[arg_discuss] John Maccabee founder of CityMystery (John Maccabee)

[John Maccabee]

Alex;
There will be documentation from argfest 2011, at which I launched an
offshoot from pheon.org, called The Wars Of Authenticity - an ongoing
transmedia story told  via web, live events, cell phones, graphic novel and
comic. I used cell phones again this year, and a female body builder [a
bookend for my last presentation which was in Boston, 2008, when I launched
Ghosts Of A Chance with the help of a tattooed Craig Torres, Mr. New England
2004, 2005]. Cell phones help suspend disbelief, and so does the presence of
lightly clothed *professional *bodies. This year's live event featured a
model of a hot air balloon [representing a balloon that launched on August
19th, 1807], which players had to retrieve with magnetic retrieval
instruments, which they learned by entering data in a real "fake" cell phone
data base. A good time was had by many.  The female body builder wore a sash
which read, *Ms. Terra Firma, 1807*. The object of the game was to have the
players retrieve the balloon, bring it back to Terra Firma 1807.
.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:20 AM, John Maccabee <johnmaccabee at gmail.com>wrote:


> Thank you, Alex. Unfortunately, all I have from Gone Jason is the anecdotal

> evidence I described. I may have the original power point, which was the

> lead up to the interactions with actors but I will have to search for that.

> And yes, I agree - fabulous - making interactions tricky and playful based

> on the player's ability to parse and/or conquer an in-game character's

> psychological state adds depth to games. I would like to do more of these.

> It hasn't figured in any of the games we have designed since that first one.

> Too bad. Maybe one for the University of Leicester????  What was

> particularly interesting to me was that the players so thoroughly got caught

> up in it because it was occurring over the phone. Anyway, more to come.

> Best, John

>

> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 1:37 AM, Moseley, Alex <am14 at leicester.ac.uk>wrote:

>

>> Welcome John,

>> (and hello all after a looong hiatus!)

>>

>> Very pleased to see you on here - I teach a course on museum games &

>> interaction, and have followed your work with the Smithsonian closely (a

>> lengthy interview with Georgina Goodlander there forms part of a chapter on

>> ARGs I wrote for the forthcoming Museums At Play).

>>

>> Gone Jason sounds fabulous - do you have any write-ups anywhere?

>>

>> Cheers,

>>

>> Alex.

>>

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current game: pheon.org <http://pheon.org>
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