Resources
World Without Oil overview
World Without Oil archive — use the “Time Machine” drop-down menu at upper right to navigate through the game
Nina Simon on WWO, museums, and ARGs
Mark Sample on ARGs as history games
Jewel of the Valleys Civil War ARG
More of Bryan Alexander’s writing on ARGs, from his blog Infocult
Questions for today
1. Futurists have been using ARGs to crowdsource forecasting and preparation for an uncertain environmental and social future. How can historians harness this technology and user energy to either (a) expand our collective understanding of the past or (b) help people better understand what we already know about the past?
2. Might/should/could your augmented reality tour incorporate elements of gaming, and particularly ARGs?