The Truth About Marika
The Truth About Marika (Swedish title: Sanningen om Marika), is a cross-media production by Sveriges Television (SVT) and The company P. It is an alternate reality game and a TV-series first aired in Sweden during the autumn of 2007. The Truth About Marika was marketed as a "participation drama" and had a high amount of viewer participation.
The viewers of the TV-series were invited by a young woman to participate in the search for her lost friend and the search took place online and all over Sweden.
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Participation drama [edit]
The Truth About Marika took place on television, national radio, the internet, mobile phones and in the streets. Each week the theories of the search for Marika were discussed in a live TV-debate. The events depicted on the television show was partially altered by the actions of participating viewers.
Media platforms [edit]
The Truth About Marika narrative spanned across different channels aiming to provide an immersive experience into the story universe. It included: A TV drama,the Conspirare website, an SVT dedicated webpage, a debate television program, ARGs activities and Entropia Universe.[1]
Awards and recognition [edit]
The Truth About Marika won a SIME Award for Best Online Entertainment in November 2008
The Truth About Marika won an International Interactive Emmy Award for Best Interactive TV-service in April 2008.[2] A prize which has not gotten used since.[3]
The Truth About Marika was nominated for two Prix Europa 2008 in the categories TV Fiction and Emerging Media.
References [edit]
- ^ Alessandro, Nanì. "Sanningen om Marika/The truth About Marika". A Transmedia case study. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "SCANDINAVIA LEADS INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIVE EMMY AWARDS AT MIPTV". International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ iEmmy web site
External links [edit]
- The Truth About Marika video promo - 7 minute promo video of Truth About Marika.
- The company p - The production company behind the Marika experience.
- SVT - The Swedish public service broadcaster - Sveriges Television
