ARG READING:
Read the "getting started," "history," and "glossary" sections of unfiction.com. Explore the site, following links and reading other documents to get a sense of what ARGs are, and how they work. Once you have done so, post a RESPONSE to the pages you have read, considering the following: have you ever played an ARG? Would you be interested in trying one? Why or why not? If you have played one, what was the experience like?

ARG PRESENTATION:
By Thursday at midnight (before Friday morning 2/29), email Brendan with a list of three ARGs you would like to research to present on in class. Each student will be asked to speak for 5-10 minutes about her/his assigned ARG, addressing the following questions: what was the plot of the ARG? What purpose did it serve (if any)? How did its players interact with it? What innovations did it introduce to the genre?

Students should research their assigned ARG carefully, and be prepared to give an interesting, if brief, presentation about their ARG.

 

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