[arg_discuss] Deception and what it means to be Real

[Steve Peters]

All I'd say is that it's all history repeating itself to a great extent.
Back in the day, wasn't there outrage at the fact that Robinson Crusoe
wasn't real? And there's my personal aspiration, the War of the Worlds
broadcasts (all three of them). :)

*awaits Brian Clark......

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Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Deception and what it means to be Real

I agree with Brooke on the difference between a persona and a character, and
I do think it is important for the audience to understand who/what they are
dealing with, otherwise the interaction isn't "honest." If "honest" can be
used in this context, that is!

I think the most important thing is to recognize that these incidents are
simply further illustration that we still live in the nascent stages of ARGs
and cross media storytelling, and that the people who create these games
take away valuable best practices from them.

Open conversations such as this go a long way towards turning the negative
into a positive.

My apologies in advance for not having anything provocative to say on the
topic. I'm hoping Mr. Clark can pick up some of the slack.

;)

Mike

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