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 		Any GWU ARGers?
Just wondering if there is anyone going to the ARG demo at the GWU Alumni Reunion weekend (next weekend).

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 		Link? Not at GWU, but friends did and another is a current employee and who is putting that on?!


edit: found it - among the list of activities for alumni weekend

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Alternate Reality Games Demo Presentation: John Maccabbee, writer, producer, award-winning game designer, and GW parent will be presenting a new alternate reality game (ARG). ARG's are interactive narratives that use the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements to tell stories.


Anyone know who this is?

edit edit: a little google suggests it might be the John Maccabee (note just one "b") who was the lead writer for the game Byzantine:The Betrayal and has a few other writing-related hits out there.
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 		i'm a stickler for linking people to info -- heck, i wasn't even sure what "GWU" stood for (George Washington University, it seems)
http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/reunion/schedule_detail.cfm#sat_2p_3

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aliendial wrote:
Link? Not at GWU, but friends did and another is a current employee and who is putting that on?!

Anyone know who this is?

edit edit: a little google suggests it might be the John Maccabee (note just one "b") who was the lead writer for the game Byzantine:The Betrayal and has a few other writing-related hits out there.


Since I did eventually go...
Yes, I believe that is correct. His bio cited an award from Germany that linked to the game from the Discovery Channel.

C.

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catherwood-offline wrote:
i'm a stickler for linking people to info -- heck, i wasn't even sure what "GWU" stood for (George Washington University, it seems)
http://www.gwu.edu/~alumni/reunion/schedule_detail.cfm#sat_2p_3


Sorry about that!

I'll remember that for future posts.

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 		SO how was the event?
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aliendial wrote:
SO how was the event?


On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 = horribly dislike, 5 = better than Cherry Garcia. I'd say a 3.

The demo involved audience participation and interaction.

However, I'd say the presentation was more geared toward a corporate / funder audience. People more likely to consider an ARG as part of their branding strategy.

Unfortunately, I'm more interested in ARGs as a vehicle to interactive narratives and storytelling. Hence, my neutral rating.

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