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Dave Szulborski: World’s Most Prolific ARG Developer

by Joseph Matheny January 24, 2012 ARG

My late friend , writing partner and contributor to this very site, Dave Szulborski, has been named as the World’s Most Prolific ARG Developer by Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition. “Between 2001 and 2008, pioneering American game designer Dave Szulborski (1957-2009) worked on a total of 13 major ARGs, starting with “Majestic”, EA’s attempt to create an [...]

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The Gspot: John Harrigan

by Joseph Matheny October 2, 2009 ARGTalk

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: [...]

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

by Joseph Matheny August 19, 2009 ARG

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 Higher quality versions at: Pilotlite MP4 podcast/download version below.

Dave Szulborski Tribute at ARGFest 2009 (Special GSpot video interlude) [ 10:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Traces of Hope

by Joseph Matheny September 29, 2008 ARGTalk

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 [...]

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ARGs in the Real World

by Dave Szulborski September 22, 2007 ARG

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 …

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The Hidden Elements

by Dave Szulborski September 15, 2007 ARG

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) corporate funded marketing campaigns, or e) any combination of the above.

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Myths and Misconceptions

by Dave Szulborski September 1, 2007 alternate reality games

In continuing on with this “expose” about the Dark Side of Alternate Reality Games, let’s begin by addressing that little gem of wisdom quoted above. It’s full of enough misconceptions to easily fill up another column. So let’s look at some of the stated and implied meanings about ARGs in the quote, and see how they hold up to a few facts and exposure to the truth.

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Redefining The Real

by jcurcio August 27, 2007 ARGTalk

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 [...]

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