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[Announcement] Ny Takma got mentioned in ARG Netcast

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Sylvia
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[Announcement] Ny Takma got mentioned in ARG Netcast
http://www.argn.com/netcasts/argnetcast1.mp3

Hey we got mentioned in ARG Netcast.

http://www.argn.com/netcasts/argnetcast1.mp3

from http://www.argn.com/

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:36 am
Last edited by Sylvia on Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:43 pm; edited 2 times in total

molecularr
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Joined: 22 Sep 2005
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Location: xanadu

In the podcast, they mention the PMs contacting somebody to ask them to remove a link to some video. What video were they talking about? Was that that original version of the world-exploding video?

I remember somebody finding image files for what looked like a blue version of the second (Ny Takma) site, but those files are now gone with the rest of the pre-286 site.

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:22 pm

jwiv
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I'm not really sure. I wasn't aware of a video that had popped up and got taken down.

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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:05 pm

Sylvia
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Joined: 21 Apr 2006
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We make netcast once again
http://www.argn.com/

Ny Takma once again on Argn Netcast but aliens, don't know about that yet. And Bryan's obsession with Kendra, so far Hank is the one obsessed with the Triangle. But who knows, I guess we will have to wait and see.

This week's episode is dedicated to our very own molecularr. And yours truly won Cathy's book. Thank you Sean, Brooke and Jonathan.

ARG Netcast, Episode 3 by Jonathan Waite

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It's already Episode 3 of the ARG Netcast series. Once again, this week offers the comedy stylings of unfiction's Sean C. Stacey, the politically-charged folk songs of Giant Mice's Brooke Thompson, and the gospel hip hop of M.C. Jonathan Waite of ARGNet. Subscribe to the ARGNet feed through FeedBurner or via iTunes.

Game News and Topics of Discussion

* No response from Mind Candy regarding Perplex City yet, but the Sentinel is back up and us Earthlings are being looked down upon. Oh, those Perplexians.
* AV wraps up, and the Puppetmaster comes out of hiding.
* konamouse of the unfiction forums helps out the Three Blind Mice as they try to make sense of the Puzzle of the Week, Sammeeeees's "Free the Five".
* Ny Takma introduces a new character. Trust him at your own risk.
* Ocular Effect -- is it rising from a Near Death Experience?
* Cassie is Watching, Cathy's Book, and Edoc Laundry chug-chug-chug along.
* Hallow's End launches just in time for Halloween, but we need more information, and you need to send it to us. Yes, you.
* Studio Cypher will release another ARG soon, see descry.us for more details.

The Hot Topic O' The Week

* Trailheads and Rabbitholes -- how far should creative teams go to have them found? We discuss the pros and cons of stealth launches vs. the 'anonymous tip'.

Listener Mail

* Congratulations to Sylvia, who won a shiny new copy of Cathy's Book.
* _mark and molecularr have nothing but accolades for Episode 2, and SirQuady offers up an interesting idea, which we hope all of you listeners can help out with.

Rock the Vote!

* Vote your butts off, America. In fact, vote more than once, if you can. Also, Oregon mails it in.

Contact us at our special netcast email address, netcastSPLATargn.com). Once again, special thanks to Larry Eisner for providing the original music used in the podcast. This will be the last time we specially thank Larry, officially, so we hope he basks in it while he can.

And Jessica Price wrote a wonderful article about Ny Takma on ARGN.com. http://www.argn.com/index.php

The End is Ny: Ny Takma Explores Dead Languages and Possible Planetary Destruction by Jessica Price

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Eden, Shangri-La, Mu, Lemuria, Tir Na Nog, El Dorado, Lyonesse: lost lands have fascinated audiences as long as humans have been telling stories. So it's probably not surprising that the most famous of them, Atlantis, has finally gotten its own ARG.

