Orphan of Christy Dena’s blog, who did all the dirty work of finding what was actually going on, and much more than that, I will have to post more about new cross media productions, in case somebody is actually reading this blog :)A new TV spin off ARG is seeing the light, here is one of the original posts in the Jericho community:Yes, that’s right! A Jericho alternate reality game! Betcha didn’t see that one coming! Or at least, I sure didn’t!A few days (maybe a week?) ago, some people in the fandom received an email which linked them to the ARG. Apparently, it’s been around for awhile or something, but right now, the morse code involved is being updated regularly with new clues.It pretty much set the CBS message boards on fire with speculation and excitement (does this mean they’re actually promoting our show?!).So, if anyone wants to play along, the main site is www.jenningsandrall.com. It’s also being followed closely and discussed on these threads on the CBS message boards: jenningsandrall and Black Hills Radio Broadcasts.Associated sites are www.sacredhatcasino.com, www.blackhillsradiocontrol.com, and I think there might be a fourth as well so if you want to play along, check out those sites and get involved! :)Also, the production blog was updated with photos of the cast walking the picket lines with the writers…you can check them out at www.jerichorises.com.I d follow it, but I am still too busy trying to keep up with Year Zero

November 16 is the deadline for the overly interesting call for projects by Cancer UK research, to produce an ARG to raise attention about, and most importantly funding for, cancer research.
There is no real prize (a meagre £1000 per team) but the winners will receive infinite publicity and will get production tips and assistance from some seriously creative (and famous) professionals. Here it is.
One comment: I really hope this will be a great fundraising event, but I also hope the winner ARG won’t create a model for commercial ARGs devoted to less noble purposes..
Also, when I started thinking about an actual game project, after some minutes I begun feeling this urge for knocking on wood, which I guess is also the average reaction of average people when thinking about cancer; I am really curious to know how the winner project will be able to overcome this attitude.

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