tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58412119426976441512024-02-08T12:08:52.739-08:00emac4326 at UTDThe "Alternate Reality Game" ClassDoc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-41829994528659225702008-12-17T14:50:00.000-08:002009-01-02T11:27:18.078-08:00Final Post (for Fall class)Well folks it has been fun! <br /><br />Next semester's ARG lab aside, this class is done and over, so I suppose this is farewell (for now) unless we do it all again next Fall. <br /><br />As for the other, well we shall be pulling the proverbial curtain closed for a semester... (nudge nudge wink wink)<br /><br />Oh, and thanks for taking an interest those who weren't being... y'know... graded! <br /><br />-Doc B.<br /><br />EDIT: <br />INFO FOR FALL CLASS LISTING FOR UT-D ARG DEVELOPMENT LAB:<br /><br />ATEC 7V82.501 Advanced Projects in Interactive Media Alternate Reality Gaming ATEC 1.104 Wednesdays 7:00 – 9:45 <br /> <br /><a href="http://emac.utdallas.edu/?q=node/101">http://emac.utdallas.edu/?q=node/101</a> (Apparently my name is Al now)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-43964234361137700562008-12-08T14:45:00.001-08:002008-12-17T13:46:17.080-08:00WKs 13 & 14 (11-20 & 12-4 ) "Current Game" Presentations II & III<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And here they are! The available final presentations of the set (and the class)...</span></span><br /><br />Dharma Wants You<br /><a title="View ARG presentation: Lost - Namaste document on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/9110797/ARG-presentation-Lost-Namaste" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">ARG presentation: Lost - Namaste</a> <a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-00380337097689023 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110797&access_key=key-1g9y21nxzq07s4ht3bna&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-00380337097689023 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110797&access_key=key-1g9y21nxzq07s4ht3bna&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; 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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">ARG Presentation: LG15</a> <a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-00380337097689023 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110379&access_key=key-293yck7cmz1rabja7nt8&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-00380337097689023 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110379&access_key=key-293yck7cmz1rabja7nt8&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-00380337097689023 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110379&access_key=key-293yck7cmz1rabja7nt8&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_115822360184743" name="doc_115822360184743" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110379&access_key=key-293yck7cmz1rabja7nt8&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9110379&access_key=key-293yck7cmz1rabja7nt8&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_115822360184743_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 6px auto 3px; 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font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">ARG Presentation: Quantum Code</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_960679632052117" name="doc_960679632052117" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9111471&access_key=key-26datdqgjxdkialbqim4&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=9111471&access_key=key-26datdqgjxdkialbqim4&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_960679632052117_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 6px auto 3px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload" style="text-decoration: underline;">Publish at Scribd</a> or <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse" style="text-decoration: underline;">explore</a> others: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse?c=160-colleges-and-universities" style="text-decoration: underline;">Colleges and Univers</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse?c=156-education" style="text-decoration: underline;">Education</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/quantum%20code" style="text-decoration: underline;">quantum code</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/arg%20presentation" style="text-decoration: underline;">arg presentation</a> </div><br /><br />Code 9<br />(coming soon)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-85297846398892362682008-12-04T07:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T14:32:26.863-08:00FINAL CLASS ASSIGNMENT REMINDERSSince the last class session is tonight - please take this time to collect all your contacts and messages, your interactions and postings, and all things otherwise ARGn, UF, ARGology, or Despoiler and send me the links and/or other form of comprehensive listing of your interactions this semester with the ever-growing ARG community. <br /><br />It is 1/5 of your grade and DUE TO ME by 11:59(& 59 sec) WED night, DEC 10 - NO EXCEPTIONS!<br /><br />Your blog postings (another 1/5) are self-explanatory and many of you are hovering at 80% because of it.<br /><br />(GRAD STUDENTS: YOUR FINAL PAPER IS DUE at this same time on THURSDAY NIGHT, DEC 11! You can NOT PASS the class without it.)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-20899611241191132052008-11-18T12:32:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:13:31.791-08:00WK 13 (11-13) "Current Game" Presentations IHere are the first third of the "New Game" presentations...