Category Archives: ARGTalk

The Gspot: John Harrigan

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on October 2, 2009. Filed under ARGTalk, G-Spot. Tagged , , , . 3 Comments.
In anticipation of the upcoming performance of The Abattoir Pages, Joseph Matheny in conversation with John Harrigan about anything and everything that comes to their mind. All music provided by Veil of Thorns Songs, in order: And the Beast of the Vision Still Roams in Dream Intellectual Institutional Object Thought Pollution Evolution In Your Ear: [...]

Dave Szulborski Tribute at ARGFest 2009 (Special GSpot video interlude)

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on August 19, 2009. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, G-Spot. No comments.
A tribute to the late Dave Szulborksi, a pioneering Alternate Reality Game developer, storyteller and puzzle writer. Credits: Music – Dave Szulborksi Video production – Michelle Senderhauf and Dee Cook This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. Higher quality versions at: Pilotlite [...]

Traces of Hope

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on September 29, 2008. Filed under ARGTalk. 1 Comment.
Vicious war in Northern Uganda has destroyed Joseph’s home and torn his family apart. He has one goal, to find out from the Red Cross if his mother is alive or dead. Now he has arrived in the dangerous refugee camp they call Hopetown, he has 24 hours to track down the Red Cross messenger [...]

ARGs in the Real World

Written by Dave Szulborski. Posted on September 22, 2007. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, ARGs. Tagged , , . No comments.
ARGs in the Real World Upcoming Special ARG Events You Don’t Want to Miss Dave Szulborski I’m taking a brief break before finishing up the Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games series to let you know about a couple of very special ARG events coming up in the near future. If you truly want to [...]

The Hidden Elements

Written by Dave Szulborski. Posted on September 15, 2007. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, ARGs. Tagged , , . 6 Comments.
The Hidden Elements The Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games? – Part 3 Dave Szulborski In my two previous entries on the subject I’ve tried to dispel some of the misconceptions about the ”Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games”, including the beliefs that they are inherently: a) evil, b) mind control exercises, c) hoaxes, d) [...]

Myths and Misconceptions

Written by Dave Szulborski. Posted on September 1, 2007. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, ARGs, alternate reality games. Tagged , , . 24 Comments.
Myths and Misconceptions The Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games? – Part 2 Dave Szulborski “I don’t think ARG is a dark conspiracy enacted by our masonic reptilian overlords — I actually think they’re much, much worse: a bunch of artists messing with people’s heads with corporate money.” In continuing on with this “expose” about [...]

Redefining The Real

Written by jcurcio. Posted on August 27, 2007. Filed under ARGTalk. 17 Comments.
Redefining The Real James Curcio Reality as fiction? Fiction as reality? In this day and age, it seems we need to re-evaluate what these things even mean. We have moved beyond post-modern ponderances of “the reality of the simulacra” (or copy) to something more immediate – are our relationships with individuals, conducted through electronic medium, any more or less [...]

The Blame Game

Written by Dave Szulborski. Posted on August 25, 2007. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, ARGs, Rumors. Tagged , , . 32 Comments.
  The Blame Game The Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games? – Part 1 Dave Szulborski It’s finally happened. In some ways, I’m surprised it took so long. Someone has at last discovered the darker side and true hidden purpose of Alternate Reality Games. I admit, I laughed when the subject first emerged last week [...]

The Rise of the ARG

Written by Dave Szulborski. Posted on August 18, 2007. Filed under ARG, ARGTalk, ARGs. Tagged , , . 4 Comments.
The Rise of the ARG Alternate Reality Games are Everywhere! Dave Szulborski If you haven’t been lucky enough to experience the unique thrill of immersing yourself in an Alternate Reality Game (or ARG) yet, you couldn’t pick a better time to do it than right now. ARGs are literally popping up everywhere, from major marketing [...]