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General Discussions => Entertainment => Topic started by: no_id on March 05, 2010, 09:43:03 AM

Poll
Question: Are you an ARG-er?
Option 1: I pirate all the time... No really.. votes: 0
Option 2: I pick up a game every now and then. votes: 0
Option 3: Do I ARG?... This is not a poll... votes: 1
Option 4: I lurk some ARG's. votes: 0
Option 5: I stare at my screen confused. votes: 2
Title: ARG much?
Post by: no_id on March 05, 2010, 09:43:03 AM
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.