<br /><br />Project Abraham<br /><a title="View New ARG presentation: Project Abraham document on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/8165817/New-ARG-presentation-Project-Abraham" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">New ARG presentation: Project Abraham</a> <a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-06173114192264983 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=8165817&access_key=key-17vproeg1tv1es02sgis&page=1&version=1&viewMode="></a><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_585340835086011" name="doc_585340835086011" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=8165817&access_key=key-17vproeg1tv1es02sgis&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=8165817&access_key=key-17vproeg1tv1es02sgis&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_585340835086011_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 6px auto 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block;"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload" style="text-decoration: underline;">Get your own</a> at Scribd or <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse" style="text-decoration: underline;">explore</a> others: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse?c=156-education" style="text-decoration: underline;">Education</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse?c=164-adult-education" style="text-decoration: underline;">Adult Education</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/project%20abraham" style="text-decoration: underline;">project abraham</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/alternate%20reality%20game" style="text-decoration: underline;">alternate reality ga</a> </div><br /><br />39 Clues<br /><a title="View ARG Presentation: The 39 Clues document on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/8167453/ARG-Presentation-The-39-Clues-" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">ARG Presentation: The 39 Clues </a> <a style="left: 0px ! 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Nonymous<br />LG15 Res. - Robert (11-20)<br />--------------------<br />Superstruct - Leslie (12-4) <br />District 9/Quantum Code - Perry (12-4)<br />Code 9 - Jax (12-4)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-7322435857654752008-10-31T09:25:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:52:06.388-07:00WK11 (10-30) "Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!"<div style="text-align: center;">1) Watch the copyright violation:<embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-5464625623984168940&hl=en&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed>
<br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2) View the highly biased presentation of propaganda:
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<br />3) Do your homework: Play your games – write your papers - Compile your list of interactions on the ARG websites - Contribute to the class blogDoc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-31330486582581730532008-10-24T13:37:00.000-07:002008-10-31T09:23:43.021-07:00WK8 (10-23) extended experience games - presentations"But is it an ARG?!??"<br /><br />PRESENTATIONS:<br /><br />Year Zero<br /><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_698967741496779" name="doc_698967741496779" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7514264&access_key=key-10ejnu2llslyti4opqyw&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7514264&access_key=key-10ejnu2llslyti4opqyw&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_698967741496779_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><div style="font-size:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7514264/WK8-1023-Year-Zero">WK8 (10-23) Year Zero</a> - 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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Upload a Document to Scribd</a></div><br /><br />Heroes 360<br /><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_106884772577695" name="doc_106884772577695" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7660373&access_key=key-1f8zuli3c4zbwp8vqs0j&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7660373&access_key=key-1f8zuli3c4zbwp8vqs0j&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_106884772577695_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><div style="font-size:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7660373/WK10-1023-Heroes-ARG-Presentation">WK10 (10-23) Heroes ARG Presentation</a> - <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Upload a Document to Scribd</a></div><br /><br />HW: Dig into UF and your games for the second round of presentations and also get caught up on your blog posts (for this blog).Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-65711900358947071462008-10-20T08:05:00.001-07:002008-10-20T08:07:24.625-07:00XKCD = LOL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/twitter.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/twitter.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-4569301562926530642008-10-16T15:43:00.000-07:002008-10-24T15:19:19.930-07:00WK7 (10-16) indie games - presentations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.unfiction.com/dev/tutorial/10com.jpe"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.unfiction.com/dev/tutorial/10com.jpe" alt="" border="0" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" >HW: Read the 10 Commandments and discuss. Do you agree? Are these "in stone" or are they flexible? Do they need to be updated? If so, how would YOU update them? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.unfiction.com/dev/tutorial/">Source</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" >Presentations: </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" >"Chasing the Wish"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" ><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_176398472033320" name="doc_176398472033320" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7514925&access_key=key-2e5gbybnqtkzol6pwngx&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=7514925&access_key=key-2e5gbybnqtkzol6pwngx&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_176398472033320_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><div style="font-size:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/7514925/WK8-1023-Catching-the-Wish-ARG-Presentation">WK8 (10-23) Catching the Wish ARG Presentation</a> - <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Upload a Document to Scribd</a></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';" >"Urban Hunt"</span></div></div><a style="left: 0px ! 