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Alternate Reality Games?

SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
edited April 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
For some reason, I've had an itch to play one for a while, but I really have no idea where to look. I'm not interested in playing stuff that's put out to advertise movies or books or whatever, but rather, just sort of a "transmedia" game, I guess. Maybe something with emails, or finding clues on websites, etc.

Does anyone know of any?

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I don't fully understand what you're looking for, but maybe Second Life?

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    mully wrote: »
    I don't fully understand what you're looking for, but maybe Second Life?

    I think he means games that have interactions "outside" of the game.

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    SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Esh wrote: »
    mully wrote: »
    I don't fully understand what you're looking for, but maybe Second Life?

    I think he means games that have interactions "outside" of the game.

    Yup.

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    SkyCaptainSkyCaptain IndianaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    http://www.argn.com/

    Dunno if it's any good. Work blocks it.

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    contrabandcontraband Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Look up, "Marble Hornets"!

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    ueanuean Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Is this the thread where I can come in and scream "LIGHTNING BOLT! LIGHTNING BOLT!" every 5 posts and have it be completely on topic?

    Probably not. There was a pretty good arg being run in Vancouver for a long time, something about tagging and hunting down people with hints from the web and twitter integrated into a neat little package. Sounded cool, but I hated the thought of riding the skytrain just to have some weirdo slap me in the face and yell PWND!

    Though on the other hand I was *this close* to trying it out just for the hilarity of such a situation occurring.

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    JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Starting Defense Place at the tableRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    mully wrote: »
    I don't fully understand what you're looking for, but maybe Second Life?

    ARGs are more like very low key larping...or slightly dramatized geocaching/scavenger hunting.

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    FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    This is a great resource for ARGs: http://www.unfiction.com/

    Most of the current ones are listed there.

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    SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Hm, thanks for the tips so far, guys.

    That Marble Hornets thing was kinda cool, but there's not really any game involved in it. It's basically like Blair Witch split over 26 or so entries. It works for what it is, but it's not quite what I was talking about.

    Looking around, it looks like Majestic was basically what I'm looking for. Except it's gone now, so no luck there.

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Yea, Majestic went belly up.
    If you live in Orlando, FL I might be able to set you up with a group.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Would Evidence count?
    I mean, some of the sites/emails are plants set up by the company but they do encorage other players to work together and you have to go to other sites for research at various points in the game.

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    SeeksSeeks Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Holy shit.

    I think that, and its prequel, are exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. Thanks man.

    Edit: Realizing now that maybe I'm looking for just a pseudo-ARG. Oh well, haha.

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    GothicLargoGothicLargo Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Esh wrote: »
    mully wrote: »
    I don't fully understand what you're looking for, but maybe Second Life?

    I think he means games that have interactions "outside" of the game.

    EVE Online. People have been fired and sent to prison for wirefraud over this game.

    We've got a PA corp in the game.

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