"alternate reality game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alternate reality games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alternate reality game (plural alternate reality games)
  1. An interactive networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs various media to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions. Wikipedia link: alternate reality game Categories (topical): Fiction, Games, Genres Synonyms: ARG Translations (Translations): ARG [masculine] (French), jeu vidéo à réalité intégrée [masculine, rare] (French), JRI [masculine, rare] (French), jogo de realidade alternativa [masculine] (Portuguese), ARG [masculine] (Portuguese)

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