Michael Andersen
Owner, Senior Editor
Michael is a Manager in Strategy & Analysis at Digitas Health, and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. He served on the editorial board for the Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, as a senior editor of the Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet, and has published a number of articles exploring the intersection between business, communications, and the law.
After serving as a staff writer at ARGNet for three years, Michael took over as owner and senior editor in 2009.
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Michael Andersen has written 212 posts
- DIY Days 2013: Black Markets, Phenomenal Work, and Foster Care, 10 May 2013 in Events and Features
- Making a Deal with the Devil for Kobo eReader Puzzle Contest, 04 May 2013 in Game Launch and News
- Looking Back on a Year with the Bennets, 03 Apr 2013 in Features and Update
- This ARG Brought to You by the US Intelligence Community?, 17 Mar 2013 in Info and Previews
- Entering Maze of Games’ Victorian-Era Puzzle Adventure, 25 Feb 2013 in Game Launch and News and Previews
- Psych Unleashes Killer Transmedia Reality Show for The S#cial Sector, 14 Feb 2013 in Game Launch and News
- Bear 71 Takes Top Honors as FWA Site of the Year for 2012, 31 Jan 2013 in Awards and News
- 2012 Year in Review: We’re Still Here, 29 Dec 2012 in Features and News
- New Star Trek Trailer Hides Question: Are You the 1701?, 18 Dec 2012 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- Imagineering New Transmedia Projects with Disney’s Living Worlds Program, 26 Nov 2012 in Info
- Google’s Niantic Project Hints at Smartphone-Fueled Portals, 08 Nov 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Skyfall Viral Invites Players to Join MI6, 16 Oct 2012 in Reviews and Update
- An Ornithological Puzzle Worth Tweeting About, 05 Oct 2012 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- TV Tropes’ Echo Chamber Turns Self-Referential Attention to ARGs, 01 Oct 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Byzantine Tests Add a Touch of Magic to “Hunted” Campaign, 21 Sep 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Fourth Wall Studios’ “Dirty Work” Wins 2012 Interactive Emmy, 15 Sep 2012 in Awards
- Koatoa Marine Kicks Off with Misdirected Interstellar Mail, 28 Aug 2012 in Game Launch and News
- Susan Lucci Offers Ominous Warnings of Deadly Affairs, 18 Aug 2012 in Game Launch and News
- StoryWorld 2012 Goes Hollywood, 15 Aug 2012 in Events
- A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling Takes Over Shelves, 11 Jul 2012 in Reviews
- “Real Escape Game” Returns with Mad Scientist, Online Hunt, 22 Jun 2012 in Events and News
- “Suits Recruits” Throws Fans Into the Deep End at Pearson Hardman, 12 Jun 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- ARGFest 2012 Toronto Locks in Dinner and a Movie, 29 May 2012 in Announcements and Events
- Showcase’s “Continuum” ARG Kicks Off in Canada with a Bang, 24 May 2012 in Game Launch and News
- Lizzie Bennet Diaries Brings a Classic Spin to the Vlog, 22 May 2012 in Features and News
- Haxan Films Provides a Glimpse of the ARG That Could Have Been, 19 Apr 2012 in News and Update
- Haxan Films Returns to Blair Witch Roots with “Lovely Molly”, 09 Apr 2012 in Game Launch and Rumors
- “Real Escape Game” Locks Players in for Mystery, 19 Mar 2012 in Events and Features and Game Launch and News
- Telegraphs to an Alternate World with Tap Joint, 07 Mar 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Mark of the Spider-Man Lets Fans Walk a Mile in Parker’s Shoes, 11 Feb 2012 in Features and Game Launch and News
