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Alternate Reality Game

Alternate Reality Gaming is a new design of computer games which has recently become heavily discussed in computer gaming cricles.

An ARG is a game that deliberately blurs the line between the in game and out of game experiences. Often events that happen inside the game reality will 'reach out' into the players life in order to bring them together. Elements of the plotline may be provided to the player in almost any form, some of those used have been:

These games often have a specific goal of not only involving the player with the staff or fictional characters but of connecting them to each other. Many game puzzles can be solved only by the collective efforts of multiple players. Players however may be driven by conflicting motivations and thus not always be trustworthy.

Table of contents
1 Brief history
2 Terminology
3 Resources

Brief history

Terminology

Resources