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Layloken
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I'm glad the forum is back.

Ard, I think that the coin shows the head of Constantinus II.

Here's a match of it:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d76/layloken/constantinusII-2004-solidus-Caes-ob.jpg

And here's a little information on him.

http://www.roman-emperors.org/constaii.htm

I'll try to delve more in to how Constantinus II could be related to all this later.

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ardiente
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Layloken wrote:
I'm glad the forum is back.

Ard, I think that the coin shows the head of Constantinus II.


Bugger... Laughing Yeah, I took the IV to mean fourth... Well that possibly blows the Greek Fire connection out of the water (I'll see if I can find any reference to its first use, but a few hundred years earlier than Constantine IV is improbable to my mind). Maybe the connection to our greek script remains since I think the Constantines were all Byzantine emperors.

We need to identify these things very carefully. Unless we are missing something very obvious, the clues given so far allude to many things, but don't lend themselves to any definitive interpretation (yet....). Naturally the doctor has been very measured in giving us details about himself. I think we should be equally careful in our dealings with him until it is clearer why AV should pursue him in such a shadowy manner.

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AngBa
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Ok, so I've had a little bit of communication with the Dr. I've tossed up posting the entire conversation, but after receiving the last email, I think I should.. (and again, I LOVE this guy's sense of humor!!!)


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On 9/21/06, AngBa The Angry Banana wrote:
Dr Pieper,

I have set up a place where you can talk to everyone trying to help you - http://whoisav.proboards83.com/index.cgi . We are all looking into the mysterious coin that was left for you and will let you know what we can come up with. I hope you are safe..

AngBa



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Jochen Peiper wrote:
AngBa,

Thank you for your kind assistance. However, I am not so sure that such a discussion should be so open. I am in a new place. I believe that I am safe here. Perhaps it is best not to be so visible - for me that is. I am more comfortable maybe talking to you and a small group of others but in a not so public manner.

I would still very much like to find out why this "AV" has tortured me. I will get you more informations as soon as I have settled in. But I hope I am safe now.

Can you perhaps tell me some things about yourself? Where are you from? Are you a boy banana or a girl banana? How old are you? What is your profession? Why are you angry (perhaps a chimpanzee eat you!)

Cheers!



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On 9/21/06, AngBa The Angry Banana wrote:
Well, the place where those of us were getting together and trying to help had some difficulties, I just set that up so we could still talk and work as a team to solve this mystery.

I'm glad to hear that you are safe (for now) and hopefully out of AV's line of sight for the current time. Please do send us whatever you can so that we can be of assistance.

About me... hmmmm let's see - I am a girl banana, and not too angry, I just like to come across as fierce (grrrrr). I can scare even the hungriest of chimps when I need to. I am in the US, midwest and am a Training Coordinator when I'm not out there trying to help those in need.

How about you? Care to tell me a little about yourself?




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It is very difficult for me to imagine a fierce banana. We have something in common but I must keep my secrets!

I am a boy banana, not too angry, I am a scientist so not very fierce. I am what is called a Evo-Devo biologist. I am going to be in this new place for quite some time. A few colleagues, who I trust, are assisting me with the move of my research to this new location. I am very lucky in some ways because my work will now take place in one of the largest medical areas in the world. If the "AV" problem is resolved by this than perhaps it was not so bad?

I am so happy to be away from that problem!

Also, I am sorry about your problems.

Cheers!


So, him and I have something in common - I doubt that it's being an ANgryBanana - and he's an Evo-Devo biologist. I've read a little about it, but not much. Maybe AV is against some of the research he's been doing...
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Layloken
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Well AV means "down, of, by, off, or at" in Swedish. They also have an organization named Arbetsmiljöverket at http://www.av.se/. I don't believe any of that is really going to be helpful considering their mission statement:

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The Swedish Work Environment Authority is the administrative authority for questions relating to the working environment.
We endeavour to reduce the risks of ill-health and accidents at work and to improve the working environment in holistic perspective. We act to realize the public policy objective of a good and developmental working environment for all.


They don't sound to dangerous to me.

If you google "Constantinus" and "AV" together you can find gold coins that resemble the one that was left under his pillow. Ardiente was right in the mention of AV being used for gold. So far that has been the most promising meaning of it.

