And so TODAY I wrap up my previous project titled The Pearl.
you can check it out at
http://huntdownthepearl.blogspot.comThe project was an Alternate Reality Game that I wanted to try out as a BETA before I actually helmed a FULL -Scale ARG for another event...
Would love to hear some feedback on how you guys think it is and what I could possibly do to make it better.
MEANWHILE... I'm still feeling hungry but I shall talk a bit on The Pearl... since I'm kinda bored.
From the beginning, I had wanted the ARG to have an ambiguous ending with plot holes that are left up to the player to decide and speculate for himself or herself.
The gist of the game was to go along the lines of this:
'A identity mix-up reveals a plot where two groups of people are after an object that is invauluable. The victim of the mix-up is thrown right in the centre where he begins to learn things about those who are the good guys and those who are the bad guys."
Generally, from the main storyline I kinda branched out into several different factions- Namely, The Haven Mystery and Who is Rachel
I knew right from the start that the Pearl (The construct) would be left ambiguously... meaning I would not say what exactly it is, or who has it... It's up to you to speculate for yourself.
But I did make some plot points factual... and maybe hinted to some possible outcomes...
So... When did I actually start to do this ARG thing?
It was early this year when I decided to begin with the project... I knew it was kinda lame and obvious to tag myself with a different name... "Hacking" myself...
But it was worth a shot to see how people reacted and how I could change this factor when I do the full scale ARG for something more MAJOR (Think a major company)
The original story and the final one was very much different.
In the original, the mix up was that Jeremy and I were twin brothers separated at birth and my twin was involved in some science project that he was trying to run away from... It also involved the theme of 'parent's keeping secrets from their children'...
But after a while of contemplating, I felt that the story was a little too complicating as well as it might be very insensitive toward some people.
So I scrapped the part about the parents and modified the story a bit... and voila.
At the time, my fascination with Pirates Of the Caribbean was simply influenced into the story... with characters like JOHN (Johnny depp) and JACK (Jack sparrow) and Elizabeth (Elizabeth)...
I couldn't do a DAVY JONES... it'd be too sci-fi... lol
So the first try out of the ARG wasn't as well-recieved as I hoped it would be, but still a good try.
Incase you'd like to find out more about the story for yourself, I shall not spoil anything here for you.
Meanwhile, I shall comment on the ending and a possible sequel...
I hope the ending was something you didn't expect... xP
The unanswered questions leave many things up in the air... but there are a few things I'd like to make full circle... So yes, a sequel is possible... but I don't really see it coming any time soon.
Even if I DO make a sequel, here's what you can expect:
-The story will basically revolve around Jessica
-It will reveal why the police never got involved
-And we'll learn about the fates of certain characters and what exactly happened to them (*cough*jack*cough*)
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J
10:54 PM
