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ARGNet: Around the Web

Select ARGNet content was syndicated on Wired.com’s Decode blog through 2014.

ARGNet in the News

March 19, 2022 – No Proscenium Podcast
The Batman ARG (2022) with Michael Andersen of ARGN.com
podcast with NOAH NELSON

March 7, 2022 – Nerdist
The Batman’s Easter Egg Website Hints at New Faces, Spinoffs
by ROSIE KNIGHT

December 21, 2021 – First Showing
There Is a New Viral Marketing Website for ‘The Batman’ to Follow
by ALEX BILLINGTON

July 23, 2021 – No Proscenium Podcast
Without Walls Pops-Up in San Diego & Disability Pride Month is Here
podcast with NOAH NELSON

April 27, 2021 – NME
Coldplay tease new project ‘Alien Radio’ in mysterious social media clip
by NICK REILLY

May 28, 2021 – Cache the Line
FACE OFF! It’s Geocaching vs Alternate Reality Games!
podcast by GEOFF MAY

March 27, 2021 – Everything Immersive Spring Fling
Covering the New Age of ARGs
panel with ANTHONY ROBINSON, JAMIE FOSTER, MARN SILVERMAN, NICK NOCTURNE

October 3, 2020 – Room Escape Divas
The World of ARGs with Michael Andersen
podcast by ERROL ELUMIR, MANDA WHITNEY, MIKE YUAN, & RUBY YUAN

August 5, 2020 – VICE Motherboard
What Alternate Reality Games Teach Us About the Dangerous Appeal of QAnon
by ADRIAN HON

June 3, 2020 – NarraScope
They Like to Watch: Embracing Interactive Fiction as a Spectator Sport
by MICHAEL ANDERSEN

December 6, 2019 – Billboard
Here’s How Harry Styles Pulled Off the Most Viral Marketing Campaign of 2019 For ‘Adore You’ Video
by GIL KAUFMAN

June 6, 2019 – The Original Podcast
Alternate Reality Games and its History
podcast by JAMIE FOSTER

October 11, 2018 – No Proscenium
The Irregular: NYCC Debrief
by KATHRYN YU

July 16, 2018 – Thrillist
Why So Serious: How ‘The Dark Knight’ Alternate Reality Game Changed Fandom Forever
by DAN JACKSON

May 26, 2018 – No Proscenium
NoPro Goes Meta
by NOAH NELSON

August 26, 2014 – BBC5
Game On: Ingress
by ADAM ROSSER

August 18, 2014 – Lincoln Center
Convergence: The Art of Failure
panel with MICHAEL ANDERSEN, BRIAN CLARK, ANDREA PHILLIPS, and LANCE WEILER

July 2, 2014 – Inside Springfield
Springfield Museum’s alternate reality game draws national attention
by RANDY TURNER

December 13, 2013 – The Verge
The everywhere arcade: how Google is turning location into a game platform
by CASEY NEWTON

August 20, 2013 – No Guts No Stories
A Podcast Interview with Digital Strategist, ARGNet Owner and Senior Editor Michael Andersen
by JULIANA LOH

November 16, 2012 – CNET
Inside Ingress, Google’s new augmented reality game
by CASEY NEWTON

September 25, 2012 – Continue Magazine
The State of Playfulness
by JOE MARTIN

March 24, 2012 – The Virtual Policy Network
Virtually Policy: Transmedia story telling and the crisis of authorship
by BURCU BAKIOGLU

September 26, 2011 – GameSpot
Are Alternate Reality Games the Future?
by LAURA PARKER

August 16, 2011 – Salon.com
“Sleep No More”: Shakespeare meets Internet games
by DREW GRANT

August 1, 2011 – Transmedia Talk
2011 Half Year in Review with Michael Andersen
podcast by NICK BRACCIA, DEE COOK, & HALEY MOORE

