(TINAG) = This Is Not A Game
Real Phone Numbers in Game actually work. Which leads deeper down the RabbitHole. The PuppetMaster(PM) is the Designer where there is a Curtain metaphor for seperation btw PM and Player.
In (ARG) Alternate Reality Game the players participation is enhanced by applying these acronyms. A Game is an activity that posses these 4 qualities:
- Representation (it Represents a situation)
- Interaction (InterActive response to player input)
- Conflict (Opposing sides both cannot achieve victory at the same time)
- Saftey (Only a game, artifice excluding realization)
This was a very enjoyable lecture in which i learned a lot about Web Media including fantasy exploration leave mundane reality behind, Behavioral Exploration,(thrill of winning) To prove oneself and need for Acknowledgment Ice Breaker, Socialization and a Mental/ Physical Exercise (Wii Connect)
I personally like games where one can learn a valuable life lesson and i am willing to share with you what my idea for a game is, after seeing the acromyms i thought of mneonmics a device to remember something by relating it to something easy to remember. For insteance the one i though of was WASPLEG which spelt out would be:
- Wrath
- Aviarce
- Sloth
- Pride
- Lust
- Envy
- Gluttony
Which one will recognize as the
Seven Deadly Sins, a very wise man once told me that their is also
Seven Virtues and that each one correlates to a Sin and should be practiced religously to defeat it, that sometimes we come to earth just to learn to conquer one sin by living the more powerfull virtue.(metaphysically speaking) So you may be wondering what are the seven virtues, the wise man speaks of, well there is a mneomic for that so it is easy to remember it goes Try Putting Justice First spelt out would be:
- Temperance
- Prudence
- Justice
- Fortitude
--- as well as the three classical virtues which are easy to recall :
So basically my idea for an ARG which i expect will really take off is it will sort of follow the story of the TAROT DECK, one is born as the hanged fool and then travells on his journey through life encountering the Archetypal characters avoiding the dangers of the seven deadly sins while trying to gain the attributes of the seven blessed virtues. Other than going to conferences I have stayed at Monastaries for significant amounts of time and learned a great deal about religous devotion by reading classical texts such as the Rules of Benedict, Poustina by Catherine Doharty of Madonna House where i stayed on Retreat, The Catechism (instruction) of the Catholic Church. and so on but the idea which resonates with me is that we are here to practice the Seven Virtues to learn to be a better human being and not be so easily tempted and seduced and our lives ruined by the Seven deadly sins. Sounds true to me and definitley something worth seriously looking into. So, why not male it into a game where one can learn real applicable life skills and lead to their personal as well as Spiritual Development.
I really like the idea of the
Seven Virtues allways being able to Conquer the corelating seven deadly sins if applied correctly, so we will have to place the proper clues into the game so the participant struggling with a sin can find them with a little effortless effort. This game would be an ARG of a metaphysical representation of the Game of Life. Which is becoming clearer and clearer to me it is about a battle between Light and Dark sides trying to manipulate our free will. The real battle is for the soul of man, The War broke out in Heaven and is now being played out on earth, ascension is attainable by living the seven virtues as a lifestyle.
One ought to be very concerned as to where you will end up on Judgement Day.
Whether i develop the game or not it appears we are living it on a daily basis and i for one will do all that i can to join sides with the Church Militant, make the world a better place and win more souls over to the light side, if at all possible. Allways remember this is not a game.
Cruel World
