ELI ARG Sneak Preview

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Folder wth Bluth Planning Docs (and Screenshots from Ning site)

Do you know of wiki/blog pages that were created be conference participants during the game?  Please send the links to gmdenatale@simmons.edu and I'll add them to the documents (or use the edit tag to add the link directly to this page).

Desired Outcomes

• Collaboration and Community-Building
• Demonstrate
  • The Educational Value of Technology-Enhanced Games/Play
  • The Capacity of ARGs to Introduce Participants to a Range of Web 2.0 Technologies
  • The Role that ARGs Can Play in Enhancing Literacies/Fluencies (Scientific, Information, Media, Technology, etc.)
  • The Sophistication and Complexity ARGs can Entail
• Create a Shared Experience that Conference Partcipants Can Reflect Upon
• (Heaven Forbid) Have Fun!

Components

• Approach/Aesthetic
  • "This is not a game" TINAG - liminality
  • Storytelling as archaeology
  • Narrative is "told" across a range of platforms (physical and virtual)
  • Collaboration (hive mind) is leveraged to formulate solutions
• Puppetmaster(s) - A person or people who design the game and remain behind the curtain as it plays out
• Scenario (narrative, storylines, character development)
• Maps (across physical and virtual spaces)
• Trailhead (aka Rabbit hole) - deliberate clue or avenue for entry into the game
• Online videos, web pages, blog entries ... and other things we'll let you discover on your own

Types of Clues

• rebi
• cryptograms
• clues hidden in website code
• QR codes
• ... and other things we'll let you discover on your own