An Alternate Reality 2005

Via GameSetWatch, the year 2005 in Alternate Reality Gaming on ARGN. From the article: "As the world became more familiar with 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. Overall, the year was very good for the genre, and the community is thriving and growing very day."

Re:Feed the Troll

[realityfighter]

Alternate Reality Gaming is a slightly different kind of online gaming. You interact with characters in the story as though they were real. If you need more info, try the "What is an ARG?" and "How do I get started?" buttons at the top of the article. A good explanation is also available at Unfiction [unfiction.com].

Needless to say, this is an article about such games that took place in the past year.

I'd also like to point out that, as a junior PM on the grassroots game Omnifam, this is the first time a project of

Re:So i wasn't the only one to have

[QuantumG]

Summary: Masturbation on a global scale.

Hmmm, not me I'm afraid

[Kazzahdrane]

"As the world became more familiar with ARG through hit games The Art of the Heist, Perplex City, Jamie Kane and Last Call Poker..."

I knew about ilovebees.com and a couple of others, but I've never heard of any of these ARGs. Good acronym though, it sounds exactly like the way they make you groan with confusion.

Old Hat

[iridium_ionizer]

Not to dis what I think in some ways (but not all ways) is one of the most creative genre of modern games, but I think ARGs (Alternate Reality Games) have been around for a long time. A long time. If you think about it any type of prank that sets up a persistent alternative reality is actually an ARG. If you call your friends house and convincingly pretend to be a police detective or whatever for say 10 minutes while your friend is either fooled or not fooled but playing along then you are participating in

Wikipedia Link

[iridium_ionizer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Gam e [wikipedia.org]

Jamie Kane

[isorox]

Jamie Kane had something to do with viral marketing, wikipedia and the bbc. Somebody created a message on wikipedia claiming that a top-40 singer had mysteriously vanished, in a tie in with some wierd bbc online game.