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(Also, Jonathan and Sean want to know the code word.)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-31599217400667359682008-10-07T11:24:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:59:33.500-07:00flOw and "Flow Theory"Every so often you come across one of those little jewel time-waster flash web games that ingratiate themselves to you. I found one yesterday called "<a href="http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/flowing.htm">flOw</a>" by Jenova Chen. The neat thing about it is that it is in a 'spiritual' series of games based on "flow theory" which is essentially <span style="font-style: italic;">"the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it</span> (Csikzentmihalyi, 1991) <span style="font-style: italic;">.” </span> and the subject of <a href="http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/thesis.htm">Chen's Thesis</a>. The thesis "provides a unique game design methodology to realize player-centric Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) in video games, which creates optimized video game experiences for different types of players." as stated on the <a href="http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/flowing.htm">Flow in Games</a> site. The potential is limitless... Chen is even working on a <a href="http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/math.htm">math quiz</a> that uses "Flow Theory" which you can try on the site.<br /><br /><span>The game I was playing</span><span> <a href="http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/flowing.htm">flOw</a></span><span>: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"...is a game about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and advance their organisms to the abyss. As part of Jenova Chen's thesis research, flOw inherits an embedded design of active DDA (dynamic difficulty adjustment), players with differing skill levels can intuitively customize their experiences in the zone and enjoy the game at their own pace. “Addicting” is the most common word its fans use to describe it." </span><span>I'll </span><span>vouch -it was addicting. (And </span><span>yes there </span><span style="font-style: italic;">IS </span><span>a connection to "Spore" - search the forums and you'll find it.)<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span>Cool. </span><span>Now, how does this relate to ARG? </span><span>Specifically, how does "Flow Theory" apply to the <a href="http://www.unforums.com/">self-organizing nature of the player base</a> and the <a href="http://www.42entertainment.com/see.html">42 Entertainment inverted triangle model of player participation</a>? </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-78350400093189032962008-10-06T09:37:00.000-07:002008-10-09T14:00:06.490-07:00WK7 (10-2) - Pregame – Presentations<b style="">Great start for the presentations! </b>Next wk: I Love Bees & HEX 168!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Beast: </span><br />PRESENTATION<br /><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_992693952371680" name="doc_992693952371680" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6470266&access_key=key-2ak3td300dibntev6gur&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6470266&access_key=key-2ak3td300dibntev6gur&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_992693952371680_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"></embed></object><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/6470266/The-Beast-ARG-Presentation-10208">The Beast ARG Presentation 10.2.08</a> - <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Upload a Document to Scribd</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Majestic: </span><br />PRESENTATION<br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/6470265/Majestic-ARG-Presentation-10208">Majestic ARG Presentation 10.2.08</a> - <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Upload a Document to Scribd</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09515050543845883 visible ontop" href="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6470265&access_key=key-2icomb4h2ba2wxfcmum9&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="></a><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_150732966136039" name="doc_150732966136039" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6470265&access_key=key-2icomb4h2ba2wxfcmum9&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://documents.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=6470265&access_key=key-2icomb4h2ba2wxfcmum9&page=&version=1&auto_size=true&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_150732966136039_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" align="middle" height="500"></embed> </object><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The ARG statistics reference: </span><a href="http://mssv.net/2006/02/10/args-just-the-facts-maam/"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">http://mssv.net/2006/02/10/args-just-the-facts-maam/</span></a>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-58382183498770582092008-09-26T09:29:00.000-07:002008-09-26T09:31:32.861-07:00ARG Technology<a href="http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dcp6wd28_4gx6zmfgk">http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dcp6wd28_4gx6zmfgk</a><br />ARG Tech. presentation by Fundi Technologies for your note-taking pleasure.Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-64328343415040165642008-09-25T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-25T21:05:57.015-07:00WK6 (9-25) - ARG IN CONTEXT<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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Presentations begin this week. )
