ALTERNATE REALITY GAMING....ARG as it is called in the biz is one of my favorite topics lately(CORRECTED POST) NOTE THIS POST HAS BEEN CORRECTED COURTESY OF games guru Tony Walsh www.secretlair.com Rather unbelievably I had the headline of AUGMENTED REALITY not ALTERNATE REALITY on the first post scroll up and you'll see the difference that I will explain in my post today Feb 19) Be sure to check out Tony's website I hope to blog about him soon THANK YOU Tony...
my favorite site for info -- www.argn.com. (Alternate Reality Gaming Network). Want to know more --read on and link to that site. Or head for Chicago for the upcoming conference-- here are the details courtesy of ARGN.com of course:
ARGFest 2006 - Chicago, Baby!www.argn.com
by Jonathan Waite 
After weeks of deliberation and debate, the final results are in, and it looks like ARGFest 5: Chicago will be officially starting on July 21st, and carrying on through the weekend to the 23rd. If you haven't yet heard of ARGFest, it is a social event geared towards the Alternate Reality Gaming community that has previously been held in Las Vegas, Orlando, Vancouver and New York. The typical ARGFest weekend includes meet-and-greet events, dinners, nighttime activities (with the occasional nighttime beverage) and, on occasion, organized ARG-themed activities.
After weeks of deliberation and debate, the final results are in, and it looks like ARGFest 5: Chicago will be officially starting on July 21st, and carrying on through the weekend to the 23rd. If you haven't yet heard of ARGFest, it is a social event geared towards the Alternate Reality Gaming community that has previously been held in Las Vegas, Orlando, Vancouver and New York. The typical ARGFest weekend includes meet-and-greet events, dinners, nighttime activities (with the occasional nighttime beverage) and, on occasion, organized ARG-themed activities.ALTERNATE REALITY GAMING --2005 annual review...courtesy again of ARGN.com here are some highlights from their recent report-- the link to the whole report is included at the end of the post:
*HOT ARG (augmented reality games) mentioned at ARGN.com:ARG through hit games The Art of the Heist, Perplex City, Jamie Kane and Last Call Poker, the community was also treated to many interesting and in-depth grassroots projects like Omnifam and Seen Steve.
*The surge of quality ARGs through major marketing campaigns: Audi, Stella Artois and Activision,
*Television networks and ARG: In August, the BBC unveiled Jamie Kane, an ARG designed for a teenage demographic that is still active, due to its play-per-day design
*The blockbuster real world events became... huge:in 2005. The Art of the Heist featured multiple real-world events, starting with the theft of a car at its launch to a spy mission at a major music festival, concluding with a brilliant finale in Santa Monica, California. Last Call Poker included weekly poker events in graveyards across the United States where players would end up receiving a radio transmission pointing them (and the thousands playing at home) towards the next stage of the game. And, players taking part in a Perplex City live event found out that they were the victims of a planted spy before watching as the mole ended up darting away in a flashy black helicopter.
*The literary world and Alternate Reality Gaming: three books published in 2005 . Dave Szulborski's This Is Not A Game: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming, Szulborski Through the Rabbit Hole: A Beginner’s Guide to Playing Alternate Reality Games.
2005 In Review: Alternate Reality Gaming (Link to ARGN.com and find out more about ARG.
2005 In Review: Alternate Reality Gaming (Link to ARGN.com and find out more about ARG.
Stranger Adventures that will launch on Sunday, February 19th with a pilot series that will last a week. Shortly after the pilot series concludes, the Stranger Adventures series will continue it's first "season" in 10 installments, to be offered bi-weekly.Continue reading "Stranger Productions"
So I'm wondering if this guy is for real or just sort of confused...? Perhaps a new game?
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Posted by: Evan | February 24, 2006 at 02:14 PM