[arg_discuss] Topic of the Week July 27: Education

[Naomi Alderman]

The best thing I ever did was to read, play and DM a lot of RPGs. I think
they're the closest tabletop model to the ARG experience - creating a
narrative, characters and a set of puzzles in advance, but leaving enough
flexibility in the system to allow your players to have a real influence on
events in ways which can't necessarily be predicted.

There are a lot of role-specific skills, of course (writers need to practice
writing, designers need to learn design), but I think the flexibility and
ability to think on your feet you learn from RPGs will serve you well
working on an ARG in any capacity.

- Naomi



On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Andrea Phillips <deusexmachinatio at gmail.com

> wrote:



> It's a Rorschach blot, guys. Tell me what you see... ;)

>

> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Steve Peters<scpeters at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Also, what roles? Writer? Experience designer? Producer? Graphic artist?

> > Programmer? Minion?

> >

> > *via iPhone*

> >

> > On Jul 27, 2009, at 7:48 AM, "Brian Clark" <bclark at gmdstudios.com>

> wrote:

> >

> >>> What kind of education or training would you recommend for

> >>> somebody who wants to break into ARGs?

> >>

> >> Define "break in".

> >>

> >> B.

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