{"id":491,"date":"2011-10-17T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/10\/17\/snoutcast-87-alternate-reality-games-part-2-of-3\/"},"modified":"2011-10-17T23:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T06:48:00","slug":"snoutcast-87-alternate-reality-games-part-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/10\/17\/snoutcast-87-alternate-reality-games-part-2-of-3\/","title":{"rendered":"SnoutCast #87: Alternate Reality Games, Part 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More of our extended conversation with ARG enthusiasts <b>Matthew Schuler<\/b> and <b>Sean C. Stacey<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/512\/audio\/player.swf\" height=\"24\" width=\"290\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/512\/audio\/player.swf\"><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=20111018&#038;soundFile=http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/snoutcast\/20111018.mp3\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/object><br \/><small>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/snoutcast\/20111018.mp3\">Download mp3<\/a> &#8211; 27 MB ]<\/small><\/p>\n<p>01:15 &#8211; community and puzzle density<br \/>03:49 &#8211; &#8220;distributed action,&#8221; <i>e.g.<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/culture\/lifestyle\/news\/2004\/10\/65365?currentPage=all\">I Love Bees pay phones<\/a><br \/>06:56 &#8211; puzzle-solving vs. problem-solving<br \/>08:44 &#8211; what&#8217;s next for ARGs?<br \/>12:35 &#8211; what is a &#8220;pseudo-ARG&#8221;?<br \/>17:31 &#8211; plot tropes and genre innovation<br \/>20:28 &#8211; the immersion question<br \/>22:35 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Boston_bomb_scare\">never forget Boston!<\/a><br \/>24:46 &#8211; also, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/lifestyle\/green\/greenblog\/2008\/11\/tips_to_end_terrorizing_by_wild_turkeys.html\">wild turkeys<\/a>? SRSLY<br \/>26:26 &#8211; Friday: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/deeannsole\">DeeAnn<\/a>&#8216;s birthday!<br \/>28:03 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puzzlehuntcalendar.com\/\">PuzzleHuntCalendar.com<\/a>, <i>etc.<\/i><br \/>29:16 &#8211; <i>The End<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Got a comment or question? E-mail <a href=\"mailto:podcast@snout.org\">podcast@snout.org<\/a> or post at <a href=\"http:\/\/snout.org\/podcast\">snout.org\/podcast<\/a>!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Music: instrumentals from &#8220;Code Monkey&#8221; and &#8220;Re: Your Brains&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/jonathancoulton.com\/\">Jonathan Coulton<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/snoutcast\" rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\">Subscribe to SnoutCast<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=348528472\">iTunes link<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/snout.org\/HotSheet\/CKL.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis\" title=\"Curtis\" border=\"0\" height=\"32\" \/>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/snout.org\/HotSheet\/DeeAnn.jpg\" alt=\"DeeAnn\" title=\"DeeAnn\" border=\"0\" \/>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/snoutcast\/matthew_schuler.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew\" title=\"Matthew\" border=\"0\" \/>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/malum-iter.com\/snoutcast\/sean_c_stacey.jpg\" alt=\"Sean\" title=\"Sean\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More of our extended conversation with ARG enthusiasts Matthew Schuler and Sean C. 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