[rose]

From what I've heard this is a game and not just a group blog exercise. I'm looking forward to it. And I want to know how we will sail to ARGFest London.

[Pixiestix]

uhm... I mean obviously, we will all have to wait and see once launch happens... but the more i read about this, the less it looks like an ARG in the sense of any type of game, and the more it looks like another attempt to broaden the genre of alternate reality. That's great, honestly, but not an arg. From what i've been reading, it is going to be a pure player based, blog/journal oriented, write as if this is happening.

I do hope i am wrong, because a game with meaning would be great...

[konamouse]

How about looking at what they are having to do in "Jericho"?

[nunyo]

This sounds like fun. Can't wait for April to come around.

Quote:

Launching April 30, it will challenge gamers in 30 parts of the U.S. to blog and otherwise communicate their experiences in an imaginary America where the oil supply has dried up.

Imagining the oil was gone eh...? This'll give me something to do during history class.

[negativeview]

Esteed wrote:

Clicking the "Nico" link at the top takes you to what appears to be a screengrab of a message board or chatroom of some type.

Not that it likely matters, but that's actually Adium, an instant-messenger for Mac OS X. So it's an AIM-log.

[Esteed]

How to fight, because undoubtedly we'd need to protect whatever resources we had from other groups seeking similar resources. Sad fact of life it may be, but if we want to keep what we've got in a situation like that, we'll need to do more than just say, "Don't take my shit, please?!"

Wilderness survival. People with no skill in that area (myself included) are relatively safe traveling through the wilderness in a car, because you are A.) protected and B.) guided along a fairly straightforward path. Without A, though, people like me could be in for a world of hurt when it comes time to put up or shut up. I don't mean the common sense stuff, like, "If you see a bear, RUN!" I mean recognizing poisonous plants, hunting, that sort of thing.

[rose]

Quote:

"What is dating like?" she asked. "What is cooking like?"

More to the point, what would ARGFest be like?

We started to kick around some ideas of how we would get to London for an ARGFest if there was no more oil, and we had to sail, collectively as a group to London - a new festquest.

What would we need to learn? What skills do we have already that would help us get there?

We figured someone already knows celestial navigation and has a sextant. OK, we assumed that person would be Brienigma, but it could be anyone.

What else do we need to know?

[Jalathas]

I'm definitely watching this one, and I'm gonna try to draw in some of my politically-minded friends.

[Mountain Girl]

From MTV News: Gamefile

Quote:

Near the end of the panel, McGonigal announced her next ARG, previewed at WorldWithoutOil.org. Launching April 30, it will challenge gamers in 30 parts of the U.S. to blog and otherwise communicate their experiences in an imaginary America where the oil supply has dried up. In the process of playing, gamers may be blogging about how they planned a wedding to which no guests could travel in vehicles requiring oil-based fuels. "What is dating like?" she asked. "What is cooking like?" The goal is to get people thinking and maybe even generating new energy-saving strategies, all just by playing. "I'm looking at this as a game that changes reality," she said.

[schummbo]

This sounds like an awesome idea.. and done properly, could be a very USEFUL arg

[Pixiestix]

awesome. it was mentioned on the festcast...

[Esteed]

I've got the site bookmarked. Now just counting down 'til April 30th.

[GalvanicSpiral]

Hmm...a post-apocalyptic public service announcement ARG? Sounds cool, at least. I will be keeping a close eye on this one.

[dposse]

looks interesting. i might get into it if it appeals to me.

[Nabi]

Looks like it might be interesting. And ever since WI died, I've been without an ARG to play... I'll definitely check it out when it starts.