I’ve grumbled before about how I was so disappointed to discover there was very little cross-media entertainment being represented in the programme for an event call Cross Media Week. Well, they’ve now got cross media in, and in a big way. Picnic ’06 (their preferred name now) has included the Alternate Reality Gaming Network as a ‘Network

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a Symphony world-tour featuring music from blockbuster video games. The music is performed by some of the finest, world-class orchestras and choirs. All concerts take place in classy, prestigious venues. Graphics on large screens suspended above the orchestra accompany the scores, highlighting memorable moments from the video games. The

Mind Candy, the producers of the persistent ARG Perplex City, are looking for an Alternate Reality Game Producer: Key Activities Designing and producing an ARG Skills Strong and imaginative story-plotting Knowledge of the ARG genre and narrative-based games Demonstrated experience of managing a team and running innovative projects Desirable, but not essential Writing experience Familiarity