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ALTERNATE REALITY GAMES FOR BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Ruthanna Gordon



 

By weaving fictional narratives and problem solving into everyday life, alternate reality games (ARGs) may be able to fill gaps left by traditional studies in the behavioral and social sciences.


Researchers are exploring new ways to address concerns such as ecological validity, inconsistent replication, and recruitment of large and diverse sample populations. ARG-based research design, using familiar tools and multimedia venues to engage players in meaningful interaction within complex near‐real‐world environments, offers methods that can make a difference.


This book examines the potential strengths of ARG‐based social science research, the challenges that remain to be overcome, and potential starting points for testing these possibilities.

 

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English

Paperback


9781312781054

2015

130

English

eBook


9781312911123

2015

130

 

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Publishers: #ETCPress (ETC Press)

Languages: #English

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Year: #Year2015

Genres: #ARG (Alternate Reality Game) #GameStudies


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#ARGOSI (ARGOSI)

#ArtOfTheH3ist (Art of the H3ist)

#TheBeast (The Beast)

#ComeOutAndPlay (Come Out and Play)

#ConspiracyForGood (Conspiracy for Good)

#CoralCross (Coral Cross)

#EdocLaundry (Edoc Laundry)

#ForesightEngine (Foresight Engine)

#FutureCoast (FutureCoast)

#Geocaching (Geocaching)

#GhostsOfAChance (Ghosts of a Chance)

#Heroes (Heroes 360, Heroes Evolutions)

#ILoveBees (I Love Bees)

#Ingress (Ingress)

#Insectopia (Insectopia)

#Letterboxing (Letterboxing)

#MakerCities (Maker Cities)

#Meigeist (Meigeist)

#Metacortechs (Metacortechs)

#MMOWGLI (MMOWGLI)

#Momentum (Momentum)

#PerplexCity (Perplex City)

#RealityEndsHere (Reality Ends Here)

#RevQuest (RevQuest)

#SecondLife (Second Life)

#SuriveDC (Survive DC)

#TheLostExperience (The Lost Experience)

#TheOptimist (The Optimist)

#TheWalk (The Walk)

#TowerOfBabel (Tower of Babel)

#Warcraft (World of Warcraft)

#WorldWithoutOil (World Without Oil)

#ZombiesRun (Zombies Run)

#Zooniverse (Zooniverse)


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