[arg_discuss] we are obsolete (RE: Copycatwarningoveralternative reality games)

[Will Emigh]

We always called them Multiplayer Novels for a similar reason.  It's a
participatory process (multiplayer) that produces something "dead" (novel).

Of course, that has its own problems, not least of which is an
unpronounceable acronym.

-- Will

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Brian Clark <bclark at gmdstudios.com> wrote:


> Now we're getting somewhere, Gupfee. I take back everything I said about

> agreeing with Monello, he's completely wrong.

>

> We don't care about the painting at all. That's what makes us difference.

> We

> do care about the act of painting ... the painting is mere documentation.

>

> I can point to the Art of the Heist, but we all agree is a documentation of

> something else, and this documentation is "dead" rather "living".

>

> The painting and the book are "dead" as well. What are the words we use to

> describing other living processes?

>

> Improv? Open Source? Collaborative?

>

> It is the introduction of time and control into all those dead media that

> makes us difference.

>

> I move we change the name "No Longer Dead Media".

>

> Next problem ... global economic crisis! Solve as an ARG community crisis

> problem! Discuss!

>

> Brian

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]

> On

> Behalf Of Gupfee

> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:02 PM

> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG

> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] we are obsolete (RE:

> Copycatwarningoveralternative reality games)

>

> On a more serious note, after hanging out w/Lance at DIY Days, I've  been

> thinking of this kind of stuff as "Open Source Media".

>

> Marie

>

> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Brian Clark <bclark at gmdstudios.com> wrote:

>

> > Hmm, I kind of like Steve's. I've been thinking about "Shows Hinged in

> > Technology" but others in my office think "Simple Live Ulterior Stories"

> > will close a lot more phat ad contracts!

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org]

> > On

> > Behalf Of Andrea Phillips

> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:09 PM

> > To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG

> > Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] we are obsolete (RE: Copycat

> > warningoveralternative reality games)

> >

> > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Steve Peters <scpeters at gmail.com> wrote:

> > > At this point, we've been referring to them as Participatory

> > Entertainment

> > > Experiences...

> > >

> >

> > Wow, and I didn't think we could come up with a worse acronym if we'd

> > tried!

> >

> >

> > --

> > Andrea Phillips

> > http://www.deusexmachinatio.com

> > Words * Culture * Interaction

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