Posts tagged alternate reality gaming

The hottest ARG ever: lonelygirl15

by Vladimir Cole (Sep 5th 2006 11:58AM)

At this point, internet starlet Lonelygirl15 should need no introduction, least of all to net-savvy Joystiq readers. But if you've been asleep all summer, here's a brief intro: Lonelygirl15's Youtube videos have garnered over 18 million views. She's the second-most subscribed-to channel of all time ...

Gamers, flash mobs, and London -- the Perplex City Academy Games

by Jennie Lees (Feb 26th 2006 5:00PM)

Gamers in London enjoying an afternoon at the Trocadero may have seen a strange sight yesterday: every fifteen minutes, groups of people wearing stickers were escorted by wardens in matching t-shirts towards a DDR, Daytona or Guitar Freaks machine. While some members of the stickered teams competed ...

ARG number-crunching

by Jennie Lees (Feb 12th 2006 3:00PM)

Alternate reality gaming; a niche pastime enjoyed by a minority of gamers? A fiendishly difficult hobby reserved for the most cerebral and dedicated few among us? Not necessarily, say these player numbers collated by Adrian Hon of Mind Candy. Based on official numbers, the volume of forum posting ...