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is Not a Game?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Jane McGonigal’s seminal 2003 essay “<a href="http://www.seanstewart.org/beast/mcgonigal/notagame/paper.pdf">This Is Not a Game: Immersive Aesthetics and Collective Play</a>” was the first serious academic examination of the genre. She writes:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It is reasonable to argue that nothing about this virtual play was simulated. The computer-driven alternate reality ‘The Beast’ created was make believe, but every aspect of the player’s experience was, phenomenologically speaking, real.<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The essay succeeded in fueling the fire of ARG, addressing the questions of what it is, what it means, and where it was going. At this early stage, McGonigal even hesitates to call “The Beast” a game, but summarizes the reality aspect of the budding genre quite well, showing a profound understanding between the virtual or simulated and the immersive. This concept of immersive elements is explored in greater depth in chapter 3, “The Elements of ARG.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The first academically qualified book to investigate and critically analyze online storytelling across interactive media from both a classic and historical narrative technique approach and an in-depth look at modern technology within the genre was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Storytelling-Second-interactive-entertainment/dp/0240809599/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product"><u>Digital Storytelling: A Creator’s Guide to Interactive Entertainment</u>.</a><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> The author begins with what is described as the “campfire model” of ancient interactive entertainment, and brings the reader quickly through to modern times for a comprehensive overview of the genre, and even ending with a glancing blow at Alternate Reality Games. While a number of other titles which examine the broader genre of Online Interactive Entertainment do exist,<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> most do not contain more than a small mention of the Alternate Reality Game genre subset if at all, since the primary focus of interactive entertainment is the multi-billion dollar video game industry including Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, and this reality is reflected in the related literature as might be expected.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">ARG in Print<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">A very small number of books have been written on the subject of ARG specifically as of yet, barely providing a working definition of the genre, an in-depth look at the history and evolution of various games successful and failed, and making some small projections as to the future of ARG. Perhaps it is not surprising that corporate Commercial ARG developers have not revealed their secrets or business models in print, as they have been too busy building their own reputations and high quality Commercial ARGs veiled in secrecy. This is an understandable business practice and not a bad thing at all from a commercial standpoint, but it does create a disadvantage for those who would seek to study academically the multi-faceted and complex ARG phenomenon. Fortunately for the academic community, however, independent, grass-roots, and similar Non-Commercial ARG creators are not limited by a corporate agenda, and these books are easily discussed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">J. W. Gosney’s 2005 book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Reality-Guide-Alternate-Gaming/dp/1592007376/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_i"><u>Beyond Reality: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming</u></a> was the first proper ARG publication<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>. Gosney gives a brief history of ARG, but also includes an instructional guide for players with advice on approaching an ARG; including an annotated real ARG (“The Beast”), a sample rabbit hole and an example ARG (called “Route 66”) with analysis of each. The author is an experienced player with a unique perspective, but in many ways the book is still an incomplete glancing blow at ARG, if for no other reason than its admirable early entry into the field with so few usable references at the time, in a genre that was still defining itself. Also included in the book is a simple and somewhat dated, but clear outline for designing an ARG and suggested web design for would-be puppetmasters, which is more useful now as an archive of older web technology methods than as a practical, modern how-to guide.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Dave Szulborski’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Game-Alternate-Reality/dp/1411625951/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t"><u>This Is Not a Game: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming</u></a> is in many ways the more academic and useful book<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>, having been written by the experienced puppetmaster of a number of acclaimed grassroots ARGs. The book is an in-depth list of ARGs through 2005, focusing on not only the theory and history behind the genre but also the practice of making and playing ARGs with a look to the future of the genre and numerous references and resources for further study including various articles and academic insights, which predate and include the inception of the genre. Szulborski also implies that another reason that ARG should not be ignored as a form of online diversion is that it is the first form of entertainment that has been produced exclusively “by the Internet, and for the Internet”, though as mentioned it does spill over into the real world too – a bold claim either way.