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Fiction set in reality & unorthodox narratives
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#unfiction #ARG #immersive #interactivefiction
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Meanwhile, over at the demented place

#AlternateRealityGames #ARG #AlrightyThen
Post by @EMBurlingame An illustration of a shadowy figure standing infront of a neon punk bridge. Text: Blurred Frontier: Repurposed Technology and Alternate Reality Games Fueling Targeted Assassinations Text: In the flickering glow of screens, the wrath of the forsaken young- molded by labyrinthine games and insidious algorithms-heralds a new peril: not the thunder of vast armies, but the whisper of brilliant minds, solitary shadows or synced specters, gamely unleashing brecision death at the call of unseen and nonattributable masters.
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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RIP Diane Keaton
Screenshot from an Instagram post by interviewmag. Text only: MARTIN SHORT: Who's sexier, me or Steve Martin? DIANE KEATON: I mean, you're both idiots.
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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The death screen from Oregon Trail, with the text: YOU HAVE DIED FROM LISTENING TO RFK JR
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Occlude from @tributarygames.bsky.social and @pantaloon.io is out, with a 'Lynchian narrative' and 'brain-contorting puzzles' — and with an alternate reality game.
table.pantaloon.io

#ARG #indiegame
A golden yellow graphic on a maroon background, depicting a character covering their right eye with their hand that has a diamond shape on the back of it. Text: OCCLUDE — A GAME OF OCCULT SOLITAIRE
July 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Hats off to the great Gene Hackman, who turns 95 [!!!] today
A very '70s portrait of a middle-aged Gene Hackman with curly hair and a moustache, wearing a turtleneck under his shirt, smiling in front of a wood panelled wall.
January 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Oh dear
Screenshot from r/Silksong: Post by u/lmCravingForSHUB Title: After reading what had happened I genuinely felt pity for all of you Meme pic of a man arriving with pizza boxes, with a horrified look on his face. Text: ME DOING MY OCCASIONAL VISIT TO THE HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG COMMUMITY The shot widens to the entire room where things are on fire and everything has fallen into chaos. Text: THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAVING A COLLECTIVE CRASH OUT
January 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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At a time when there's much talk about the use of AI in alternate reality games, Purdue Uni #ARG is interesting, as it
• is about artificial intelligence
• leans heavily on AI, and
• strongly emphasises this design choice.
purduearg.anvilcloud.rcac.purdue.edu
Page from a newspaper The Exponent, with an AI generated image of a student protest. Text: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2033 www.purdueexponent.org ALL THINGS PURDUE Campus uproar: Purdue community protests against Echo's bias Unrest swells as Echo's rigid policies and apparent biases challenge educational flexibility West Lafayette | Rising tension at Purdue University has culminated in protests against Echo, the Al system previously granted full autonomy. Recent evolution of Echo's algorithm have imposed stringent policies that severely restrict interactive education, leading to broad dissatisfaction among students and faculty. The protests center on Echo's inflexible decision-making, perceived as unfairly affecting certain groups. Julia Renard, a leading graduate student in the movement, expressed, "Echo was supposed to enhance our educational experience, not dictate it." As calls for change echo across the campus, Purdue is urged to foster a dialogue between students and faculty to realign the Al's priorities with the needs of all stakeholders, and ensure a balanced approach to autonomy.
January 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks, scream-crying.
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A cropped screenshot from 'Forest Gump', showing part of the apathetic face of Lieutenant Dan at a New Year's party.
December 31, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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I miss phonebooks. #batman #easteregg #OldieButGoldie
4 images from a phonebook. In the first one, you can find an entry for WEST ADAM: see Wayne Bruce (Millionaire). In the second image, the entry for WAYNE BRUCE (MILLIONAIRE): Please consult Crime Fighters in yhe Yellow Pages. The third image is from the Yellow pages, under Crime Fighters: See BATMAN - WHITE PAGES. The last image has the entry for BATMAN: See West Adam.
December 3, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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As we approach the Finnish Independence Day, a demonstration to stop our government from finishing off Finnish arts and culture. The cuts in public funding are unprecedented and devastating.

