SnoutCast #204: Andrea Phillips

This month, we talk to @andrhia—the creator of Captain Lucy Smokeheart—about ARGs, the state of transmedia, some guy named Satoshi, spiders, and more!

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Show length: 45:39
File size: 41.8MB

Stuff and things:

• Andrea's web site
• The Daring Adventures of Captain Lucy Smokeheart
• A Creator's Guide to Transmedia Storytelling
• Andrea's Wikipedia page
• People are still trying to Find Satoshi

Follow @andrhia on Twitter for more!

What Else?

• DASH 6 is coming (if you're not playing, consider volunteering!)
• Have you heard about ClueKeeper?
• What about Puzzle Hunt Calendar?

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #88: Alternate Reality Games, Part 3 of 3

The conclusion of our extended conversation with ARG enthusiasts Matthew Schuler and Sean C. Stacey!


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01:46 - the exciting(?) conclusion(!)
02:16 - "that craiglist guy who pulled off that bank heist"
03:58 - Microsoft Legal vs. The Beast
07:10 - social engineering and live event challenges
09:02 - what would you like to see in future ARGs?
13:18 - Curtis' question about This Is Not A Game
17:56 - unsolvable(?) Perplex City puzzle cards
20:09 - plugs: Unfiction.com, ARGFest-o-Con, "I'm a WHATmaster?"
23:07 - more fun: PuzzleHuntCalendar.com, Haunted Fox Hollow, etc.
25:40 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #87: Alternate Reality Games, Part 2 of 3

More of our extended conversation with ARG enthusiasts Matthew Schuler and Sean C. Stacey!


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01:15 - community and puzzle density
03:49 - "distributed action," e.g., I Love Bees pay phones
06:56 - puzzle-solving vs. problem-solving
08:44 - what's next for ARGs?
12:35 - what is a "pseudo-ARG"?
17:31 - plot tropes and genre innovation
20:28 - the immersion question
22:35 - never forget Boston!
24:46 - also, wild turkeys? SRSLY
26:26 - Friday: DeeAnn's birthday!
28:03 - PuzzleHuntCalendar.com, etc.
29:16 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #86: Alternate Reality Games, Part 1 of 3

The first part of our extended conversation with ARG enthusiasts Matthew Schuler and Sean C. Stacey!


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00:59 - "real"
01:27 - Sean runs the Unfiction site
02:37 - Matthew helped organize ARGFest-o-Con 2009
03:45 - fun fact: Sean coined the term "Alternate Reality Game"
09:54 - puzzles, expectations, and appeal
12:40 - how does one find out about an ARG?
14:38 - commercial vs. indie ARGs
18:35 - "So what do you win?"
21:00 - finding the Perplex City cube
25:14 - thanks to Greg Filpus for suggesting this topic!
25:36 - Puzzled Pint and more on PuzzleHuntCalendar.com
26:17 - are you smarter than a 3rd grader?
27:31 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton

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