<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Szulborski’s 2005 follow-up book <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/162754"><u>Through the Rabbit Hole: A Beginner's Guide to Playing Alternate Reality Games</u> </a>was written as “an introduction for newcomers to the exciting genre of alternate reality gaming.”<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> There is not much new content in the book to speak of as compared to his first book, but the games discussed are more recent and the rule-book style tone makes it a better choice for new players in the genre who are interested in breaking into ARG game theory without slogging through the meta-discussion of other books. <u>Through the Rabbit Hole</u> uses a simple and concise manner to lay out many of the game-elements and some general guidelines for playing Alternate Reality Games, using the games and his own experiences from the first five years of the ARG genre, as reasonably well as can be expected in the rapidly changing game environment of ARGs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">What is Lacking<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">What the current body of study regarding the genre of ARG lacks is an in-depth critical and statistical academic analysis of an ARG’s most critical elements, those qualities which make it by definition an Alternate Reality Game. This is a difficult and monumental task that will likely take years of collaborative work and access to data that is currently a closely guarded secret. Past ARGs have been determined to be either a success or a failure based on those factors which have been outlined in the above literature and resource studies, or as often as not by their commercial returns and simple website visit counts. Though a number of possibilities exist, it is also phenomenologically unclear at this time why the ARG player base seemingly prefers the reality of the player’s experience versus the computer-driven virtual and simulated reality environments such as those presented by newer generation video games or other virtual worlds like “Second Life.” Invariably ARGs set within these false constructs are short-lived and unremarkable, a phenomenon which is [...] well worthy of study at some point in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span> <hr style="height: 2px;font-size:78%;" width="33%" align="left"> <!--[endif]--> <div style="" id="ftn1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > Jane McGonigal, “This Is Not a Game: Immersive Aesthetics and Collective Play,” <i style="">Melbourne DAC,</i> 2003, http://www.seanstewart.org/beast/mcgonigal/notagame/paper.pdf [accessed January 15, 2008].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > Carolyn H Miller, <i style="">Digital Storytelling: A creator’s Guide to Interactive Entertainment.</i> 1<sup>st</sup> ed. [<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">St. Louis</st1:place></st1:city>: Focal Press, 2004]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn3"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > Andrew Glassner, Interactive Storytelling: Techniques for 21st Century Fiction, [<st1:city st="on">Wellesley</st1:city>: AK Peters, 2004]; Chris Crawford, <i style="">Chris Crawford on Interactive Storytelling, </i>[<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city>: New Riders Games, 2004]; Kay Teehan, <i style="">Digital Storytelling: In and Out of the Classroom, </i>[Morrisville: Lulu.com Press, 2006].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn4"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > John W. Gosney, <i style="">Beyond reality: A guide to alternate reality gaming</i>, [<st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:city>: Thompson Course Technology PTR, 2005]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn5"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > Dave Szulborski, <i style="">This Is Not a Game: A Guide To Alternate Reality Gaming.</i> 2nd digital ed. [New-Fiction Press, 2005].<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn6"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" > Dave Szulborski, <i style="">This Is Not a Game: A Guide To Alternate Reality Gaming.</i> 2nd digital ed. [New-Fiction Press, 2005], 1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn7"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5841211942697644151&postID=6432834341504016564#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > Dave Szulborski,<i style="">Through the Rabbit Hole: A beginners Guide to Playing Alternate Reality Games</i>, [Lulu.com Press, 2005].<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-56437112644160091032008-09-19T12:33:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:36:48.975-07:00Hasbro: Master of the Game Universe?We briefly talked about Hasbro taking over the world in class last night. It is the #2 game/toy company (apparently second only to Mattel's Barbie line). Here is what I was talking about.<br /><br />Compare this:<br /><a href="http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ci_history_hasbro">http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ci_history_hasbro</a><br /><br />with these:<br /><a href="http://boardgames.about.com/od/companies/a/hasbro_timeline.htm">http://boardgames.about.com/od/companies/a/hasbro_timeline.htm</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro</a><br /><br />...and discuss if you dare.Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-1860043061596012642008-09-18T19:55:00.000-07:002008-09-18T20:39:55.507-07:00WK5 (9-18) - Collaborative Storytelling <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thus concludes our look at the Three origins of ARG: </span>
<br />Social Networking (Tools)
<br />Real World (Immersive) Elements
<br />Collaborative (Interactive) Storytelling
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<br />Historical ARG game presentations start in 2 weeks!
