Almost Forgot--ARG Seminar
Oh yeah, I'm going to talk about ARGs tomorrow.
It's possible that in twenty years, not knowing what an ARG is will be like not knowing what a video game is today. Or maybe not. Progress is like that.
(New technologies spawn new art forms: the moving picture camera spawned the movies and the computer spawned computer games. Now out of the Internet is coming ARGs where the game enters your life, characters call you on your cell phone and your actions can shape the form the game takes. Maureen McHugh talks about what these are and how in a few years, these may become as important to the next generation as video games are to this one.)
Wednesday, Oct 3. The seminar is from 7pm to 9pm, in room 201.0 at ACC’s Highland Business Center.
It's possible that in twenty years, not knowing what an ARG is will be like not knowing what a video game is today. Or maybe not. Progress is like that.
(New technologies spawn new art forms: the moving picture camera spawned the movies and the computer spawned computer games. Now out of the Internet is coming ARGs where the game enters your life, characters call you on your cell phone and your actions can shape the form the game takes. Maureen McHugh talks about what these are and how in a few years, these may become as important to the next generation as video games are to this one.)
Wednesday, Oct 3. The seminar is from 7pm to 9pm, in room 201.0 at ACC’s Highland Business Center.
posted by Maureen McHugh at 4:33 PM
3 Comments:
Cool. Will a transcript or podcast be made available?
Oh God, I certainly hope not.
It was recorded, but I don't know if they actually make that public or not.
I asked and was told that as soon as the analog recording had been digitized it would be posted for streaming on the web.
I had read interviews with Sean and Elan discussing ARGs. I think your description was clearer and more comprehensive. Particularly, you gave a much better of a sense of the social dynamics of how an ARG function. You provided much food for thought. Stories and novels could be written...
Stuart
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