You know, sometimes it’s really hard to keep a secret. I’ve struggling with this one for a while now (though I broke down and told a friend or two, it’s just that good!) THE PROJECT MU ARCHIVES ARE IN PRINT! huh? Well, if you haven’t already seen the online version, I suggest you head over [...]

Patrick Möller of ARG Reporter recently asked various people (PMs, I think), a series of 15 questions. While most all of them got me to thinking and to writing, it was most fun for me to go back down memory lane and think about my favorite puzzle. I figured I’d post my answer here for [...]

Over the past few years, there have been many discussions on what makes something an Alternate Reality Game. All of them have focused on story and puzzles and interaction and community and play and, yet, none of them was able to accurately define what it is that makes something an Alternate Reality Game. It’s always [...]

After five years, it finally happened. I got my very first not-so-random IM from a character in an ARG. I wish that I could say that my blood raced, that I was shocked and excited and, even somewhat scared. A strange person, happening upon me of the millions of other AIM users, asking for help. [...]