[arg_discuss] ARG_Discuss Digest, Vol 44, Issue 2

[Wendy Despain]

Hey, thanks Michael!

Wendy Despain


On Wed, March 4, 2009 8:42 am, Michael Andersen wrote:

> RE:  "The Dating Game", I remember hearing a number of ARG developers

> talking about the success of immersion and community building in

> campaigns

> by referencing players who got married as a result of the game.  More

> of an

> "accidental first date", one might say.

>

> Most recent instance I can recall was Lance Weiler with Beyond the

> Rave,

> where the couple was married by a minister who also played the game.

> http://lanceweiler.com/blog/2008/05/social-entertainment/

>

> Michael Andersen

>

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>>   1. GDC 09 - events? (Wendy Despain)

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

>> To: "Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG" <arg_discuss at igda.org>

>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:43:45 -0800 (PST)

>> Subject: [arg_discuss] GDC 09 - events?

>> Hey everyone,

>>

>> I'm trying to figure out my GDC 09 schedule, and one of the things I

>> like to do is try to make it to sessions and panels run by people in

>> the SIGs I participate in.

>>

>> So, does any of you have GDC sessions this year? Doesn't matter if

>> they're directly ARG-related or not. I'd still like to hear your

>> thoughts.

>>

>> I'll start...

>>

>> I'm on a panel called "The Dating Game" at noon on Friday. It should

>> be pretty entertaining, as it's exploring the question of why movies

>> are a great first-date option, and games are not.

>>

>> (I actually think that ARGs solve most of the problems games have

>> with

>> being a date-friendly medium, we'll see if I can work that into the

>> panel discussion.)

>>

>> Your turn!

>>

>> Wendy Despain

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Wendy Despain
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