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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
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?)
October 1, 2002 – Los Angeles Times
Studios’ Web ‘Plants’ Lead to an Ethical Thicket
By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
August 8-15, 2002 – Portland Phoenix “Technophilia”
Get a Clue: Alternative Reality Gaming taps into the collective detective
By JESS KILBY
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