibre.com.ar/arg_eva.zip

Any comment is welcome!

-- 
Andr?s Mart?nez Quijano
Jengibre Interactive
http://www.jengibre.com.ar