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ARG much?

Started by no_id, March 05, 2010, 09:43:03 AM

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Are you an ARG-er?

I pirate all the time... No really..
0 (0%)
I pick up a game every now and then.
0 (0%)
Do I ARG?... This is not a poll...
1 (33.3%)
I lurk some ARG's.
0 (0%)
I stare at my screen confused.
2 (66.7%)

Total Members Voted: 3

no_id

ARG: Alternate Reality Game.

Curious if there's any ARGers around here since I'm quite the active one myself.  8)
Ah and for those who are indeed looking at their screen confused:

Quote from: WikipediaAn alternate reality game (ARG), is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants' ideas or actions.

The form is defined by intense player involvement with a story that takes place in real-time and evolves according to participants' responses, and characters that are actively controlled by the game's designers, as opposed to being controlled by artificial intelligence as in a computer or console video game. Players interact directly with characters in the game, solve plot-based challenges and puzzles, and often work together with a community to analyze the story and coordinate real-life and online activities. ARGs generally use multimedia, such as telephones, email and mail but rely on the Internet as the central binding medium.
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