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Comment on This ARG Brought to You by the US Intelligence Community? by Carrie Cutforth-Young

Carrie Cutforth-Young — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:04:03 +0000

Last week, I was contacted by IARPA for this very RFI. I was one of the hardcore players of Conspiracy for Good and am a transmedia producer as well.

This is my public response to the 6 questions they’ve asked in which I dish some of the “little known” dirt on Conspiracy for Good that I’ve held back on publicly as well as draw upon my experiences with Zed.To/Byologyc, Veil Nanoscience, and Toronto 2010 G20 Summit.

http://queenspade.com/my-open-response-to-iarpas-rfi-uarehere/

Comment on This ARG Brought to You by the US Intelligence Community? by Le gouvernement américain veulent développer des jeux en réalité alternée | Trickster Topia

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:06:02 +0000

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Comment on This ARG Brought to You by the US Intelligence Community? by Ariock Knight

Ariock Knight — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:19:50 +0000

“The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is the Government obligated to issue a solicitation based on responses received.”

@Jenna one of the points of the RFI is making an ARG where you wouldn’t necessarily know it’s by the government.
“5. How might subject recruitment, screening, and informed consent be performed for an ARE/ARG, while limiting priming effects that may occur when explaining the purpose of a research study?”

They say “informed consent” but that doesn’t necessarily = knowing who is behind the game.

Comment on This ARG Brought to You by the US Intelligence Community? by Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:12:17 +0000

This is a fascinating take on serious ARGs. I look forward to hearing about the results. I can’t even decide if I’d play in a government run ARG. Might be too weird.

Comment on Psych Unleashes Killer Transmedia Reality Show for The S#cial Sector by What Transmedia Creators Can Learn From Social TV | THIS IS TRANSMEDIA

What Transmedia Creators Can Learn From Social TV | THIS IS TRANSMEDIA — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:59:06 +0000

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Comment on Television and Gaming Merge in Defiance for Transmedia War Zone by Transmedia Hollywood (@transmediahwood)

Transmedia Hollywood (@transmediahwood) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:42:20 +0000

Von Bach Industries is getting it right. Way to bring gaming to whole new highs.

Wonderful, informative article!

Cheers.

Comment on Giving Voice to Novel eBook Experience, The Silent History by Transmedia Hollywood (@transmediahwood)

Transmedia Hollywood (@transmediahwood) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:31:29 +0000

What a wonderful opportunity to engage readers. We will definitely be checking this out!

Cheers!

Comment on Skyfall Viral Invites Players to Join MI6 by Michael Andersen

Michael Andersen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:40:25 +0000

Thanks Ryan, the article has been updated to reflect the game’s removal.

Comment on Skyfall Viral Invites Players to Join MI6 by Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:47:33 +0000

This was really cool and all, but the link won’t work any more. I suggests the page be either updated to say this.

It also sucks that the thing wound’t let you play again after you were finished…

Comment on 2012 Year in Review: We’re Still Here by Queen Spade’s Epic Year In Review : Queen Spade Creative

Queen Spade’s Epic Year In Review : Queen Spade Creative — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:35:38 +0000

[...] created and produced a teeny grass roots Alternate Reality Game: Work With No Pants, in which ARGNet wrote: “embraced the absurdist aesthetic to great effect.” WWNP also has the honoured [...]