<s>
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Matilde	O
Park	O
and	O
Penelope	O
Evans	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
and	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
formerly	O
active	O
user	O
of	O
a	O
Usenet	B-Application
newsgroup	I-Application
for	O
a	O
fictional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
JRPG	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reads	O
messages	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
fake	O
game	O
boxes	O
for	O
the	O
JRPG	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
those	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
JRPGs	O
,	O
were	O
created	O
and	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
shared	O
photos	O
of	O
it	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
with	O
comments	O
pretending	O
that	O
the	O
JRPG	O
was	O
a	O
real	O
game	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
a	O
fake	O
fan	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
JRPG	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
real	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
old	O
computer	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
reads	O
messages	O
in	O
a	O
Usenet	B-Application
newsgroup	I-Application
dedicated	O
to	O
a	O
fictional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
JRPG	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
console	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messages	O
include	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
fictional	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
and	O
about	O
the	O
newsgroup	B-Application
users	O
 '	O
usernames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
the	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
include	O
a	O
couple	O
who	O
chat	O
on	O
IRC	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
by	O
using	O
two	O
phone	O
lines	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
who	O
provokes	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
university	O
professor	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
by	O
his	O
username	O
rather	O
than	O
his	O
real	O
name	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
newsgroup	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matilde	O
Park	O
and	O
Penelope	O
Evans	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Twine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
prior	O
experience	O
with	O
fan	O
communities	O
:	O
Evans	O
mentioned	O
having	O
been	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
message	B-Application
boards	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
child	O
and	O
having	O
nostalgic	O
feelings	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
Park	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
she	O
did	O
not	O
miss	O
old	O
websites	O
,	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
systems	I-Application
and	O
mailing	O
lists	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
were	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
they	O
thought	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
put	O
together	O
fake	O
game	O
boxes	O
for	O
the	O
fictional	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation-style	O
jewel	O
case	O
and	O
JRPG-like	O
cover	O
art	O
with	O
inaccurate	O
Japanese	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unnatural	O
Japanese	O
text	O
on	O
the	O
case	O
reads	O
"	O
Fly	O
Shooting	O
Free	O
(	O
of	O
charge	O
)	O
,	O
Tactical	O
,	O
Flight	O
Actions	O
"	O
( フライ射撃無料	O
タクティカル	O
フライトの行動	O
)	O
A	O
few	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
given	O
out	O
to	O
friends	O
as	O
keepsakes	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
play	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
JRPG	O
was	O
a	O
real	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
posting	O
about	O
it	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
,	O
sharing	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
jewel	O
cases	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
accompanied	O
with	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
nostalgic	O
feelings	O
they	O
supposedly	O
had	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Park	O
and	O
Evans	O
brought	O
the	O
remaining	O
cases	O
to	O
the	O
Toronto	O
Comic	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
,	O
where	O
more	O
people	O
joined	O
in	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Park	O
,	O
some	O
people	O
insisted	O
that	O
they	O
remembered	O
playing	O
the	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
JRPG	O
,	O
something	O
she	O
described	O
as	O
feeling	O
surreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
countdown	O
on	O
the	O
fan	O
site	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
through	O
Park	O
's	O
Itch.io	O
page	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
and	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
playable	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brendan	O
Caldwell	O
at	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
included	O
Arc	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
recommended	O
free	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
called	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
interactions	O
between	O
them	O
realistic	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
fun	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
"	O
quirks	O
and	O
squabbles	O
"	O
of	O
fandoms	O
as	O
an	O
unseen	O
observer	O
.	O
</s>
