Penguin and Six to Start launched Web 2.0-style mashups - We Tell Stories
The alternate-reality game genre has a new friend, and a new format, thanks to Penguin Books, the famous British publishing house.
On Tuesday, Penguin and startup Six to Start launched their new ARG, We Tell Stories, a new-style game that its creators say is a hybrid of traditional story-telling, Web 2.0-style mashups, interactive games and classic novels.
We Tell Stories is actually a seven-part adventure, said Jeremy Ettinghausen, the digital publisher for Penguin. It will begin with six weekly installments, each of which is based on a classic novel--and written by a different Penguin author--and which tasks participants with finding their way through the story using tools developed for the game.
Interesting concept to use a Web 2.0-style mashups to draw attention to reading online. I did have a quick go at it and to be honest i got a little bored and annoyed because they are displayed in short paragraphs and i had to click through the pages more times than concentrating on the story itself.
Even so, it gave me quite a good idea. Perhaps if it they extended it to add a social network where each user takes on a character in a book and is able to view the location of the other characters (and communicate with each other too). Something comes to mind, okay not quite a book but if you have ever seen the excellent film Mystery Train, you'll get the idea... or maybe not?
Try out the game: We Tell Stories
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[...] Dj Flush wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOn Tuesday, Penguin and startup Six to Start launched their new ARG, We Tell Stories, a new-style game that its creators say is a hybrid of traditional story-telling, Web 2.0-style mashups, interactive games and classic novels. … [...]
Web 2.0 ?
This is a well done site - I think they're missing an opportunity to build community around this project and get readers more involved. While mashups are exposing content delivery options that never existed (like this), the participatory elements (forums, comments, ratings, etc.) are equally compelling and drive audience participation.
Don't get me wrong, this site is extremely cool and offers a very unique method of story telling. Seeing the story unfold in a well-done Google Maps mashup is very interesting and engaging.
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