On September 30, Unfiction players received an email directing them to a website which warned that the end was near, and showed videos of what appear to be an exploding planet. Attempts to make sense of the site's content led to a hunt for Hank Morgan, a man obsessed with the mysterious language of Atlantis and searching for answers in the Bermuda Triangle. Hank has a tragic history: his obsession cost him his relationship with his daughter Kendra, and drove his wife to suicide.

Through contact with Hank, his faithful friend (and ladies man) John, and a linguist named Bryan Aristos, players were introduced to what appears to be the game's central puzzle: translating the Atlantean language.

Unfortunately, the reality doesn't quite live up to the allure of the concept. Lanti is not a language, merely a word-level substitution cipher. Therefore it's not a solvable puzzle: players are limited to guessing words from context and waiting for the PMs to drop more vocabulary in their laps. Nevertheless, the audience has been eagerly dissecting the cryptic texts, producing both a wiki lexicon and a translator. Perhaps the game will spawn some Lanti catchphrases that will spread around the community.

The romance of a lost language, hints that Bryan may not be trustworthy, and intriguing symbols and Atlantean references to Kendra and Hank have brought together a close-knit but welcoming community of players to unearth the answers.

Catch up with the story so far at Unfiction, visit the player wiki to get a look at the language, or pop into #nytakma on irc.chat-solutions.org to chat with players.

And here is a link to ARG Netcast, Episode 2 by Jonathan Waite

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:42 pm
Last edited by Sylvia on Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:12 pm; edited 1 time in total

Sylvia
I Have No Life

Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 2062

Check out the this weeks ARG Netcast
Rhombicosidodecahedron and figuring out just who Kendra really is

http://www.argn.com/netcasts/argnetcast4.mp3

http://www.argn.com/archive/000486arg_netcast_episode_4.php

Please take the time to visit http://www.argn.com at least once a week for important news and updates.

Kendra's Mystery Decoration made the puzzle of the week.

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ARG Netcast, Episode 4
by Jonathan Waite
Episode 4 of the ARG Netcast contains more of the same tantalizing discussion that you've grown accustomed to over the past few weeks. Regular panel members Sean C. Stacey of unfiction, Brooke Thompson of Giant Mice and ARGNet's Jonathan Waite are joined by special guest Steve Peters of 42 Entertainment. Subscribe to the ARG Netcast feed through FeedBurner or via iTunes.

Topics of Discussion

With our special guest joining us, we grill Steve Peters about his move to professional puppetmastery, and get his thoughts on the directions that we might see ARG move towards in the near future.

Elan Lee, another 42 Entertainment alum, gave a speech at the Montreal International Gaming Summit this past week (our own Carie Ward broke the story here), and our panel looks at some of the things he said.

Game News

Ocular Effect -- new email suggests closure while maintaining sliver of hope for continuance.

The Human Pet -- As reported earlier this week by Brooke Thompson, new developments have YouTube pulling the plug on the videos, citing TOS violations.

Deus City -- Game launches with fun, mysterious video. Looks like a good one to get into early on.

Free! Psychic Readings -- We have in-depth coverage thanks to Sean and players Sylvia and Ruuku.

Ny Takma has new puzzles to solve which could be extremely important in figuring out just who Kendra really is.

Sammeeeees has another trivia night and another character death.

Descry (from the Studio Cyphers group) is released and includes a Flash-based seance... thingy. Another recent launch which looks to be fun to get into.

Game News

There's a Rhombicosidodecahedron to be solved. See this thread at the unfiction forums for current developments.

Listener Mail

Rose thinks we're offering a good resource for people who don't regularly read discussion forums.

Caspian wants to know more about ARG business models, and notes that we still need more game experts. ARGNet Nation, we're counting on you!

Shameless Plugs

Thoughts from the head of Steve Peters can be found at mysdirection. Be prepared to waste time there.

Sean has a new article up at unfiction, a must read in our opinion.

Contact us at our special netcast email address, netcastSPLATargn.com).

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:05 am

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