- A Fond Farewell to “This Is Not A Game”, 06 Feb 2012 in Opinion
- 2011 Year in Review: The Final Chapter, 11 Jan 2012 in Features and News
- World Gold Council Takes Lost Ring Hunt to Twitter, 25 Dec 2011 in Game Launch and Previews
- Dark Score Stories Hides King’s Secrets in Bag of Bones Photo Essay, 28 Nov 2011 in Features and News
- Fourth Wall Studios Showcases Revamped RIDES Platform with Spooky Short Story “Home”, 23 Oct 2011 in Game Launch and News
- 2011 Year in Review: The Year in Three Quarters, Nickels, and Dimes, 13 Oct 2011 in Features and News and Update
- ARGFest 2011: A Stellar Puzzle Solution, 26 Sep 2011 in Events and Update
- ARGFest 2011: Sandwiching Panels with Play, 05 Sep 2011 in Events and Game Launch
- ARGFest 2011: A Puzzle from Stitch Media, 25 Aug 2011 in Events
- StoryWorld Conference Brings Transmedia Practitioners to San Francisco, 25 Aug 2011 in Events
- Michael Grant Brings Character to the Forefront with “Go BZRK”, 20 Aug 2011 in Game Launch and News
- 2011 Year in Review: Puzzling Through Half a Year, 05 Jul 2011 in Info and Reviews and Update
- Dude, Where’s Cesar’s Car? The Super Civic Quest, 07 Jun 2011 in Info and News
- Unlocking the Future at the New York Public Library, 26 May 2011 in Features and Opinion and Update
- A Bloody Poker’s Paradise from vm-people, 16 May 2011 in Game Launch and News
- Win a Pocket Movie Camera Through Socks Inc. Twitter Contest, 12 May 2011 in Announcements
- A Walk Through Westeros: Retracing “The Maester’s Path”, 03 May 2011 in Interviews and News
- IFP, Power to the Pixel Pair Up to Bring Cross-Media Forum to NYC, 12 Apr 2011 in Events
- Tribeca Film Institute Establishes New Media Fund, 05 Apr 2011 in Awards and News
- 2011 Year in Review: Around the World in the First 90 Days, 02 Apr 2011 in Info and Reviews and Update
- Fools of the World Unite, Send a Cookie, 21 Mar 2011 in Events and News
- World Robot Boxing League Presents History of “Real Steel”, 15 Mar 2011 in Game Launch and News
- PC Studio “3:15 Stories” T-Shirt Giveaway, 14 Mar 2011 in Announcements
- Fourth Wall Studios Experience Infusion of Cash, Talent, 08 Mar 2011 in Info and News and Rumors
- PC Studio Takes the Reading Experience Mobile, 03 Mar 2011 in Interviews and News and Previews
- Coast to Coast with “Focus Rally: America”, 24 Feb 2011 in Interviews and News and Update
- Patrick Carman Grabs Young Readers with “Trackers”, 23 Feb 2011 in Features and Interviews and Reviews
- W.A.T.C.H. Out as “Battle: Los Angeles” Strikes Home, 22 Feb 2011 in News
- Odd Jobs for Old Soldiers, 01 Feb 2011 in Game Launch and News
- Ford Shifts into Overdrive with “Focus Rally: America” Campaign, 21 Jan 2011 in Game Launch and News
- A Commentary on Jane McGonigal’s New Book, “Reality is Broken”, 17 Jan 2011 in Features and News and Reviews
- Sundance Film Festival is Ground Zero for Lance Weiler’s “Pandemic 1.0″, 14 Jan 2011 in Events and Features and Game Launch and News
- A Look Back at the Year in Alternate Reality Games: 2010 Edition, 30 Dec 2010 in Features and Reviews
- A Peek Behind Previously Closed Doors with Power to the Pixel, 11 Nov 2010 in Events and Features
- SCVNGR Unleashes Zombie Horde Through Social Check-In Feature, 27 Oct 2010 in Game Launch and News
- Exploring the World of Collapsus with Director Tommy Pallotta, 25 Oct 2010 in Features and Interviews and News
- Anthony Zuiker Takes CSI to the Next Level 26, 12 Oct 2010 in Features and Interviews and News
- Open Source Convention Planning: ARGFest 2011 General Meeting This Sunday, 06 Oct 2010 in Events and Info and Previews