Between us, I feel like we should look a little closer at our Doctor. Who would receive these kind of messages and not know why? It makes me think that he is up to something that may be a little less than honorable.

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brandoblues
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ard your rotating of the postcard starts looking like zodiac killer stuff. wasnt that guy into codes and such?

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Machina Kyrios
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_developmental_biology

I'm starting to see some connections. The trip to the Vatican. The images of demons and death next to that of alchemic study. The importance of his medical work.

I'm getting the feeling that AV might be seeing the good doctor's work as pissing in the eye of a higher being.

Wild speculation, just firing shots off into the dark. Dr. Peiper may be working on some kind of human evolution. One of the three goals of alchemy was to find a way to extend Human life indefinately, while another was to change humanity entirely. Also, looking at the first video, if the above is true, then perhaps the statement is aimed directly at Dr. Peiper and his work as being the end of humanity. Then the third video, one can see a chain of events. Alchemists studying, someone being chopped up (vivisection?), a demon in plain sight as if it belonged there, people around a fire where human flesh is cooking and enjoying what has been done, torment by demons, and finally a skull - the universal symbol of death, along with the letters we all know.

Blame my rampant apophenia. Like I said, just a bit of wild speculation.
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AngBa
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Machina - that's exactly what I thought after reading up on Evo-Devo. That his scientific work (that relates directly to Darwinism) and a trip to the Vatican, I am assuming to present his research and get the blessing of the Church to continue might have hacked off a religious group - since the underlying theme of all of the videos seems to be centered around brutality and death with religious overtones... I've asked the Dr. if he could elaborate on any of his research, but he hasn't responded to me yet (oddly, since he has been very good about follow up).

That said, ardiente is right that we don't know enough about the good Dr. to know that he is in fact a "good" doctor as of yet. I have a feeling that pretty soon someone will be contacted from someone affiliated with AV soon and we will be told to steer clear of him...

(and there ends my wild speculation and theorizing for now...)
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daihiey
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hope I get as good as you guys at these things some day Very Happy

Hmmm well after watching number 3 again, I was wondering...what language is that Rolling Eyes Maybe theres some type of message in what the voices are saying. Also tryed playing it backwards for some strange reason nothing came out of that...Meh cant think of anything then just trying to wait for replys from him or mroe videos and stuff

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ardiente wrote:
[*]The curved stem, which if multiplied by four and rotated forms a circle (a crown of thorns) and the lance forms a cross, reflecting the cross pattée inside the diamond (notice too, how the wedge begins to form the arms of a swastika - I don't know how much credence to give any of this - this type of thing just happens when you multiply and rotate an image):



Ok...here's some information that makes me a lot more wary of this game. Not because of the "gruesome" content, but because of the fascist undertones.

It's been established that Jochen Peiper was an SS-officer...now, the Doc you've been dealing with is Jochen Peiper Jr. So far, so bizarre...

When I was researching the image on the postcard the doctor sent you, I was looking for an arrow with a cross on it. This way, I found the Arrow Cross. As you'll see, the image ardiente created by rotating the postcard looks remarkably like it. The Arrow Cross is a fascist symbol which is very closely related to the Crosstar, an anti-communist symbol adopted by white supremacists. This symbol was also used by the American Victory Committe/Force to promote their Victory in Vietnam campaigns...AV?

Please read up on this and decide for yourself. I hope the good doctor is just some run-of-the-mill crazy scientist bent on destroying the whole of our world or something... But if this game has political implications - if my findings aren't coincidence - then I think these themes should only be incorporated into a game using A LOT of maturity and sensitivity - if at all. So far, that's something I don't see this game doing...

So, there...make up your own mind.

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While I agree with Guy - I will wait and see, I know that it's easy to read into seemingly unintentional coincidences when searching... I do see that there are interesting coorelations that have been put together though.

...That being said, I received more correspondance with the Dr., so I thought I would share - if this takes any more of a facist or racist turn, I will be the first to jump ship...

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My work is exciting yes. It is my reason for living since I lost my family.

How can I describe my work? I have not published yet and I may not. It is possibly profound but I must not discuss it. Science must be this way sometimes you know?

