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ARG ACADEMYALTERNATE REALITY GAME
RABBITHOLE
PUPPETMASTER
CURTAIN
TINAG
What is an ARG?
An unfamiliar term for a familiar concept?
ARGs consist of case studies, role play, or scenario based instruction that may or may not use mobile technologies.
Key Attributes
Movement
An essential part of the ARG
Players must move around game (your classroom, hallway, school or even websites) to collect data and clues as they progress through the game.
The ARG Family of Games
Augmented Reality Game Augmented Reality Simulation Pervasive Game Location-Based Game Murder Mystery
A “REAL” ARG ALSO HAS…
Interactive Narrative
Fiction Player actions change the game Claim to be real Alter the World…don’t step into the
Magic Circle Transmedia
Basics
Subject Students Purpose
What do you want them to learn? Skills or knowledge?
What is the conflict/challenge?
Rabbithole
Structure the Door
Door for students/educators
First artifact that draws the player in…….. instead may be the first bit of information
Immersion
ARG Design
Narrative
Game Design
Challenges
Transmedia
Tech Tools
CHALLENGES
Challenges
Flow/Fiero Solving a puzzle Picking up clues to a mystery
Dealing with a character
Challenge
Puzzle
Mathematical Formula
Message to Decipher
Problem to Solve
Our ARGs
Setting the Table Restaurant Analysis
D.B. Cooper Accounting Practices and Techniques
MedTag Microbiology Disease Detectives
Examples to reference
Ecomuve http://ecomuve.gse.harvard.edu/
HARPS projects http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=harp&pageid=icb.page69587
Mentira http://www.mentira.org/
Place Based Learning http://website.education.wisc.edu/kdsquire/tenure-files/16-squire-shelton-book.pdf
7 Things You Should Know about Alternate Reality Games http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7045.pdf
TECH TOOLS & WHY WE USE THEM
NARRATIVE &PROJECT MANAGEMENT
And Google ….Google Docs…Gmail…Presenter….
STORYBOARD IT OUT
AUGMENTED REALITY
What is AR?
Adding a digital / virtual layer of data that is linked to a specific geographic location that is usually accessed using mobile technologies
Links the physical with the digital using Geolocation tools Mobile computing Dependent on internet / data connection
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