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Alternate Reality Experiences \/ Games:<\/strong> An experience based around the idea of an alternate reality that audience members pretend is \u2018real\u2019 within the context of the experience.<\/em><\/p>\n ARX experiences tell a narrative story and allow audience members to play along as though the story was actually happening. Most ARX experiences use a website or forum as their main narrative home, where the audience can join in the alternate \u2018world\u2019 and interact with the story. Some ARX experiences also have major narrative moments that happen either in the digital world or in actual physical space. Many have characters that live within the alternate world that can and do interact directly with the audience via email, phone calls, Skype sessions, live meet-ups or any other modern form of communication. ARX experiences can have tremendous agency as many of them allow audience interaction to determine almost every aspect of the narrative. At the same time, ARX experiences can require a much higher level of investment on the part of both audience and creator in order for them to function effectively. The <\/em>Experiences<\/em><\/a> (Tension<\/em><\/a> and Lust<\/em><\/a>) both had rich ARXs as well as major in-person group events.<\/p>\n Browse the posts below to find ARX articles that might interest you.<\/p>\n