ARG: Search4E-New

Call To Arms - Any Information You Have!!!

buff@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:11:42 +0000

Hi!

If you have taken your time to read this post, deep deep down into the trenches of forgotten games - than perhaps you can help me.

I'm looking for any and all information and files that you have from Search4E. I'm writing my thesis on pervasive games played on pay-per-play model - and therefor, Search4E is of paramount interest to me.

So, if you have any information and/or files - please email me at

daniel[SPLAT]behindthekurtain.com and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!

Regards,
Daniel

New post from Dana Bruno on search4e site

carlitoxxi@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 08 May 2003 17:19:52 +0000

www.search4e.org

A new post with images from Dana Bruno dated 3 may 2003

S4e down in flames (or perhaps not)

vpisteve@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:02:12 +0000

It appears that the creators of Search4e have finally pulled the plug on their little venture:

http://www.dotconnectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=323

Search4e.org is back with some new puzzles and mysteries

konamouse@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:02:25 +0000

If you are an investigator in the Search for Ed, or looking to solve a mystery and puzzles, http://www.search4e.org is up and running after a few financial setbacks in November (at the time we were notified of the mysterious death of the Publisher of True Crime Press, Owen McCleey).

Recently there have been some significant developments:

A number of investigators received packages that previously had been held at Postoffice Boxes Etc for people who many have been members of a Knights Guild. These packages had clues that reminded us of a fax number we had gotten thru some crazy emails earlier, and sent us to a new website - http://www.julie-uprising.com

When the correct data was entered into the survey page (there were clues to that from the Wolford pantyhose manufacturer's website and within the source code of the survey page itself) we found this interesting site - http://www.knightsoftheweb.com/clients/muistiin.html which points us to a radio station 99.1KOTW (Knights Of The Web) and gave us a headache translating the Finnish language.

A mysterious letter arrived at another investigator's home, with an ATM card and a dollar bill that clued him into the pin for the card, and further points to a radio station web site - http://www.991kotw.com/

At the radio station site we can hear two of the three sound files, the first one is missing some files. Come to the community forum at Search4E to see the results of the wave file clue (it turned out to be a phone number that had a voice mail message from KOTW). I left a message last week and last night received a phone call in response - the clues from the phone call help us solve the puzzle from the above website and input the correct code in the KIBS box in the middle of the Union Station picture.

Now we have ATM applications we can fill out and submit (can we find the POB for this company?) and tiny little more background information on some of the characters ingame.

Anyway, didn't know if any of you in ARG were playing or not. But if you were before, please come back and help us keep moving forward.
If you weren't playing before, come on in, read the beta puzzles solves and the background mystery (lots of info in the dot con forum, same navigation as in unforum) and help find Ed.

search4e LIVE

vpisteve@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 02 Nov 2002 11:03:34 +0000

The site has finally updated. New trailer.

We have a live game.

www.search4e.org

Interview with Search4e PM, Alex Beck posted

bill@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 01 Nov 2002 21:34:19 +0000

Exclusive interview with Alex Beck up at deaddrop.

http://www.deaddrop.us/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=50

Game goes live tonight!

Search4e goes live today.

bill@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 01 Nov 2002 21:10:12 +0000

http://www.search4e.org to find out from the official site.

Also, a few of us are doing character interviews. I will be posting more on mine shortly and got the following from the lounge at cd.org.

Second State, the developers of the immersive, web-based mystery, Search4e.org, has asked Collective Detective to help debut a new major character. In a promotional effort to mark the game's launch, the character, "Jeremy," will make his game debut in an interview on Collective Detective, prior to his initial appearance on the search4e.org website.

Search4e.org's main plot is based around the mysterious disappearance of Ed Sobian, the game's main character, and Jeremy will be the lead detective on the case to search for Ed. Jeremy brings prior detective experience to the search as a former Baltimore policeman and FBI agent. He was hired by True Crime Press, and will be the focal point of the investigation. We have been told that resentment and jealousy of other characters are in store for Jeremy, we hope he knows what he is getting himself into.

Frankenpaula, an Assistant Director on Collective Detective's Search4e case, will be conducting the one-on-one interview on November 1st, at 3:30 est. I mmediately following the interview , a log will be posted on Collective Detective and can be accessed here: (fill in link) .

Collective Detective plans to collaborate with SecondState in the future, to bring participants more character interviews and chats. For more information about the game and upcoming events, check out the Search4e case on Collective Detective, and join in the #search4e chat on irc.collectivedetective.org. Participants can find out more about the mystery and register to play on the official game site, www.search4e.org.

This game looks like it is going to be a blast and is scheduled to run for an entire year.

Search for E

vpisteve@forums.unfiction.com — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 18:40:10 +0000

Just rec'd this email.

Hi,

Just to let you know that for a variety of reasons, not all of which are intriguing, we're changing the official search4e start date to Nov 1st, 2002.

Your paid subscription to search4e will start on that day.

Yours,
TrueCrimePress

Live chat with Heather Hawkins of Second State in 30 minutes

bill@forums.unfiction.com — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:37:01 +0000

We're having a moderated chat in irc.collectivedetective.org with Heather Hawkins of True Crime Press. The chat is intended to introduce people interested in Alternate Reality Gaming to Second State, a game currently in progress.

Heather is in-game, so she'll be getting everyone up to date on the search of Ed Sobain. Currently, players have already won about $4,000 in prizes and the game hasn't officially started.

You can get to the chat at:

irc.collectivedetective.org
port 6667
channel #live

Or via Java at http://www.collectivedetective.org . Once you are there, go to chat. You'll start out in the #immersivelounge channel. Type
/join #live to get into the chat.

The chat is free and Collective Detective has offered free access to their site for this case for the duration of the game.