- Seeing Red with Webishades: An Introduction to a Few Web Series, 12 Sep 2010 in Features and News and Reviews
- F8 Comes Knocking at My Door: Dexter ARG Hits Close to Home, 03 Sep 2010 in News and Update
- Animism: The Gods’ Lake Project Attends Fan Expo, Sends Package, 31 Aug 2010 in Game Launch and News
- Help Edna? Maxis Cooks Up an ARG for Genre-Switching Darkspore Game, 24 Aug 2010 in Game Launch and News
- A Super 8 Update: Rocket Poppeteers Blast Off at Comic-Con, Into Your Homes, 08 Aug 2010 in Events and News and Update
- Conspiracy for Good: Into the Belly of the Beast to Confront Blackwell Briggs, 05 Aug 2010 in Events and News and Update
- Getting Wired For Your ARGNet Fix: The New Decode Subsite, 10 Jul 2010 in Announcements
- Tim Kring and The Company P Team Up to Form a Conspiracy for Good, 14 Jun 2010 in Features and News
- A Call to Action for Alternate Reality Game Developers: Play ARGs, 07 Jun 2010 in Opinion
- The Secret Is Out There: Coca Cola Creator Doc Pemberton Stars in “Secret Formula” Campaign, 04 Jun 2010 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- Interview with Author Patrick Carman, 17 May 2010 in Info and Interviews
- Aguatero Industries: Message in a Bottle, or SOS to the World?, 12 May 2010 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- The Scariest Thing I Ever Saw: Another JJ Abrams Viral, 07 May 2010 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- 2010 Webby Winners Announced: Letters to the Future, District 9, and True Blood Take Home Honors, 05 May 2010 in Awards and Info and News
- Know Hope: Will Bluebird Lead to Paradise?, 14 Apr 2010 in Game Launch and News
- Primeval Evolved and Reservoir Hill Win 2010 International Digital Emmy Awards, 12 Apr 2010 in Awards and Info and News
- Valemont Wins Streamy Awards for Best Interactive, Mobile Experiences, 08 Apr 2010 in Awards and News
- Producers Guild of America Adds Transmedia Producer Credit, 07 Apr 2010 in Info and News
- Sentient Silicon: A Nanovor Primer, 06 Apr 2010 in Info and Reviews
- Return of the ARG Practicum: A Three For One Deal, 05 Apr 2010 in Game Launch and Info and News and Update
- An Inside Look at the EVOKE Network, 15 Mar 2010 in News and Update
- BREAKING NEWS: Artiforg Defaulters Ciji and Usman Caught, 10 Mar 2010 in News and Update
- Valve Fans Triumphant: Glimmerings of a Portal ARG, 02 Mar 2010 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- Repo Men Launches: Tracking Down Artificial Organs for Fun and Profit, 25 Feb 2010 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Repo Men: Countdown to the Hunt, 20 Feb 2010 in News and Update
- Flynn Lives (Again): Countdown to Tron Legacy Viral, 15 Feb 2010 in News and Rumors and Update
- Interview with Cathy’s Book Co-Author Sean Stewart, 08 Feb 2010 in Info and Interviews
- The Repo Men Are Coming: Do You Have What It Takes to Disappear?, 04 Feb 2010 in Events and Features and Previews
- Looking Back at Scholastic’s Transmedia Efforts for 39 Clues, 31 Jan 2010 in Features and Info and Update
- Fight the Apocalypse: A Supernatural ARG for the UK, 20 Jan 2010 in Game Launch and News
- Hello There, Seeker: A Look Into the Future With Interdimensional Games, 18 Jan 2010 in Game Launch and News
- The Lonelygirl15 Universe Returns 01/11/10 With LG15: Outbreak, 10 Jan 2010 in Game Launch and News
- Lance Weiler’s HiM Selected For Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Lab, 28 Dec 2009 in Awards and News
- DARPA Network Challenge: Seeing Red?, 04 Dec 2009 in News and Update
