It strikes me that one of the biggest problems hindering the growth of transmedia (and all the various things that fall under it, such as ARGs) is the absolute lack of critical looks at projects. That’s not to say that criticism doesn’t exist – it does, but it’s scattered in conversations and hidden in forum [...]

In the second season finale of Castle, Castle and his NYPD homicide friends investigate the murder of a possible spy. It’s seems too crazy to believe and, of course, it turns out that it is. The victim was actually playing a game put on by a company very much akin to Consumer Recreation Services, the [...]

You are not alone and you have some great reasons to go. When writing your screed, please keep in mind a few things… Keep it short. These days there are a million and three posts out there about the evils of Facebook. I know Grandma Sue isn’t paying close attention to the social media news [...]

Ok, so calling it a flash mob grates on me a bit, but this is a neat example of large-scale collaborative play… a massive crowd performs a choreographed dance at a concert. I expect to see it in loads of presentations over the next year! Apparently, they hired a director and 20 choreographers. Those 20 [...]

There is a recurring meme in the ARG community… what in the heck is “Alternate Reality Gaming”?! Does the term adequately describe what we do? Is it approachable? What does it mean? Does it mean anything anymore? Should we just kill it? This conversation has been going on since, at least, 2004. It will probably [...]