[arg_discuss] John Maccabee founder of CityMystery

[John Maccabee]

Are you working with transmedia games?

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Thomas Maillioux <
thomas.maillioux at gmail.com> wrote:


> 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

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

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

> > Sender: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org

> > 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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-- 
John Maccabee
CityMystery LLC
2001 Fillmore Street St. 2B
San Francisco, CA 94115

citymystery.info

johnmaccabee at gmail.com
(b) 415-346-6371
(c) 415-377-6839
current game: pheon.org <http://pheon.org>
game archive: ghostsofachance.com