- GO FORTH, O PIONEERS! A Reflection on Levi’s Go Forth Campaign, 03 Dec 2009 in News and Update
- Love Letters to the Future: The Time Capsule Talks Back, 27 Nov 2009 in Game Launch and News
- Exoriare: Exploring the Darknet, 12 Nov 2009 in Features and Game Launch and News
- ARGNet on “The Digital Edge”, 10 Nov 2009 in News and Press
- Ditch the Tech: Potential Dollhouse ARG for the Hiatus, 10 Nov 2009 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- DARPA Network Challenge: Celebrating 40 Years of Internet, 02 Nov 2009 in News and Previews
- Prank Marketing and the Toyota Matrix: How Far Is Too Far?, 23 Oct 2009 in Features and Info and News
- Pixel Pitch Award Helps Desedo Turn “Heart of the City” Daydream Into Reality, 17 Oct 2009 in Awards and News and Previews
- Mail Call: Go Forth and Buy Some Charcoal Briquets, 05 Oct 2009 in News and Update
- Levi’s G.O. IV Fortune Treasure Hunt: Who Was Grayson Ozias IV?, 03 Oct 2009 in News and Rumors
- Dharma Wants You Wins Primetime Creative Arts Emmy, 21 Sep 2009 in Awards and News
- Riese the Series: Delivering Transmedia with a Side of Steampunk, 17 Sep 2009 in Game Launch and News and Previews
- BREAKING NEWS: Evan Ratliff Gets Caught, 08 Sep 2009 in News and Update
- Digi-Novel “Level 26: Dark Origins” Goes Live Today, 08 Sep 2009 in Announcements and Game Launch and News
- ROCHESTER, NEW YORK: Picture the Impossible, 05 Sep 2009 in Events and Features and News
- An ARGNet Update: Same Site, Different Owner, 01 Sep 2009 in Announcements and News
- A Second Chance With Maddison Atkins, 25 Aug 2009 in Features and News and Reviews
- A Tribute to Dave Szulborski, 24 Aug 2009 in Announcements and News
- A Modern Day Lobby Lud: Wired’s Manhunt for Evan Ratliff, 19 Aug 2009 in Game Launch and News
- Six to Start Puts Up “Smokescreen” for Online Privacy, 08 Aug 2009 in News and Previews
- Fury of Solace: Doing Evil So You Don’t Have To, 16 Jul 2009 in Game Launch and News
- Power to the Pixel Pitch, 10 Jul 2009 in Events and News
- 42 Entertainment Wins Prestigious Grand Prix Award at Cannes, 27 Jun 2009 in Awards and News
- Coral Cross: Awareness Is Spreading, 25 Jun 2009 in Game Launch and News and Update
- Chasing Down a Healthier Heart: Cryptozoology is Hard Work, 09 Jun 2009 in Events and Game Launch and News
- A Particularly ARGish Summer Reading List, 07 Jun 2009 in Features and News
- Alert Vulcan, After the Fact, 23 May 2009 in Features and News
- HBO Brings Blood Copy Back From the Dead for True Blood Season 2, 21 May 2009 in Game Launch and News and Update
- A Second Look at Coral Cross: When Life Imitates ARG, 15 May 2009 in News and Update
- Stephen Colbert Speaks With JJ Abrams, Gets Ideas, 06 May 2009 in News
- Coral Cross: Pandemic Preparedness from the Hawaii Department of Health, 12 Apr 2009 in News and Previews
- Electron Innovations Inc: Much Ado About a Paperweight, 10 Apr 2009 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- Slicing Code for PIE Theory: A Sun Microsystems ARG, 25 Mar 2009 in News
- Rachael Webster Is Calling Me a Liar: Meet Her at GDC, 19 Mar 2009 in Events and News and Update
- JC Hutchins thinks you should be taken to the brink and committed, 09 Mar 2009 in News and Update
- ARG Lab: UT Dallas Class Offers Practicum in ARG Design, 09 Mar 2009 in News and Previews
- Available for a Limited Time, CLUE Goes Cross-Media, 18 Feb 2009 in News
- “Save Hazel”: Fox Launches Official Dollhouse Alternate Reality Game, 12 Feb 2009 in Game Launch and News
- “Routes” Alternate Reality Game Explores the Human Genome with Infectious Fun, 09 Feb 2009 in Game Launch and News
