The IGDA ARG SIG is, once again, putting together a White Paper. Can you believe that it’s already been four years since the last one (pdf)? Insane! So, it’s definitely time for us to put together a new one. You do not need to be a member of either IGDA or the SIG to write for the White Paper (though if you’re interested in ARGs enough to write an article for a white paper, you really should consider joining the SIG and, at least, signing up for the mailing list).

The proposed outline:
If any of the sections are appealing to you, let me know. If you’ve got a great idea for a section that’s not included, let me know that, too.

1. Intro (Brooke Thompson)
2. Overview
   1. The Rise of Transmedia ()
   2. Market
   3. Business Models (Anthony Saad)
   4. Audience
   5. General Design Principles (Andrea Phillips)
3. ARGs in various industries
   1. ARGs and Marketing (Kevin Barnes)
   2. ARGs and Publishing (Michael Andersen)
   3. ARGs and Television (Aaron Smith)
   4. ARGs and Film
   5. ARGs and Serious Games (Dee Cook, Michelle Senderhauf, Marie Lamb)
   6. Towards an Independent Future (Brian Clark)
4. An Academic View into research trends & future directions (Mela Kocher & Jeff Watson)

The various due dates:
This is a touch tight and a tad flexible.

• Call for Authors – starting now!
• Outlines – May 15
  • Outlines reviewed & comments sent to authors by June 1
• First Drafts – July 1
  • Drafts reviewed & comments sent to authors by July 15
• Final Drafts – September 1
  • Paper assembled for final editing by September 10
• Publication – September 20

If you are interested, get in touch with me (Brooke) as soon as possible! And, of course, feel free to spread this far & wide!