ARG / Alternate Reality Games ?
See the ARG examples for more info on ARG's.
News
February 27, 2008
GDC08 - Group Gathering summary
The 2008 GDC Group Gathering went well, with approximately 20+ people turning up. We had a quick discussion about SIG activities and then broke out for the standard mingling and networking. Photos + discussion items at this link (IGDA webserver doesn't allow image uploads :( ).
Posted by AdamMartin at 06:19 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2008
GDC 2008 - Group Gathering
We have another Group Gathering at GDC 2008, in San Francisco.
If you're at the conference, come along and say hi to other SIG members, make some new contacts, or simply to find out more about ARGs. As ever, we'll also have an update on all things SIGgy.
Date/Time: Thursday (February 21, 2008) 5:30pm — 6:30pm
Location (room): IGDA Booth, West Hall
Link: https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6440
(and we'll probably go for food and drinks afterwards)
Posted by AdamMartin at 06:15 PM | Comments (0)
June 21, 2007
Portugese ARG: Searching for Miguel
The game will be running in Portugal for 3 months, with free registration on the official website http://www.miguel.sapo.pt
Posted by AdamMartin at 06:32 PM | Comments (0)
June 19, 2007
IGDA NYC: Writing for Fantasy Game Worlds
IGDA NYC Chapter and Writers Cabal present...
Writing for Fantasy Game Worlds Moderated by Sande Chen, Writers Cabal
RSVP: http://www.largeanimal.com/igda/chapter-2007_06_21/
When: June 21, 2007 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Where: Wollman Hall 65 West 11th St, 5th Floor New York City, New York
Continue reading "IGDA NYC: Writing for Fantasy Game Worlds"
Posted by AdamMartin at 06:39 PM | Comments (0)
May 23, 2007
SXSW 2007 - ARG! The Attack of the Alternate Reality Games Transcript
Dan Hon has posted a transcript of the ARG panel at this year's South by Southwest:
Part game, story and treasure hunt, alternate reality games introduce people to a world of creative play, skywriting, online games, phone calls, radio broadcasts, secret websites, blogs, texts, coded adverts, emails, hidden audio files and helicopter chases. What you need to know about what’s been happening and what’s happening next from industry leaders.
http://danhon.com/2007/05/23/sxsw-2007-arg-the-attack-of-the-alternate-reality-games-transcript/
Posted by AdamMartin at 12:01 PM | Comments (0)
May 22, 2007
IRC chat - 22nd May
Thanks to everyone who turned up for our second ARG SIG chat on IRC. I hope you all enjoyed it!
Next chat will be in approximately 4 weeks time, details TBA.
Major topics covered:
- GDC
- Wiki
- 2007 Whitepaper
- Leadership Council position
Continue reading "IRC chat - 22nd May"
Posted by AdamMartin at 11:45 AM | Comments (0)
May 08, 2007
Let's Be Serious: Non-Casual Investigations into Alternate Reality Gaming
Mark Heggen has posted an article discussing: "various non-casual investigations into alternate reality gaming. I had some wonderful question responses from Jane McGonigal, Brian Clark of GMD Studios, Sean Stewart of 42 Entertainment, Dan Hon of Mind Candy, and many others."
http://retext.blogspot.com/2007/05/lets-be-serious-non-casual.html
NOTE: This article is available in PDF format at: http://markheggen.com/heggen_noncasual_ARG.pdf - Mark recommends this version instead, since it comes with lots of extra typesetting etc and is somewhat easier to read
Posted by AdamMartin at 12:06 PM | Comments (0)
February 28, 2007
GDC 2007 - Group Gathering
We have another Group Gathering next week at GDC 2007, in San Francisco.
If you're at the conference, come along and say hi to other SIG members, make some new contacts, or simply to find out more about ARGs. We'll also be discussing some of the issues surrounding the SIG's goals for the coming year, and trying to recruit people for some of the new initiatives we're hoping to get going.
