[Nighthawk]

catherwood wrote:

lifegospel wrote: True. I'd be interested if an ARG was taken to virtual areas. a company called Metaversatility ran an ARG that began on the web and then entered Second Life; it was for the movie "the nines". There was resistance at the time to calling it an ARG. http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20539

Junko Junsui also entered Second Life briefly. That was not very well received.

[catherwood]

lifegospel wrote:

True. I'd be interested if an ARG was taken to virtual areas.

a company called Metaversatility ran an ARG that began on the web and then entered Second Life; it was for the movie "the nines". There was resistance at the time to calling it an ARG.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20539

[lifegospel]

True. I'd be interested if an ARG was taken to virtual areas. Whether that be through knowledge (Knowing a characters favorite game as a password,) Or through interactivity (Anyone who can beat the AI-character gets a website link)

I think the idea was even used in a sense for Last Call Poker.

[notgordian]

Playstation Xi worked fairly well, so taking ARGs into virtual worlds isn't entirely a non-starter idea.

[guywiththegun]

I would just like to point out that I once played an ARG that went into an online realm, specifically Cassie is Watching's foray into Second Life. And I can tell you, my friend, that did not go well, and the entire game tanked from there. Whether it was the way the PM's went about it (CiW was pretty much considered an LG15 gamejack by a lot of people in the first place) or the behavior of the players themselves (out of boredom from watching the titular character idle for hours on end, we built a tower of dancing cows on the front door of someones "real" virtual church) I couldn't tell you. But it didn't go well.

Honestly, maybe with more involvement or more cooperation from the governing body, it could go better. But I think the best part about an ARG is that there isn't any software to download, no console to buy, and no controller except your own brain.

As for mechanics I would like to see: My brother once had an awesome idea involving a game where the players basically had to teach themselves a programming language in order to complete an objective. Not so much become experts in C++ or Perl or something, but the example he gave was pretty much "Your players have a robot, they need the robot to do something, but it only responds to specific commands typed in it's native programming language." Not the best of ideas, but definitely one of the cooler ones I've heard discussed regarding ARG's.

[Sarah B]

I love that idea of two groups who both think the other is fictional. That is awesome. XD

[spaceboy]

Sarah B wrote:

The end of the world (well the plan would be to STOP that obviously)...

Why is the point always to stop the end of the world? I want to be on the evil side.

I've had an idea for quite sometime to mesh a tabletop RPG and an ARG. The players of the tabletop RPG would be directed to websites and such throughout the course of the game. At the same time, the ARGers would be visiting the same sites.

Though it would be unpredictable and probably possible to implement, I would like for both groups of players to interact with each other, with the idea being that each group thinks the other is made up of fictional characters being run by me, the GM and PM.

The shock at the big reveal would be priceless if done correctly.

[Sarah B]

I have a vague idea for something I would LOVE to see in an ARG... it'd require some rings (about six I reckon). Engraved. A couple of live actors. An international treasure hunt. The end of the world (well the plan would be to STOP that obviously)...

If that sounds interesting, send me a PM and I'll outline the idea a bit better, haha. I'd love to do it, but it's way out of my budget. I'd love to be involved if you actually did it for real though!

[jessie1326]

Mechanics You'd Like to See in an ARG