As we officially go behind the curtain now there will be less public content here on the course blog, but have no fear. The ARG gnomes are tinkering away and very soon there will be interesting things. Be sure to keep an eye on ARGN.com and the Unforums! 

Until then, here are the much hailed and often broken "10 Commandments of ARGs" for your amusement and pleasure. 

Enjoy the ride... 
-Doc

An ARG without puzzles has a tendency to confuse players. Really it's just an interactive narrative without them, and good ARG is about giving the players something to do. Here is a fun little archive of some of the old Deus City images that were used for the daily news from the future. A few of them are actually old puzzles that are still quite solvable. With that game, our goal was a consistent "Neo Retro" tone that mixed the apocalyptic dystopian imagery of 2036 with the iconic Art Nouveau of the 1930s and '40s.  

In Electron Innovations we took a much different approach, with the main game page being very am-pro, but the puzzles having a very strong and consistent aesthetic 'from the cube' designed by our team of students. Below are the (normal) puzzles from the game as well as a bunch of unused, early, and rough ones. Many of the solves are now available only on the player forums and our now unlocked ARGlab dev blog.   

[WEEK 2 - LABOR DAY] 
Great presentation on "New Orality" by Matthias Worch available to watch below and download HERE.
(http://www.worch.com/2013/04/24/talking-to-the-player-how-cultural-currents-shape-and-level-design/)

“Electron Innovations” Alternate Reality Game

(Formerly) Super Secret DEV blog: http://argdev.blogspot.com
ARGN article: http://www.argn.com/2009/04/electron_innovations_inc_much_ado_about_a_paperweight/
Unforums: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27709

TRAILHEAD VIDEO: (See the rest at http://vimeo.com/user1527351/videos) 

“Sunshine Books 4 Less” Alternate Reality Game
“Priestly Industries” Alternate Reality Game
“The Lovely Becka Belle” Alternate Reality Game

ARGN article: http://www.argn.com/2010/04/return_of_the_arg_practicum_a_three_for_one_deal/Unforums: 
Click Here for the discussion of I Know What Happened at Unfiction
Click Here for the discussion of Priestly Industries at Unfiction
Click Here for the discussion of Electron Innovations at Unfiction

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