I visited a place today - Laurel Hall. Have you seen it? It reminds me of home in many way. It is so different from much of America. It was very nice of them to invite me to present there even though I only had a few hours notice to get on a plane!

Tonight I fly to another part of America where I will hopefully stay for some time. I do not like the city much, it is hot even now, but it is a good location for my research. Maybe I will send you photos.

Have you ever been in the military or traveled outside of America?

--
Dr. Jochen Peiper
Our life is made by the death of others.

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AngBa wrote:
[...]I will wait and see, I know that it's easy to read into seemingly unintentional coincidences when searching... I do see that there are interesting coorelations that have been put together though.[...]

You are, of course, right about that, 'Nana ( Wink )...this could very well be coincidence. If you searched hard enough, you would be able to find a correlation between pretty much everything. Also, it could turn out that the Dr. might be trying to prevent the evil fascists from taking over (if they play a part in this after all) or something along those lines. (Which would still call for a responsible, mature and sensitive way of dealing with these themes!)

So I'm not trying to scare anybody off, I'm just saying that these are the things I found...the game/story may go in a totally different direction. BUT as a PM, I would try to make sure that the themes & implications given in my game would allow for some orientation. And the way I see it, he hasn't given the players much of anything up until this point...which I feel might just not be enough, especially IF this game incorporates any of these delicate themes.

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Laurel Hall - got a number of hits for that name. This seems the most likely:

http://www.laurel-hall.org/index.htm

Google's cache of that site is dated 26 Jul 2006 - fairly recent so it might be worth inspecting closer.

Link for more on Ruth Lilly

As for the fascist connections - they keep cropping up. The arrow cross is a fascist symbol I've never seen before (and I've seen a few - I have ... erm... crossed swords with British fascists on a number of occasions), but frankly it doesn't surprise me. Start playing with icons like the spear, or indeed anything neo-classical, and you'll find an image used by one group of boneheads or another...

It is particularly strong in that rotated image however and the American Victory connection is equally persuasive. It deserves to be born in mind in any future developments.

There's no need to back away however. Indeed to my mind it is more important to investigate further if there is any chance of this game being hijacked for fascist propaganda. I agree that the nature of the pace so far doesn't give too much hope for an incisive narrative, but I disagree completely that such things should never be attempted. If someone is genuinely trying to articulate ideas of genetic heredity, of political history, of individual desire and social obligation (and the conflicts that arise) then it would be a shame for such ambition not to be tested, just because it just feels... well, a bit dodgy.

Is this becoming what's known as a meta discussion?

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GuyIncognito wrote:
And the way I see it, he hasn't given the players much of anything up until this point...which I feel might just not be enough, especially IF this game incorporates any of these delicate themes.


Agree, very much so.

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More interaction - I really don't know what to think at this point... I'm getting responses, but they don't tell us anything - UNLESS we are to take some of the subtle proddings as clues...


My response to the email I posted above:
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I too, know what it is like to lose those you love. May I ask what happened?

Laurel Hall? I have not heard of it - I know what it's like to be pulled away at a moments notice. You were ok to present, weren't you worried that AV might catch on to your trail?

I hope that you will be safe in your new location (I am assuming that us both being in the US is what we have in common, as I don't see you as an AngryBanana in any way...)

No, I have not been in the military or travelled outside of the US, other than a day trip just on the other side of the border in Mexico. I would love to see the world though. It sounds like you've been all over - what was the Vatican like? Where else have your studies led you?

I would love to see photos - feel free to send them to me, or put them on the site that ardiente set up! I think we all would enjoy them.

It sounds like you are starting to feel a bit more safe, which is good. The additional information that you have on AV would be nice to see so that we could further help you discover the reasons as to why they are trying to find you.

Have safe travels, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!




His reply:

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I lost my family to a drunk driver. I hate these people. Please do not be so selfish as to drive drunk!

Laurel Hall is just a nice estate with conference facilities. It is just in a style I did not expect. Old for America I think. My visit there was informal.

I did not take during my Vatican trip. Strange maybe? I was too concerned with my conference activities and from France to Rome does not seem as significant as traveling from America to Rome. Understand? It is a beautiful and there is so much history even for Europe. There has been power there for a long time. I left there rather quickly.

