I absolutely love the idea! I'm a huge fan of the whole
ARG/Viral concept and never thought of using it for education,
at least in terms of tech. Many TCI activities have an ARG
feel to them (notable the one with indulgences) but the way
you've set it up is awesome.
I kept running into a dead-end right off though. I don't know
if it was Firefox or my plug-ins or what but entering the
password for the book of beginnings led me to a blank black
page every time.
I must say as well that I was confused as heck at first. Your
"trailer" opens exactly as my Roman Empire Trailer does (with
the Halo theme) and I kept looking to see how I'd opened mine...
On 5/03/08, Jay D'Ambrosio wrote:
> Over the past few years I have created an educational
> alternate reality game called The Hexagon Challenge. The
> Hexagon Challenge is an educational alternate reality game
> (ARG) in which students will attempt to solve a mystery by
> infiltrating a secret society, answering initiation
> questions regarding history, science, mathematics, world
> languages, and the arts. They will contact and be contacted
> by various fictitious characters via email, telephone, and
> instant messenger who will provide clues that enable them to
> continue their quest to discover the truth about a
> mysterious artifact known only as the Hexagon. Up to six
> extra credit points will be awarded along the way, which can
> be applied to your course if you so choose.
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback regarding your experiences with
> this game. To try it, go to:
>
> http://www2.svsd.net/~lions/world.html
>
> and click "The Hexagon Challenge."
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