When: Thu, 8th March, 2007 @ 17:30-18:30
Where: IGDA Booth, North Hall
Link: https://www.cmpevents.com/GD07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=3889M
Posted by AdamMartin at 10:26 AM | Comments (0)
November 27, 2006
2006 Whitepaper Online
I'm pleased to announce the 2006 ARG SIG Whitepaper is now available for download - http://igda.org/arg/whitepaper
The paper includes major sections on: Business models; Recent Games; Design techniques; Academic research; Understanding the audience; Types of game; Antecedents to ARGs.
Posted by AdamMartin at 07:10 PM | Comments (0)
New Games Page
Added a new page (Games) to precis all major ARGs to date, and awards won by ARGs. This will be filled in with the info from the Whitepaper which will go online later today.
Posted by AdamMartin at 06:56 PM | Comments (0)
October 09, 2006
Whitepaper - update
Just after the PICNIC 06 conference, the editor of the Whitepaper caught flu; this has put the online publication of the paper on hold, but we hope to have it up within the next week or so.
Posted by AdamMartin at 04:29 PM | Comments (0)
September 26, 2006
We will be publishing the 2006 whitepaper tomorrow morning during PICNIC 06 Amsterdam. Courtesy copies will be handed out to attendees of the 10am ARG session.
As soon as possible after the event I'll also post a pdf version here.
See (some) of you tomorrow!
PS if you need to get hold of me in emergency before conf, I'll be on email throughout the day - arg_sig @ igda.org
Adam
Posted by AdamMartin at 04:27 PM | Comments (0)
August 31, 2006
Whitepaper 2006 - final stages
As it stands, half the topics are at or very nearly at final versions, and looking very good, and the rest should be getting there within the next two weeks. We'll be publishing the paper at PICNIC 06, which is the ideal conference for this paper ("for all those interested and involved in cross media content and technology in Europe, North America and Asia").
Continue reading "Whitepaper 2006 - final stages"
Posted by AdamMartin at 12:06 PM | Comments (0)
August 29, 2006
Publications page live
The publications page is now live and linked-in to the navbar on the right.
This contains all news relating to upcoming or current publications (calls for authors, updates on progress, etc), as well as links to download any completed publications.
Posted by AdamMartin at 01:30 PM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2006
Whitepaper - Presentation at PICNIC 06
Please could all whitepaper authors let me know their availability for speaking at PICNIC 06 in Amsterdam next month?
Posted by AdamMartin at 01:02 PM | Comments (0)
August 14, 2006
ARG walkthrough: Troy
Troy was a very short ARG created earlier this year as part of the Experimental Games Workshop. The author, TJ Jackson, later wrote a complete walkthrough including his design aims and intent.
With his permission, this has now been uploaded to the ARG examples page, along with a link to the game itself (hopefully we'll mirror the game itself at some point, but that's a little tricky...)
Posted by AdamMartin at 12:06 AM | Comments (0)
June 15, 2006
UK Group Gathering - Brighton, 12 July
12 July: 14:00-15:00, Develop Conference Expo Floor
Thanks to the IGDA, we'll be having another ARG SIG "Group Gathering", at the Develop Conference in Brighton. We'll probably be a much smaller group this time, so please come along if you can.
We hope to get a fair number of games developers and publishers coming along to talk about and find out more about ARG's.
Like last time, it will be an informal event, and it would be great to see some of you there sharing your ARG experiences. It should also be a good opportunity to meet up with some other members of the SIG.
Last time, we had around 20 people turn up and ended up kickstarting the ARG Whitepaper that's now well under way. Let's see what we end up doing this time...
Posted by AdamMartin at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)
Social - New York - June 22, 2006
When: June 22, 6:00pm (arrive early, arrive late, it won't matter)
Where: Blaggard's Pub, 210 West 35th St. (35th between 7th and 8th)
Posted by AdamMartin at 07:31 PM | Comments (0)
May 26, 2006
Call for Academics for ARG Whitepaper
From Christy Dena:
Needed: Academics who have investigated Alternate Reality Games
Continue reading "Call for Academics for ARG Whitepaper"
Posted by AdamMartin at 03:15 AM | Comments (0)
May 14, 2006
Timeline
Outline of schedule for the 2006 ARG SIG Whitepaper
- Call for Authors - 1 May 2006
- Outlines - 14 May 2006
- First Drafts - 1 July 2006
- Final Drafts - 1 August 2006
- Publication - Mid August 2006
Posted by AdamMartin at 08:08 AM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2006
Social - Brighton, England - July 2006
After the success of our GDC event, it's the UK's turn - the first Develop Conference (http://www.developconference.com/) takes place 11th to 13th July in Brighton, and we're having another ARG SIG Group Gathering. Time/date TBC, but the conference runs 11-13 July.
