Week 8 :: Non-linear and interactive stories. | Alternate Reality and Role Playing Games. (SS)We looked at non-linear and interactive stories. We looked at Non Linear stories and interactive stories as well. Another aspect was Multi-Linear stories.Braided Multi-Linear,Nested Funnel story,Tree Branching story.We also looked at youtube site called Lonely Girl 15 this symbolizes a different kind of story telling. For example it was a number of series that was showed then just one whole movie. We also looked at a movie called Run Lola Run it has a multi-Linear stories.
An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants' ideas or actions.
The ARG industry is consistently producing multi-million-dollar games for tens of thousands of players at a time, and generating interest across the entertainment, broadcast, and advertising industries. In the last few years, successful games have received widespread recognition, winning awards from the gaming, media and broadcasting industries. As well as these critical success, there are already several businesses with long-term sustainable revenue stream
I was researching alternate realitve games and this is what I came up with:
Designed by
Glenn Drover, this boardgame version of the PC hit: Age of Empires III® from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios, allows you to revisit the age of exploration and discovery. Take on the role of a colonial power seeking fame, glory and riches in the New World. As you proceed through three ages you can launch expeditions of discovery, colonize regions, expand your merchant fleet, build capital buildings that give your nation distinct advantages, develop your economy, and if necessary, declare war.
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery feature beautiful artwork from the PC game and from renowned artist Paul Niemeyer, but is a typical eurogame. Age of Empires III have hundreds of plastic figures, including ships, doubloons, colonists, merchants, captains, missionaries and soldiers.
our avatar.
Today we had Dale for class Todays class we had to create a bullet and gun in Second Life.
Week 8 :: Non-linear and interactive stories. | Alternate Reality and Role Playing Games. (SS)
Designed by Glenn Drover, this boardgame version of the PC hit: Age of Empires III® from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios, allows you to revisit the age of exploration and discovery. Take on the role of a colonial power seeking fame, glory and riches in the New World. As you proceed through three ages you can launch expeditions of discovery, colonize regions, expand your merchant fleet, build capital buildings that give your nation distinct advantages, develop your economy, and if necessary, declare war. 