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Parts of an ARG
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Joined: 01 Apr 2008
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Parts of an ARG

My roommate is an English teacher, and while I was thumbing through one of his textbooks I found this little gem:

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On this page, we're going to explain the structure of a story. This includes the plot, the theme, the point of view- basically an overview of everything about a story!

First of all: the plot of the story-the sequence of events that gives the story structure and direction. The plot is also refered to as the story line.

Although not every story follows a distinct plot that is that same as every other story, the basic sequence of events in a story are:

1) Exposition: a fancy word for the beginning of the story- where the author "sets the stage"- in this part, the situation of the characters in the story is explained and it leads up to the further development of the plot- the point of view and the setting (the where and the when) is also explained

2) Rising Action: the series of action, or complications, that sets up the conflict for the main character of the story- in this part of the story tension builds, and the story works its way up to the climax

3) Climax: the high point in the story - the turning point where the conflict comes to a head and is decided for one side or the other- usually the most exciting point in the story

4) Falling Action: events that happen after the climax - usually wrap up the story and lead to the conclusion- sometimes the falling action is almost non-existant because the conclusion occurs immeaditely after the climax

5) Resolution: the point of closure- also called the conclusion or denoument- when the conflict is worked out- the end

What we have here is the basic guideline that almost every story follows. It's true that there are stories out there that break this mold, but that is not what we are focused on.

Tying this into ARGs leads me to wonder; what are the parts of an ARG? Do the follow the same path written above? Are the a simple moderation of this formula or something completely different?

It seems to me that the exposition is the trail head, and that in an ARG story the exposition has to have some sort of call to action, usually based on a series of mysterious events.

What else?

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:47 pm

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