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAdam%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">HW: Finish TINAG and BR books for discussion next wk! (Grads be prepared to enlighten us on the other two too!) Email me your second project topic if you haven't yet. Also feel free to read <a href="http://www.utdallas.edu/president/graduation/spring2008.html">http://www.utdallas.edu/president/graduation/spring2008.html</a> and play the “find the ARG elements” game by finding the ARG elements in the UTD alum's speech.
<br /></p>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-58513091395593446712008-09-18T13:57:00.000-07:002008-09-18T14:10:28.307-07:00The question has been posed: Is there a way I can make hotlinks? <div>The answer is yes - blogger takes limited html. <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/html_links.asp">Try this</a> on your posts. </div>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-92217007088081577092008-09-11T21:18:00.000-07:002008-09-11T21:52:35.345-07:00WK4 (9-11) - Real World ElementsKeyword: Interactive<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05360240220946094 visible" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05360240220946094 visible" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05360240220946094 visible ontop" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05360240220946094 visible ontop" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913"></a><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="&offsite=true&intl_lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F30459493%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607242422589%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F2849451609%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F30459493%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607242422589%2Fwith%2F2849451609%2F&set_id=72157607242422589&jump_to=2849451609"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59913" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="&offsite=true&intl_lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F30459493%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607242422589%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F2849451609%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F30459493%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607242422589%2Fwith%2F2849451609%2F&set_id=72157607242422589&jump_to=2849451609" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br />This week we talked about "real" interactive elements, from performance art to advertising that walk the fuzzy line between "real" Reality and Alternate Reality. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This week's HW:<br /></span>Keep working on your presentations. You should already have started contributing to the ARG meta and forum sites. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Aside from Blogger (this class blog) which is 1/5 your grade, you should be contributing to Unfiction, ARGn, Despoiler, and any others you are using for class-related ARG social networking that you wish to share. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">In order to get credit for your posts to these sites </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>(another 1/5 of your grade!)<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> you MUST keep track of what aliases you are using to post and keep a log of your interactions to send to me later. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><span style=""></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-70215878408942280002008-09-11T20:47:00.000-07:002008-09-11T21:17:53.858-07:00Sample PresentationSample ARG Presentation: Deus City<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! 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Also, pick a new and ongoing ARG from ARGN or UF - and start playing - be sure to contribute to unforums.com & despoiler.com – meta threads are OK too!<br /><br /></span><span>Next Week: "Real World Elements"<br /><br />Next Month's Presentations: </span><br />ARG ------ STUDENT ------ PRES DATE<br />Majestic ------- Leslie ------- WK7 (10-2)<br />The Beast ------- Nitin ------- WK7 (10-2)<br />I Love Bees ------- Sherri ------- WK8 (10-9)<br />HEX 168 ------- Robert ------- WK8 (10-9)<br />CtW ------- Mary Ann ------- WK9 (10-16)<br />Urban Hunt ------- Jason ------- WK9 (10-16)<br />Year Zero ------- Adam ------- WK10 (10-23)<br />Ocular Effect ------- Perry ------- WK10 (10-23)<br />Lost / Find 815 ------- Candace ------- WK10 (10-23)<br />Heroes 360 ------- Zen ------- WK10 (10-23)Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-15277554050279419382008-09-01T10:30:00.000-07:002013-10-21T23:12:29.988-07:00ARG Glossary and IndexThe following Appendices are from <a href="http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22178&start=40">my recent dissertation</a>. 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Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-79789020568826764982008-08-28T17:20:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:23:27.469-07:00WK2 (8-28) - Intro to ARGConsider the proverbial ice broken. Tonight we tackled the frustrating task of defining the undefinable by asking the daunting question "What IS an Alternate Reality Game anyway?" We considered a number of definitions and characteristics of the genre. Perhaps by the end of the semester we will have a definition.