overview of the luce foundation center
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Luce Foundation Center for American Art: Development, Design, & Projects at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's visible storage facility. Includes an overview of the Alternate Reality Game "Ghosts of a Chance."TRANSCRIPT
AMERICAN ARTLUCE FOUNDATION
CENTER FOR
1.Increased understanding between Asia and the United States
2.The study of religion and theology3.Opportunities for women in science
and engineering, and4.Scholarship in American ArtBACKGROUND
Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art
Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture
Luce Center for American Art
DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN
PROJECTS
GHOSTS OF A CHANCE
An ARG is “an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform
to tell a story that may be affected by participants’ ideas or actions.”
-- Wikipedia
1.Necklace of the Subaltern Betrayer
2.Predictor of Imminent Doom
3.Con Artists’ Replica4.Diorama of a Travesty5.Memory Vessel6.Escape Quilt
Reply with “goac” and then the name of the Tin Man’s daughter. Find her in the Folk Art section on the 1st floor.
To complete this quest and save Daisy, create a sculpture of a spirit and take it to the Luce Center.
Take a clue sheet from under the stool nearby. The key is a stone sculpture downstairs in the Luce Center…
Find the Root Monster on a computer kiosk and select MEDIA.
The spirit is trapped in this artwork! To release it, make up a story about this painting, write it down, and take it back to the Gamemaster.
“This man and his dog have lost their pop-tart and are looking for it in the ocean!”
“The man in the painting rescues people at sea, catches their spirits in his lantern, and releases them into the night sky.”
“It was a dark and stormy night. The reality TV show "Deadliest Catch" was being videotaped when tragedy struck. The patrolman was about to help, but the show was canceled. So he took his dog for a walk, and ended up in Eddie Bauer commercial.”
“Alas, day is done. The glouster fisherman walks quietly with "Macot," his dog, in tow. The sea is rough now. Great adventure awaits, for tomorrow is another day.”Georgina Goodlander | [email protected] |
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