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August 9, 2007
NewsEmmy Gets Interactive
This year's Emmy Awards have a category for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television, and regular observers of and participants in the world of alternate reality gaming may see quite a few familiar names in the candidate lineup. Check out the ITVT Blog's exclusive on the awards for lots of interesting information.
Nominees include:
- Heroes Interactive (NBC Universal)
- DirecTV Interactive Sports
- The Jericho Experience (CBS)
- The Fallen Alternative Reality Game (Xenophile Media & Double Twenty Productions)
- Big Brother Goes Mobile (CBS)
ARGNet Editor Jonathan Waite was behind the curtain on Fallen's Ocular Effect game, which has already picked up a few other awards, including a SXSW Interactive Award and a Banff World TV Festival Awards. Unfiction players also participated in the Jericho Experience and Heroes Interactive. ARGs are represented on the judging panel as well, which includes 42 Entertainment President & CEO Joe DiNunzio.
Regardless of which nominee wins, we're happy to see chaotic fiction/alternate reality games/television extended experiences -- or however you'd like to classify these works -- getting mainstream recognition for their excellence, and offer all of them our congratulations. Here's hoping the competition gets even fiercer in future years.
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