Continue reading "Social - Brighton, England - July 2006"
Posted by AdamMartin at 11:01 AM | Comments (0)
April 24, 2006
ARG Whitepaper - call for authors
Call for authors for the ARG SIG 2006 Whitepaper is now open. Please see below for full details of suggested topics and how to submit.
Continue reading "ARG Whitepaper - call for authors"
Posted by AdamMartin at 05:39 PM | Comments (0)
March 24, 2006
GDC Group Gathering, San Jose - Report
Lots of thanks to everyone who came along to the Gathering at the GDC today - we had around 20 people turn up covering a wide spectrum from serial PMs through to people only just starting to get into ARGs.
Continue reading "GDC Group Gathering, San Jose - Report"
Posted by AdamMartin at 05:08 AM | Comments (0)
March 18, 2006
Reminder: GDC 2006
REMINDER: this week, we have the ARG SIG Group Gathering Thursday 23rd March, 17:30 @ Games Developers Conference, San Jose. All welcome. Come along to network, make friends, and to get advice on developing ARGs.
Any questions, post to the list or email adam at mindcandydesign.com
Posted by AdamMartin at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)
January 09, 2006
Reminder: London Social
REMINDER: this week, Wednesday 11th Jan, 19:30 @ The Social, Islington. Any problems or questions, post to the list or email adam at mindcandydesign.com
Continue reading "Reminder: London Social"
Posted by AdamMartin at 05:55 PM | Comments (0)
January 06, 2006
Recruitment page added
We've now added a recruitment page to the Resources link. Anyone recruiting for an ARG is welcome to post to the mailing list as described on that page.
Posted by AdamMartin at 04:05 PM | Comments (0)
December 22, 2005
Social - San Jose, Mar 2006
Thanks to the IGDA, we'll be having an ARG SIG "Group Gathering" at the GDC (http://gdconf.com).
We hope to get a fair number of games developers and publishers coming along to talk about and find out more about ARG's.
Continue reading "Social - San Jose, Mar 2006"
Posted by AdamMartin at 09:28 PM | Comments (1)
December 21, 2005
ARGfest 2005 - free videos
If you missed ARGfest 2005, where several ARG developer teams gave talks on particular ARG's they'd been working on, you can download the videos of the event for free.
http://greylodge.org/gpc/?p=318
[courtesy of Greylodge]
Continue reading "ARGfest 2005 - free videos"
Posted by AdamMartin at 04:51 PM | Comments (0)
December 11, 2005
Social - London, Jan 2006
We'll be doing an informal social event in London in January, provisionally the 11th Jan, for anyone who wants to come and talk about ARG development or meet some current and past puppetmasters.
Suggestions/requests for venue welcome (preferably on the mailing list). If you're based in / around London, please come!
Posted by AdamMartin at 11:09 PM | Comments (1)
December 10, 2005
Welcome to the ARG SIG
Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), or Cross-Media Entertainment (CME), are where the game breaks out of being a dedicated application on your PC, and instead becomes a part of the world in which you live.
Since 2001, they have been breaking exciting new ground in online gaming, appearing to redefine some of the accepted rules of game development:
- virtual worlds where all the players are constantly altering the world by their actions
- characters that manifest in the real world, yet every nuance of interaction feeds back into the game
- deep stories that effortlessly suck-in the players and hold them rapt
- thousands of players at a time collaborating intensively, with no griefing
This SIG has been founded to bring together those already designing, building, and running ARGs, in order to share knowledge, experience, and ideas for the future. We hope to spark renewed debate and experimentation on the uses and pros of ARGs, and to help developers new to the genre to develop good products first-time round.
Posted by AdamMartin at 10:32 PM | Comments (1)