- HIM Wins Arte France Cinéma Award at Cinemart, 01 Feb 2009 in Awards and News
- Monsters vs Aliens Invades the Superbowl, 25 Jan 2009 in Events and News and Update
- IU’s “Skeleton Chase” Gives Students the Runaround, 25 Jan 2009 in Features and Info and News and Rumors and Update
- Mr. Weiler Goes to Rotterdam: Transmedia at the International Film Festival, 15 Jan 2009 in Events and News and Previews
- This is Not a Game: The Novel, 11 Jan 2009 in News and Previews
- A Top Secret Conspiracy for Monsters vs. Aliens, 06 Jan 2009 in Game Launch and News
- An Interview with JC Hutchins: Personal Effects, 12 Nov 2008 in Interviews and Previews
- I Swear, I’m Not Claiming All Girl Gamers are Fake: Personal Effects Goes Live, 11 Nov 2008 in News and Previews
- After a Brief Commercial Break, Project Abraham Returns, 28 Oct 2008 in News and Update
- Operation Sleeper Cell: Cruel 2 B Kind Live Events, 27 Oct 2008 in Events and News and Update
- Muggle Quidditch 2.0: You Must Be This Big to Play, 25 Oct 2008 in Events and News and Update
- “Hooking Up” with Lonelygirl15′s Jessica Rose: Not Quite What I Anticipated, 13 Oct 2008 in News and Opinion
- NEWSFLASH: “Major” Charlie Higson and James Bond are Not Dead, 10 Oct 2008 in News and Update
- Traces of Hope: British Red Cross Launches ARG for Civilians and Conflict Month, 29 Sep 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Operation Sleeper Cell: Making the World a Lovelier Place, 23 Sep 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Bungie’s “Superintendent” Returns, For Now, 21 Sep 2008 in News and Rumors
- Indiana University Combats the Freshman Fifteen with “Skeleton Chase”, 07 Sep 2008 in News and Previews
- Media Factory Produces Branded Alternate Reality Gaming Card Game, 04 Sep 2008 in Info and News
- Making Alternate Reality Games Accessible, 11 Aug 2008 in News and Opinion and Update
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: Long Live Unfiction (Sean Stacey Learns to Whistle), 11 Aug 2008 in Events and Features and News
- Puffin Books Announces “The Shadow War”: Young Bond ARG for Young Players, 11 Aug 2008 in Announcements and News
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: ARG International (Lost in Translation), 30 Jul 2008 in Events and Features and News
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: The Live Events (Stealing Sleep an Hour at a Time), 23 Jul 2008 in Events and Features and News
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: Rules of Engagement with Steve Peters (Brunettes with Glasses are Hot), 23 Jul 2008 in Events and Features and News
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: Serious and Independent Games (Move Over, MoveOn), 23 Jul 2008 in Events and Features and News
- ARGFest 2008 in Review: Extended Media Experiences (The Mustache Strikes Back), 23 Jul 2008 in Events and Features and News
- ACME Launches Aporia Agathon Project, Hits Coyote, 17 Jul 2008 in Game Launch and News and Update
- Get off your Computer and Get a (War) Job, 03 Jul 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Attention Whedon-ites! The Dollhouse Welcomes You with Virally Goodness, 28 May 2008 in Game Launch and News and Rumors
- Be on the Lookout for the Red Seal, 22 May 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Velvet Assassin Sent Us Alternate Reality Gaming Gold, 06 May 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Beyond the Rave: Humans vs Vampires, 23 Apr 2008 in Game Launch and Interviews and News
- Alternate Reality Gaming Meets the Adult Entertainment Industry with Kronos480BC, 21 Apr 2008 in Game Launch and News