July 30, 2011 – Cracked
The 5 Most Insane Alternate Reality Games
by ANDREW LANG

July 5, 2011 – Tribeca Film
Why Transmedia is Catching On
by NICK DEMARTINO

September 8, 2010 – Newsweek
Urban Explorers Make the City a Playground
by ELIZABETH ISAACSON

September 8, 2010 – Indy Film Wisconsin
Michael Andersen: Master Mind
podcast by WAYNE CLINGMAN

August 27, 2010 – The Digital Cowboys
Digital Cowboys Episode 166
podcast by TONY ATKINS & ALEX SHAW

December 23, 2009 – Folha de Sao Paolo
Jogos de realidade alternativa evoluem para torneios virtuais
by JANAINA LAGE

December 23, 2009 – Folha de Sao Paolo
Gincanas on-line são usadas para causas sociais
by JANAINA LAGE

November 23, 2009 – CNET
Alternate-reality games flourish at the grassroots
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

November 9, 2009 – The Digital Edge
Episode 44 – Alternate Reality Games
podcast by SAUL KROPMAN & JARRED CINMAN

November 6, 2009 – Guardian Unlimited
X marks the future of game narrative?
by KEITH STUART

March 9, 2009 – The Economist
Serious Fun
by BONNIE RUBERG

October 6, 2008 – RTÉ News
News on Two interview – Traces of Hope
interview by LAURA FLETCHER

August 1, 2008 – ABC News
The Smithsonian’s Got Game
by MOLLY HUNTER

May 29, 2008 – Reuters
Alternate reality games blur reality and fiction
by LISA BAERTLEIN

January 15, 2008 – Wired Blog: Underwire
Potential Terminator Immersive Online Game Picks Up Speed
by JENNA WORTHAM

September 23, 2007 – The Charlotte Observer
Ready, aim, fire up the mass gamers
by ESTHER ROBARDS-FORBES

August 31, 2007 – GameSetWatch
Halo 3: When ARGs Go… Almost Right?
by SIMON CARLESS

August 1, 2007 – G4TV
The Loop – Do You Play Alternate Reality Games?
video by KEVIN PEREIRA

July 27, 2007 – Museum 2.0
Game Friday: The Aftermath of the ARG World Without Oil
by NINA SIMON

July 26, 2007 – Washington Post
Mystery Movie Teaser Has Gamers Seeking Alternate Reality
by JOSHUA ZUMBRUN

April 18, 2007 – San Francisco Weekly
Future Games
by ELIZA STRICKLAND

March 11, 2007 – Joystiq
SXSW: ARG! The Attack of the Alternate Reality Games
by KEVIN KELLY

January 18, 2007 – Guardian Unlimited
VistARG
by ALEKS KROTOSKI

January 16, 2007 – derStandard.at
Virales Marketing und einen Trip ins All für Windows Vista
by VON REDAKTION

January 12, 2007 – CNET
Building Vista buzz with a puzzle
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

October 17, 2006 – adotas
Shadowing Interactive Ninjas: Exploring the Makings, Mindset and Marketing Moves of 42entertainment
by KENNETH MUSANTE

August 3, 2006 – USA Today
Think outside the box with ARGs
by MARC SALTZMAN

July 27, 2006 – Exclaim
Media: Lost in Alternate Reality Gaming
by JOSHUA OSTROFF

July 7, 2006 – The A.V. Club (The Onion)
Perplex City
by CHRIS DAHLEN

May 13, 2006 – Washington Post
With ‘Lost Experience,’ ABC Moves Beyond the Island
by FRANK AHRENS

May 13, 2006 – Sydney Morning Herald
Cracking the Hollywood Code
by ALEXA MOSES and JULIAN LEE

May 4, 2006 – Now Playing
Blogging “The Lost Experience”
by CINDY WHITE

April 10, 2006 – MTV (mtv.com)
Want to Live Like Neo? Alternate Reality Games Might Be Your White Rabbit
by STEPHEN TOTILO

February 21, 2006 – CNET (News.com)
Wearable game weaves clues into cloth
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

