The Lost Ring
Lately I have had a sudden interest in alternate reality game design. Mainly because I got introduced to it at my new work where the department I am in was just finishing up one the first week I was there. However I would definitely classify the game there as a “light” version of an ARG – but still it is very good. Sadly I can´t point you to it, since it’s an internal company game (meaning about 7k players being “FORCED” into participating – so it’s still pretty cool to be part of)
However this has gotten me to do some research into what other ARG games are out there, and on that note I just wanted to point you in the direction of the Avant Game blog by Jane Mcgonigal. She is definitely one of the coolest ARG designers out there (as well as an excellent blogger), and currently she is doing a lot of posts about the game “The Lost Ring”.
When I first read about the story for this game I had no idea that it was an ARG – silly me. I actually believed that someone had found an ancient Olympic sport and was trying to get it recognized and spread to the world. Now, a few months later, I have gotten a lot wiser. BUT the idea for the Olympic game, the websites, the wikis, the movies, and the people actually running around in a labyrinth blindfolded are just blowing me away! It looks like an incredible fun “sport”, but also I regret that I didn´t participate in the ARG.
However I would like to extent this invitation to anyone in the Copenhagen (Denmark) area – if you want to get a team together, I´m in! We are probably too late to participate in anything, but we can still have lots of fun.
Also, you should all check out some of the amazing sites for “The Lost Ring” – I think we will be seeing a lot more games like these in the future!
A good place to start is here: http://www.findthelostring.com/
Tags: Alternate Reality Game