THIS IS NOT A GAME

i've started playing this alternative reality game, the lost ring, by jane mcgonigal and others. a long time ago, i got really excited by the prospect of these games. especially "majestic", which came out during my first year of college. i was dismayed to hear, at the time, that shortly after it was scheduled to begin, the game was stopped. it was only recently that i found out that this was part of the game, which now, seems obvious, but then i was just a silly, trusting 20 year old.

flashforward: 2008 and one of my favorite game designer/theorists (the above-mentioned ms. mcgonigal) has developed an ARG. so, even though it started a month ago, today, on a rainy sunday, i dove right in.

if you'd like to join me, go here and get started. erase huizinga's "border" between game and reality. remember: "this is not a game"