<br /><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /></span><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-014611778226808037 visible ontop" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59254"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-014611778226808037 visible ontop" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59254"></a><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59254" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="300" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="&offsite=true&intl_lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F30027517%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607004252477%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F30027517%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607004252477%2F&set_id=72157607004252477&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59254"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=59254" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="&offsite=true&intl_lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F30027517%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607004252477%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F30027517%40N06%2Fsets%2F72157607004252477%2F&set_id=72157607004252477&jump_to=" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We also reviewed the Syllabus, talked about the PUSH vs PULL homework (email your list to me!), and watched some of the 1997 movie: “<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/">The Game</a>”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THIS WEEK:<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">1) <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">Twitter me</a> at "albrackin" and lets all start tracking each other. (its a sort of unofficial EMAC tradition - or so I'm told.)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">2) Log in and get onto <span style="font-weight: bold;">this</span> blog and start making comments, posting links and making it a proper social networking tool. I recommend you subscribe to the feed by clicking the option on the right.<br /></p>3) Get onto <a href="http://www.argn.com/">ARGn</a>, <a href="http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/">UF</a>, <a href="http://www.argology.org/">ARGology</a>, and <a href="http://despoiler.org/">Despoiler</a> - and start lurking and playing a game!<br /><p class="MsoNormal">4) <a href="mailto:albrackin@gmail.com">Email me</a> if you have not already so I have your proper email address.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">HW: Create a "fake internet presence" (alt) that can not be linked to you in any way. Email me (from your real email) a link to this fake “you’s” mark on the web by Wed night – but don’t tell anybody else what it is. </span></p>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-89181904311726941172008-08-22T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-22T16:34:01.041-07:00Push vs. PullSonia Carreno of "Passage Communications" is an "Online Media Consultant" out of Canada. Her description of "Push vs Pull" Media is one of the best I've seen. Check out her blog and her post about it at <a href="http://passagecommunications.blogspot.com/2008/01/social-network-advertisingpush-or-pull.html">Passage Communications</a>.<br /><br />Remember that this week's assignment is to generate a list of <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">PULL</span> media that you have come across in your daily activities.Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841211942697644151.post-71285227006661392512008-08-22T15:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:15:33.552-07:00Partial Syllabus<div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;font-family:arial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i><span style="">Course Syllabus: </span></i><strong><i style="">ATEC (EMAC) 4326</i></strong></b><b><i><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Course Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">ATEC (EMAC) 4326 Thursdays </span></strong></span><span class="entry-content" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">4 - 6:45 PM (Emergent Media Production – Part 1) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span class="entry-content" style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="">a.k.a. The </span></i></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">“Alternate Reality Game” Class (emac.utdallas.edu)</i></span><span style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;font-family:arial;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Professor Contact Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dr. Adam Brackin – 214-354-6161<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="mailto:albrackin@gmail.com"><span style="">albrackin@gmail.com</span></a> (alb032000@utdallas.edu)</span></strong><b><span style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: arial;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Course Description</span></b></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;font-family:arial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">"This is Not a Game" is the catchphrase for "Alternate Reality Games", the newest form of Interactive Online Entertainment. They were born from interactive forms of "Guerrilla Advertising" and are made up by a blending of Social Networks, Interactive Fiction, and MMOGs. </span></strong>This class will explore all things ARG from its history to its future, including the known boundaries of "Interactive Online Entertainment" and "Chaotic Fiction" as they relate to ARG, as well as the art and science of creating and playing ARGs.</span><span style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Students will be asked to research, follow, and analyze past and current ARG games and to engage in the first steps in creating an online fictional self within the context of an interactive online environment through tools such as ARGn.com, Unfiction.com, Despoiler.org, and the ARGology.org project, as an interactive part of mapping the genre as it discovers itself.