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jshall
Decorated
Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 193
This is starting to seem more like an elaborate advertisement than an arg.....
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:38 pm
Lysithea
Unfettered
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 468 Location: Australia
Hypnodragon
Sarah wrote:
EDIT: I've seen the hypnodragon thing before....
A longer version of the hynodragon illusion video can be downloaded from http://www.grand-illusions.com/dragon.htm
You can even print out and fold your own dragon.
_________________"Some people grow into their dreams instead of out of them." - Miles Vorkosigan
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:45 am
waterboy100
Boot
Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 29
i typoed msnfound int google to see if anything interesting came up. i got the msnfound.com and deaddrop and this:
http://maureenmcq.blogspot.com/
she has a liuttle blurb about this titled: My Freelance Gig Goes Live
Quote:
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
My Freelance Gig Goes Live
Go to msnfound and click on a character. When you click on that character, it takes you to their journal page (which has an MSN search bar at the top with a search string already in it.)
What you're seeing is a search opera, which is kind of like a soap opera. The 'clues' to possible search strings are words and phrases from the journals. Over the next few weeks, a story will unfold.
In addition, the six people, Reggie, Tad, Karen, Swing, Cy, and Denise trade video files, so there will also be some fun film clips.
if you go to this link it just shows the one article:
http://maureenmcq.blogspot.com/2005/02/my-freelance-gig-goes-live.html#comments
not an arg but still interesting
*edit*
after looking at the blog some more i noticed that Maureen McHugh (the blogger) is also a writer. i shot her an e-mail to see is she if\how she was involved w/ msnfound.com
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:08 pm
Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2180 Location: Southern California, USA
Re: Maureen McHugh
waterboy100 wrote:
i typoed msnfound int google to see if anything interesting came up. i got the msnfound.com and deaddrop and this:
http://maureenmcq.blogspot.com/
she has a liuttle blurb about this titled: My Freelance Gig Goes Live
*edit*
after looking at the blog some more i noticed that Maureen McHugh (the blogger) is also a writer. i shot her an e-mail to see is she if\how she was involved w/ msnfound.com
Maureen McHugh is not just "a" writer. She was one of the writers -- and a self-described "Junior PM" -- who worked on I Love Bees with Sean Stewart et al. The credits list her as writer and managing editor. A log of the post-game chat log with her (a.k.a. Baltic Amber Smith), is located here .
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:19 pm
Wolf
Decorated
Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Posts: 292
Is it the same Maureen McHugh who co-wrote ILoveBees? From the Hive credits:
Quote:
Managing Editor Maureen McHugh
Writers Alex Irvine
Wil McCarthy
Maureen McHugh
Edit: simulposted with Shad0. Heh.
_________________You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:20 pm
Last edited by Wolf on Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:14 pm; edited 1 time in total
Strings
Unfettered
Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 334 Location: France
Just checking out some of the other characters right now...! Nope, not an ARG but a nice way to tell a story!
Haha... check out Tads video about the whale.
_________________Man, that ARG's got potential!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:21 pm
vpisteve
Asshatministrator
Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 2441 Location: 1987
Um, a search opera is indeed an ARG, at least that's how some guy named Sean Stewart refers to them.
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:21 pm
missphinx
Unfettered
Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 395
link seems to have gone bye-bye.
oops.
I think I'll go have a look at this msnfound business : )
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm
Strings
Unfettered
Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 334 Location: France
vpisteve wrote:
Um, a search opera is indeed an ARG, at least that's how some guy named Sean Stewart refers to them.
I suppose so... This one doesn't seem to have much of a 'game' element to it though.
It pretty funny though!
_________________Man, that ARG's got potential!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:42 pm
Kelis
Decorated
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 193
That Cy guy seems like he would be an ARGer though, doesn't he?
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:45 pm
waterboy100
Boot
Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 29
missphinx wrote:
link seems to have gone bye-bye.
oops.
I think I'll go have a look at this msnfound business : )
thats wierd. well check out the main page http://maureenmcq.blogspot.com/
here is the e-mail and the reply and the new e-mail i sent:
---
how exactly (if you are) are you involved in msnfound.com? there are
people on argn wondering. since i "found" your blog first i figured i
would e-mail you to find out.
Ben Strom
a.k.a
waterboy100
----
Ben,
I was told there are no secrets, but I don't really know how much I'm
supposed to say.
Hope you enjoy the blog--I'll check out ARGN on msnfound. Glad you guys
"found" it.
----
and my most recent message asking wolfs question:
thank you for the very quick response.
let me point you to the link at the forum i mentioned.
*thread address*
maybe you can stop by when this whole thing is over.
also. are you the same Maureen McHugh who co-wrote ILoveBees?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:17 pm
ROBOGriff
Decorated
Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 297 Location: Wherever my hat lays
I bit and sent this email to Cy:
Cy,
Sorry to hear about your archives being wiped out. I just discovered
your site and was curious if I can lend a hand on recovery of your
files?
Lee
I'll let you know if I get a reply.
_________________Meatwad: But you just a box.
Boxy Brown: I just a what, bitch?!
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:14 am
waterboy100
Boot
Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 29
new e-mail sent back today.
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Ben,
I am the same Maureen McHugh who was one of the writers on ilovebees.
I'll wander by the forum (I drop in ever so often to see what's going
on.) I saw the note about ILoveBees and the Innovation Award. Isn't it
cool about Elan Lee and the IGDA? He so deserves it.
Maureen
aka Baltic Amber Smith
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:25 pm
Shad0
I Have No Life
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 2180 Location: Southern California, USA
UPDATE The six characters have updated their journals today. Hmm, starts on a Tuesday, updates on a Friday...I like it!
_________________These were the puzzles that would take a day, these were puzzles that would take a week, and these puzzles they'd probably never figure out until we broke down and gave them the answers. ... The Cloudmakers solved all of these puzzles on the first day.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:56 pm
Strings
Unfettered
Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 334 Location: France
I like it!
I do wonder how they're going to turn it into an ARG though... curious.
_________________Man, that ARG's got potential!
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:05 pm
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