I feel safe now. I hope that I am. I will send you more of the AV material soon but I have many things to do. I must start my research again. There is much work to do.

Are you religious? I was not raised very religious but I think about it a lot. There is much good and evil in the world.


Does anyone feel this is very non-sequitur? The response to the traveling and pictures doesn't make sense, nor does it give us anything to work with...

Also, is anyone else sending him messages and is he responding?
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Quote:
There has been power there for a long time. I left there rather quickly.


whats he mean by power?

Well i did send him a PM on his youtube account, and a email. No reply to either. Maybe theres some info on that website about the hall. The Library is a library about science and stuff, er what does Ruth Lilly have to do with the hall?As for the hall it seems pretty normal just a place to hold conferences and things....Hmmm strange nothing really helpful. Maybe searching the library thing some more?

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AngBa wrote:


Does anyone feel this is very non-sequitur? The response to the traveling and pictures doesn't make sense, nor does it give us anything to work with...

Also, is anyone else sending him messages and is he responding?


Curiouser. Someone speaking in a second language after a drink or two maybe... Nostalgic, rueful, preoccupied.

I have emailed Jochen in a somewhat frank manner, restating some of the concerns here. Should he reply I'll post as soon as possible.

My email:
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Dear Jochen

I have attempted to map out what we know so far about AV and find myself turning in circles. The neo-classical references (the greek writing, the lance, the roman coin) keep bringing me, messily, but nevertheless insistently back to images that echo the symbols of fascism. I have skirted the issue thus far, but must ask you about your past and about your family.

Your family first. You appear to be cut off from them in many ways. How much do you know about them? Are you aware that you share your name with a nazi war criminal? Tell me whether this is a coincidence, tell me about your father, your grandfather.

It is in your interest to be honest with me in this matter: if I am being misled, perhaps AV is too. If this entity had meant you harm, it has had ample opportunity. It wants something from you. It thinks it knows something about you. It may be be better that you tell my colleagues and I first.

One of my colleagues, AngBa, has let me know of your field of study. I knew you were a biologist, but evo-devo? You must surely be aware that there are many who would describe you as an enemy to their faith. Those who believe in 'Intelligent Design', the Creationists, and others of their ilk are as politically powerful as they are irrational. Enough of the faux naivety Jochen.

AV has let you know that it is aware of your work. You said that the Rostand quote frightened you. I think you have a good idea who your pursuers are. Be straight with us and we can help. Play us for fools and you will have to confront this alone.

yours


Jochen's reply:
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You are obviously very bright. I am not "playing you for a fool" but how much would you reveal to strangers if you were in my position? It is not personal - it is caution. Understand?

I do not know about AV. I can not tell you he/she/they is fascist or not. I just do not know. If I knew I would not ask for help. If it is some kind of fascism that is even more frightening. I myself identify more with Les Verts.I think if it was fascism the authorities would take it very seriously.

As or my name. How many Nazi war criminals were there? Hundred of thousands? More? If my name were Jesus would that make me the son of God? My name is a family name. It was the name of my father. I know very little about him. My mother was with my father one time. She did not believe in termination but she did not want me. He took care of me but he died when I was young. I was told he had cancer when I was a few years older. I get regular cancer screenings for this reason.

I do not know my grandfather. My father was estranged from his extended family and some died during the war. I was adopted by friends of my father who had designs on making a priest out of me but my love is science.Science is the only reason I choose to live after losing my family.

Creationists have very little voice in Europe. I know it is different in America. I do not believe people want to scare me just because I am a simple biologist! My work is important but not to cause violence. That is not "faux naivety". I have not heard of such harassment for scientists and I do not believe my work is worthy of such an effort.

I am very tired. Please put yourself in my boat. It is very very tiresome. But I hope that I have calmed your fears.

I am sending this to the banana to since you are a friend of hers. Hello banana.

--
Dr. Jochen Peiper
Our life is made by the death of others.



I am thinking about my reply.... But I am convinced of one thing: Jochen is French. He drove a C6 (citroen), Jean Rostand was a family friend, and he allies himself with Les Verts (not Die Grünen).

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