ARG’s are a form of immersive internet-based mystery that invite online research, narrative speculation, community building, and collective problem-solving.[^21] Originating in early online culture at the turn of the millennium, and utilisi…[^20]: KNIGHT, P.: Conspiracy Culture: From Kennedy to the X-Files. New York, NY : Routledge, 2000, p. 204.
[^21]: ÖRNEBRING, H.: Alternate Reality Gaming and Convergence Culture: The Case of Alias. In International Journal of Cultural Stu…
Dave Szulborski
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Dave Szulborski is credited as a pioneer of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), the immersive internet-based mystery format that emerged in early 2000s online culture and blurs boundaries between narrative, real-world exploration, and collective problem-solving. The readings invoke ARGs as a critical case study for understanding how distributed networks of players engage in collaborative meaning-making and conspiracy culture, positioning them as a precursor to contemporary forms of participatory and convergence-based media. His work enables theorists to examine how digital communities construct shared narratives and how technological affordances reshape audience agency and creative participation.
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