[arg_discuss] John Maccabee founder of CityMystery

[Thomas Maillioux]

Hey John. I can't talk for the others of course, but I live in France, a
little North of Paris.

Cheers,
T.

2011/9/5 <johnmaccabee at gmail.com>


> Thank you. I forgot to ask. Where do you live/work? Best, John

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

>

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> From: Thomas Maillioux <thomas.maillioux at gmail.com>

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> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 12:21:27

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> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] John Maccabee founder of CityMystery

>

> Hi John !

>

> I finally had some time to re-read your introduction and couldn't figure

> out

> where I had recently heard/read about Ghosts of a Chance until I realized

> it

> was in Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken ! I loved the concept and from

> what I've been able to gather, the game had a great reception from both the

> Smithsonian and the public. Great work !

>

> All the best for the future,

> T.

>

> 2011/8/23 John Maccabee <johnmaccabee at gmail.com>

>

> > I have been working in and around ARGs for five years - two as a novice,

> > and

> > three as a professional. My first game appeared at George Washington

> > University and was called Gone Jason - in which players had to extract

> > information from truly neurotic actors manning [womanning] cell phones.

> > There were four teams and four neurotics - i.e. obsessive-compulsive,

> > hysteric, habitual liars and grandiose. Actors had scripts but were asked

> > to

> > improvise. Players had a great time, and no trouble willingly suspending

> > disbelief. CityMystery was formed in 2008, and our first game was Ghosts

> Of

> > A Chance for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an archive of which you

> > can find at ghostsofachance.com. We have a game currently running -

> > pheon.org - sponsored by the Smithsonian, the University Of Maryland's

> > iSchool, the Internet Archive and the Encyclopedia Of Life. We have

> > continuing relationships with several schools [high schools,

> undergraduate

> > and graduate] and we are in various stages of development of curricula

> with

> > them. I am currently working with a well-known Broadway lyricist/composer

> > and book writer about applying transmedia production to theatrical work.

> I

> > have presented twice at argfest-o-con, once mysteriously and just this

> > summer by request. I look forward to spirited discussions through argsig.

> > My

> > goals are mostly noble but I am a sucker for low humor and flesh. Thank

> > you.

> > Best, John Maccabee

> >

> > --

> > John Maccabee

> > CityMystery LLC

> > 2001 Fillmore Street

> > San Francisco, CA 94115

> >

> > johnmaccabee at gmail.com

> > (b) 415-346-6371

> > (c) 415-377-6839

> > citymystery.info

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

> > game archive: ghostsofachance.com

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