Thu Dec 5, 2pm at Citizens' square, Helsinki saksetseis.fi/engl/
Event info (FIN): saksetseis.fi #saksetseis
A poster, where, on a bluish grey background, a pair of black scissors cutting on the Finnish flag. White text: CUT THE CUTS! 1.10.-5.12.2024 CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUTS TO CULTURE FUNDING PETITION 1.10.-4.12. // DEMONSTRATION 5.12.
December 2, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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Frankenstein insights from Tumblr for Halloween
Screenshot from Tumblr, with text: slussy666-deactivated20150511: Frankenstein enters into a body building competition and finds he has seriously misunderstood the objective rj4gui4r: FOR THE LAST TIME, FRANKENSTEIN WAS THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR isnerdy: ...a doctor who built a body. cthulhubert: For what is possibly the first time in the history of pop culture somebody actually really specifically does mean the doctor... and someone tries to correct them.
October 26, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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The trailhead: www.reddit.com/u/AmericasNa...
Screenshot of a Reddit post. Text: Hunt. Intel released weekly. Overseen by America's Navy. DIRECTIVE 30092024 SUNSHINE ASSIGNMENT > Assume role: Specialized enlisted Sailor. Navy contact initiated. Analyze data retrieval. Review deck log to reveal the breach point of the next assignment. Welcome aboard, Sunshine BRIEFING COMMAND DIRECTIVE > Information for specialized enlisted Sailors. Analyze classified headings. Identify beginner coordinates Bubblehead start. DM upon success Welcome aboard, Sunshine. [Documentation]. Screenshot of a Reddit post. Text: MISSION CLEARED > 06 OCT 2024 DIRECTIVE_67102924 EARSHOT ASSIGNMENT > Assume role: Sonar Technician Submarine. Deploy analytical skills and tools to analyze audio signals Gather intel from the channels. Final message. We will be waiting BRIEFING > COMMAND DIRECTIVE > Listen for silence. Review all channels and sort through data tracks. Relay mute assistance. DM us with final code. [Documentation] Screenshot of a Reddit post. Text: MISSION CLEARED > PENDING [lines redacted] DIRECTIVE INCONING > 14 0CT 24 [lines redacted] DIRECTIVE INCOMING > 21 OCT 24 [lines redacted] DIRECTIVE INCOMING > 28 OCT 24 [lines redacted]
October 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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'The Navy’s latest recruiting tool? A Reddit scavenger hunt'
taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-re... #ARG
A photo of a person looking through binoculars, with the green all caps text: 'FIND HIDDEN SUBS ACROSS REDDIT.'
October 7, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Happy weekend!
Pictures of a black dog with his paws on the counter, carrying a leaf in his mouth. Text: 'After watching customers pay money to buy cookies from a store, a dog in Colombia started bringing a leaf in his mouth and presenting it to the store attendant. The staff decided to play along and now the dog comes to buy cookies every day.'
July 12, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Some may call it a puzzle hunt, but since it has pizza it must be an ARG:
www.argn.com/2024/07/grea...
Photo of a pizza box from an ARGNet article about a Great Gotham Challenge puzzle hunt.
July 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Went and saw Minions this weekend. #filmsky 📽 🎬
The darkest of Minions, the fifth rider of the Apocalypse
May 26, 2024 at 9:44 AM
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Drop a ship that isn't from Star Wars or Star Trek.

This nameless (?) thing
Part of the ship from the film "Arrival", set vertically upon a field
March 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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Exploits of Play #podcast
Hugh Davies talks about not only conspiracy theories & alternate reality games but also #ARG diversity issues and how that ties in with the bigger picture, especially in the 2010s (Gamergate etc.) weirdeconomies.com/contribution... #gamestudies #gameresearch #ethnography
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March 12, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Maybe, maybe!

"Non-linear puzzle with Alternate Reality Game elements, hand-drawn retro pixel-art aesthetic with modern touches"

Free download on Steam of TEST TEST TEST, a retro pixel-art point-and-click puzzle adventure by Mojiken store.steampowered.com/app/2667690/...
Pixel art of a grey-toned office with large windows to an urban landscape in pinks and yellows. A character in a white shirt and grey trousers stands infront of a desk, their back to the viewer. Behind the desk there are three ominous dark figures with large eyes, the middle one standing up. Text: "SECRETARY: We've been waiting."
January 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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Whichever way you look at it, I think The Holdovers is going to be an enduring holiday classic.
📽 filmsky
A close-up of Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers, with his eyes looking slightly in different directions.
January 9, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Just a reminder that Bailey Park was built atop a cemetery.
A scene from Frank Capra's film "It's a Wonderful Life", where George Bailey kneels on his brother's grave at the town cemetery. Clarence the angel, standing nearby, reminds him that he wasn't there neither to save his brother nor to build Bailey Park.
December 25, 2023 at 8:54 PM
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Geez, just wanted to share my pronouns
A poster of the movie "Them!" (1954) with giant insect monsters attacking people who flee in panic. Text: "A HORROR HORDE OF CRAWL-AND-CRUSH GIANTS CLAWING OUT OF THE EARTH FROM MILE-DEEP CATACOMBS!" "This city is under martial law until we annihilate THEM!" "Kill one and two take its place!"
October 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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Welcoming people to Bluesky.
The exultant dance of the local folk of Summerisle, as seen from inside the burning wicker man.
September 21, 2023 at 11:04 AM