Feburary 13, 2006 – Folha de S. Paulo
Gincana virtual
Realidade ou ficção
by LETICIA DE CASTRO

October 28, 2005 – CNET (News.com)
‘Lost’ finds deeper reality online
by JOHN BORLAND

October 23, 2005 – Edge Online
Gaming Promotion is a Virus

October 23, 2005 – Boston Globe
Who’s running the show?
by JOANNA WEISS

October 18, 2005 – News.com Gaming Blog
Warcrafters take Graveyard Games virtual
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

October 16, 2005 – CNET (News.com)
‘Graveyard Games’ makes lively debut in Bay Area
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

October 16, 2005 – San Francisco Chronicle
Poker game gives cemetery a full house
by VANESSA HUA

October 14, 2005 – Gamasutra
‘Last Call Poker’ ARG Promotes Activision’s Gun
by SIMON CARLESS

August 29, 2005 – ReasonOnline
Games People Play: Life invades games, and vise versa
by JESSE WALKER

August 18, 2005 – Globe and Mail
Advertisers reap real-world benefits from ‘alternate reality’
by TESSA WEGERT

July 12, 2005 – Wired News
Perplex City Faces Reality Check
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

May 18, 2005 – East Bay Express
The Buzzmakers
by ALEX HANDY

May 16, 2005 – BusinessWeek
A New Kind of Car Chase
by DAVID KILEY

April 25, 2005 – The Boston Globe
Through a hole, and into hidden worlds of fun
by HIAWATHA BRAY

April 4, 2005 – The Guardian
The Game With No Aim
by PAUL CARR
(mirrored in Spanish here)

March 21, 2005 – ClickZ Network
Alternate Reality Games and You
by SEAN CARTON

March 16, 2005 – Contra Costa Times
Mass Web site game generates buzz
(free registration required)
by ELLEN LEE

March 2, 2005 – La Voz de Galicia
Videojuegos que saltan a la vida real (Videogame that Jumps to Real Life)
by ISABEL ALVITE

March 3, 2005 – Straight.com
High Tech: The Beast that never admits it’s a game
by BLAINE KYLLO

March 1, 2005 – Agent Portál
Életjáték (Game of Life)

February 28, 2005 – CNET News
Blurring the Line Between Games and Life
by JOHN BORLAND

February 26, 2005 – The Age
Down the rabbit hole
by TAYA FABIJANIC

December 3, 2004 – MIT Technology Review
Chasing Bees, Without the Hive Mind
by HENRY JENKINS

November 27, 2004 – Times Online
The next big thing: Alternate reality gaming

November 4, 2004 – New York Times
Sci-Fi Fans Are Called Into an Alternate Reality
by NOAH SHACHTMAN

November 1, 2004 – GameDaily
Attack of the ilovebees: Viral Marketing Reaches New Heights

October 23, 2004 – ABC Radio National: The Buzz
Alternate Reality (transcript)
Listen to the show (ARG segment begins at 16:53)
produced by SUE CLARK, interview by RICHARD AEDY

October 18, 2004 – Wired News
I Love Bees Game a Surprise Hit
by DANIEL TERDIMAN

September 20, 2004 – TrendCentral
Interactive fiction for Gamers

August 28, 2004 – Pulse (G4TechTV)
ILoveBees Mystery Continues
VIDEO: Windows Media-HI | Windows Media-LO
by KEVIN PEREIRA

December 11, 2003 – The Guardian Unlimited
Puppet Masters
by ANDREW LOSOWSKY

March 16, 2003 – Slashdot
Alternate Reality Games Grab Mindshare

March 6, 2003 – New York Times
It’s Just a Fantasy, but Real Life Is Always in Play
(This story is now pay-archived, so use this Alternate Link.)
By CHARLES HEROLD

November 24, 2002 – Glas javnosti
Potraga za vremenom
(Okay, we have no idea what this article says, but it does mention us. Anyone speak Yugoslavian?)