- RUMOR: An ARG for Resistance 2?, 16 Apr 2008 in News and Rumors
- We Tell Stories: Six Stories, Six Authors, Six Weeks, and then Six to Start, 25 Mar 2008 in Game Launch and News
- Aporia Agathon Sends a Mask: It Fit Jim Carrey Better, 24 Mar 2008 in News and Previews
- The Lost Ring: Taking the Blindfold Off, 05 Mar 2008 in News and Update
- Chew on This: More LonelyGirl15 Product Placement, 12 Feb 2008 in News and Update
- ACME Puzzle Trail Offers Hints at Future Project, 11 Feb 2008 in News and Previews
- World Without Oil Nominated for SXSW Web Award, 10 Feb 2008 in Events and News
- Artifice and Intelligence – A Short Story, 31 Jan 2008 in News
- Harvard Business Review: ARG Business is Good Business, 25 Jan 2008 in News and Press
- ACME Creates an ARG: Not Just an Anvil Company Anymore, 21 Jan 2008 in News and Previews
- Nowheremen – It’s Dangerous to Run a Wiki, 12 Jan 2008 in News and Update
- Rolling Out a Few New Projects: Six to Start and the Channel 4 New Media Lineup, 10 Jan 2008 in News and Previews and Rumors
- Tinkering in the “Secret Office”: Another Jane McGonigal Project, 02 Jan 2008 in News and Rumors
- 39 Clues: Tidings of Good Cheer for a Former Scholastic Book Club Addict, 29 Dec 2007 in News and Previews
- All Things Must Come to a Close: The End of a Few ARGs, 26 Nov 2007 in News and Update
- Numb3rs Chain Factor: We Probably Should Have Seen This Coming, 12 Nov 2007 in Game Launch and News
- Numb3rs on Alternate Reality Games: Amita ARGs, and Extreme Deaddrops, 09 Nov 2007 in Info and News
- Why So Serious, Halloween Edition, 30 Oct 2007 in Events and News and Update
- Guinness Tipping Point ARG Update: I May Be Getting Wasted, But I Won’t Be Getting Rich, 28 Oct 2007 in News and Update
- Guinness Campaign Might Not Get You Drunk, but That’s Not Stopping Me, 25 Oct 2007 in Game Launch and News
- It’s Coming…It’s Coming…It’s Here! Ditch Witch Releases the Zahn, 17 Oct 2007 in Info and News
- Stage6 wants to help you find Hope, 10 Oct 2007 in Game Launch and News
- Of All the Gin Joints in All the World: Casablanca Game Goes Live, 05 Sep 2007 in Game Launch and News
- 40,000:1–Find Kiyash at Burning Man, 26 Aug 2007 in Events and News
- MTV’s Room 401 Delivers Thrills, Chills, and an Extended Experience, 03 Aug 2007 in Game Launch and News
- Diamond Reef Wins Ogilvy Award: Shopaholic ARGers Rejoice, 18 Jul 2007 in Announcements and News and Rumors
- The Labratory of Advanced Media Production: It Must Be Bloody Awesome to be Australian, 11 Jul 2007 in Info and News
- Find Friends to Foil Fake Fforde: A “Thursday Next” ARG, 24 Jun 2007 in Features and Game Launch and News
- Save My Husband (But Not For Real), 02 Jun 2007 in Game Launch and News
- Do You Believe in Harvey Dent? Possible Batman ARG Launches, 22 May 2007 in Game Launch and News
- Odina Nova: Back (again) with More Norse Mythology than a Wagnerian Opera, 23 Apr 2007 in News and Update
- Perplex City Murder Becomes “Cold Case”? Perplex City Stories Faces Delay, 01 Apr 2007 in News and Update
- Doom Skull’s Conclusion Takes CD Burning to a New Level, 29 Mar 2007 in News and Update
- Rand0m Act Of Kindness, 22 Mar 2007 in Announcements and Info and News
- The Darker ARGs: This ARG is Not Yet Rated, 16 Mar 2007 in Features and Opinion
- The Sedulous Amalgamation of Alexis Wright, Senior, 03 Mar 2007 in Update
- Doom Skull Looking Simply Fabulous, 10 Feb 2007 in Reviews and Update
- Deus City: Big Brother Wants to See Your Karma, 06 Feb 2007 in Update
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