</span><span style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p> <div color="-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext" style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: arial;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Required Textbooks and Materials</span></b></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">THIS IS NOT A GAME - Dave Szulborski<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN-13: 978-1-4116-2595-2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Game-Alternate-Reality/dp/1411625951/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266222&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Game-Alternate-Reality/dp/1411625951/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266222&sr=8-1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(or at <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/99444">http://www.lulu.com/content/99444</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">BEYOND REALITY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN-10: 1592007376<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN-13: 978-1592007370<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Reality-Guide-Alternate-Gaming/dp/1592007376/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266222&sr=8-2">http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Reality-Guide-Alternate-Gaming/dp/1592007376/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266222&sr=8-2</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Suggested Course Materials (Req. for Grad Students)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">DIGITAL STORYTELLING<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN-10: 0240809599<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN-13: 978-0240809595<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Storytelling-Second-interactive-entertainment/dp/0240809599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266397&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Storytelling-Second-interactive-entertainment/dp/0240809599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218266397&sr=1-1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">THROUGH THE RABBIT HOLE - Dave Szulborski<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">ISBN: 978-1-4116-4828-9<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/162754">http://www.lulu.com/content/162754</a><o:p></o:p>
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<br /></o:p></span></p> <div color="-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext" style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: arial;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="">Assignments & Academic Calendar<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CAdam%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">WK 17 (12-11) - Final Class (if needed)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <div style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 1pt 4pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in;font-family:arial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="">DELIVERABLES: <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">
<br /><span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">Regular weekly HW assignments (email to me / bring to class) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">
<br /><span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">Weekly contribution to internal class discussion blog (http://argclass.blogspot.com/)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">
<br /><span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">Regular Contribution to ARG community (email regular “monthly” status updates) </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The ARGology.org project</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">unforums.com game forums</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">despoiler.org site</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">other sites?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">
<br /><span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">presentation to class about chosen “historical” ARG (10/2-10/23)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3-5 page paper about chosen historical ARG (due your presentation day)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=""><span style="">
<br /><span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">presentation to class about chosen “current” ARG (11/6-12/4) from ARGn or UF</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">“What’s Hot” lists about an ongoing game</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.75in;"><span style="font-size:100%;">3-5 page paper about chosen current ARG (due your presentation day) </span></p> </div> <div face="arial" style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> </div> <p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=""><o:p> </o:p>Course, Grading, & Instructor Policies</span></b></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">This class relies heavily on discussion and class participation.<i> Students will be expected to attend ALL classes unless you have a special circumstance in which case you MUST contact me in advance by phone or email! A student who misses more than one class session or misses without approval will be required to do an additional project or have their grade dropped by one letter for the course. Late work will be dropped by one letter grade for each week it is late. </i>No Exceptions.<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span><span style="">The five deliverables for the course will be weighted equally and averaged (20% of course grade). A student who attends all classes, completes all coursework on time, and whose five deliverables all meet the high standard expected of a University student will receive an A in this course.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1.5pt; padding: 0in; font-family: arial;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p>Technical Support<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: arial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;"><span style="">If you experience any problems with your UTD account you may send an email to: <a href="mailto:assist@utdallas.edu">assist@utdallas.edu</a> or call the UTD Helpdesk at 972 883-2911. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p face="arial" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Doc Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502324749442258087noreply@blogger.com0