Wired Magazine picked up this little gem from ARGNet - "Alternate Reality Gaming Network" - about a revolutionary
card game being used to prompt creativity and networking among Freshmen at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.
Reality, which just completed its first season, is one part
trading card game, one part media creation tool, and one part web
portal. Three hundred unique cards, color-coded by type and designed to
fit together, were handed out to students who unraveled a series of
clues leading to the game’s secret campus headquarters or tucked away
for discovery as the game progressed. As students discovered other
students who were playing, they made “deals” by trading or pooling cards
that led to collaborative projects and then published their work to Reality’s web portal
so other students could rate and review the projects. Winning projects
earned interesting rewards, like meeting industry professionals, for the
creators.
Check out the article for details of this really interesting melding of gameplay, socializing, and filmmaking. Also check out the
official "Reality" site at USC.edu.
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