Alternate Reality Games

1) consider why I would ask you to read it and 2) how this might impact you.

When I first read the article on ARG's, I was very confused as to why we would be assigned to read this for class. While the whole concept of the ARG sounds very appealing, I couldn't connect why it would be something we would be reading for writing. It does sound very cool though. I like to text base roleplay in my spare time, but I have never been involved in something like an ARG. I do like the idea of participating in a puzzle or scavenger alternate reality game if said oppurtunity ever came to me. As to why we were asked to read it, to be perfectly honest, I have no clue. Unfortunately, I don't really think that I am an abstract thinker. In fact, I am almost certain that I am not an abstract thinker. The only sort of hypotheticals I can relate to and think about are those that are on a people level- politics, philosophy, history. So, I know part of this is to consider why we are asked to read the article on ARG's and I have considered. I have considered that I have no clue why we were and am not going to pretend as though I have one. Therefore, the only question I have is, why were we asked to read this? Because, unfortunately, I cannot think of some theoretical reason on my own. I do not know how this might impact me because I do not know why we were asked to read it. This probably is a huge fault of mine, not being able to think in a way that is abstract, where I can dissect and analyze why something is... actually this is not true. That is probably all I do is dissect and analyze. In fact, I do it so much that that is all that I think about sometimes. It is very difficult to do normal daily activities when you are constantly beating yourself up over every action you make and the consequences to said action. But, this really doesn't relate to the question, does it?