[arg_discuss] ARGs in institutions

[Steffen P. Walz]

REXplorer is more a mobile and cross-media game, but then, it def.  
unfolds an alternate reality for tourists and visitors of the  
regensburg experience (REX) museum - more precisely, it was designed  
to be an extension of the museal experience into the city - here is a  
some documentation and a movie: http://rexplorer.arch.ethz.ch

br,
spw

Am 17.02.2010 um 16:22 schrieb Necole Duncan:


> This isn't quite an ARG, but it has ARGish elements, and it has been

> successfully played on a number of college campuses.

>

> http://humansvszombies.org/

>

> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Jeff Watson  

> <remotedevice at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Hi Mela,

>>

>> Grr -- I wish I could make it to the DML conference, but it  

>> conflicts with

>> a

>> bunch of teaching obligations and a visit from my parents, who are  

>> coming

>> down from Canada for the weekend. I'm really excited to learn about  

>> your

>> mini-ARG and to see any documentation you produce...

>>

>> Anyway, I'm going to post that resource shortly; I'll email you the  

>> link

>> when I do.

>>

>> Talk soon,

>>

>> Jeff

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>> Jeff Watson

>> http://remotedevice.net/

>> http://twitter.com/remotedevice

>> skype: remotedevice

>>

>>

>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:03 AM, mela kocher <mela_kocher at yahoo.de>

>> wrote:

>>

>>> Hi Jeff

>>> As mentioned shortly via twitter, Ken Eklund, PJ Rusnak, Stephen  

>>> Petrina

>>> and me will be conducting a mini-ARG for the Digital Media &  

>>> Learning

>>> Conference in La Jolla next week. We'll be happy to post more  

>>> information

>> on

>>> it when it's over, don't wanna spoil it for possible participants :)

>>> I'm looking forward to seeing your compilation!

>>> Mela

>>>

>>>

>>>>

>>>> Today's Topics:

>>>>

>>>>   1. ARGs in institutions (museums,

>>>> universities, schools,    etc)

>>>>      (Jeff Watson)

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> Message: 1

>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:37:36 -0800

>>>> From: Jeff Watson <remotedevice at gmail.com>

>>>> Subject: [arg_discuss] ARGs in institutions (museums,

>>>> universities,

>>>>    schools,    etc)

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

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>>>>

>>>> Hello ARG SIG,

>>>>

>>>> I'm involved in putting together an ARG for a major

>>>> post-secondary

>>>> institution and wanted to poll the list for examples of

>>>> similar projects

>>>> (and the designers behind them).

>>>>

>>>> In particular, I'm looking for ARGs or ARG-likes (including

>>>> mobile games,

>>>> passive ambient games, etc) that take place at:

>>>>

>>>> * museums (e.g. ghosts of a chance, etc)

>>>> * universities (as orientation events or anything else)

>>>> * high schools (incl stuff like quest2learn)

>>>> * libraries

>>>> * educational systems (ie, across an entire school

>>>> district, etc)

>>>>

>>>> Any help would be appreciated. I'll funnel any new info

>>>> into the ARG SIG's

>>>> "Educators and ARGs" IGDA wiki page...

>>>>

>>>> Jeff

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> Jeff Watson

>>>> http://remotedevice.net/

>>>> http://twitter.com/remotedevice

>>>> skype: remotedevice

>>>>

>>>>

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>>>>

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ETH Zurich
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