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emato
Unfettered
Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 333 Location: Florida
[TRAILHEAD] Canaries in a Coalmine Ok, I've started playing this and I wouldn't really call it an ARG - but it does require cooperation and there is some interaction. Not the typical ARG fair - BUT this is what the site says:
Quote:
An alternative reality game that engages players in investigating a mysterious video supposedly from the future, acting in the real-world as if the message may be legit, and battling against a sensationalistic tabloid set on bringing it all down.
All of the action takes place at the site - they have forums and you have a desk ...
I would tend to put this in Diversions - BUT - it does seem to require cooperation and sharing among players. And their page states ARG (as above)
So, whatever - I just thought I'd pass it on since I did a search and didn't find anything and it seems to be pretty cool --- IF you are into birds. You WILL learn all about birds!
_________________"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in" - Leonard Cohen
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:20 pm
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
any chance of getting a link or two?
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:30 pm
mikpj1
Boot
Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 35
http://www.inacoalmine.com/
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:41 pm
konamouse
Official uF Dietitian
Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 8010 Location: My own alternate reality
Sounds like an ARG to me.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:36 am
emato
Unfettered
Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 333 Location: Florida
konamouse wrote:
Sounds like an ARG to me.
Thanks. Wasn't sure if it was ok to post it. Glad it got the trailhead.
Here is a link to a mysterious video that started it all:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CanariesProject#p/a/u/0/kw2rFUOlu9A
and another: http://www.youtube.com/user/CanariesProject#p/a/u/1/ePSCr2YfoG0
Also there are been some flash drives found -
http://www.inacoalmine.org/flash/index.html
It's pretty new so now is a good time to jump on I think, if your so inclined.
If you do, I'm emato over there too.
_________________"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in" - Leonard Cohen
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:36 am
Gimme20dollaz
Unfettered
Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 643
Tried to get into it, but when the activation email came, the damn link wouldn't even work.
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:31 pm
OhWhatProvidence
Entrenched
Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 819 Location: Dallas, Texas
Okay, so I've tried about twenty variations on Meredith Ann King/Meredith King for my Character Name and it says they're ALL unavailable. It just started, so I can't imagine everyone being named Meredith, right? I try to keep my users the same across the ARGs I play, so this.... kinda sucks. Am I missing something? it's just the signup page and I'm already stuck. XD
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:26 am
Zobot257
Entrenched
Joined: 21 Feb 2011 Posts: 805 Location: Wandering...
I might try this. it looks interesting.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:20 pm
CarnageBlack
Unfettered
Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 548 Location: Chicago
I'm jumping in now. I haven't even tried to register but at the flash after "Get Started" after the segment played then allows you to view the images, on the hand written one, titled "Q:Who/What/Where" the fragment is:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
under ROT13:
"MORE IN BIRD CELLS"
In the video that you play, in the beginning where you might see a time stamp is says:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
"75-Neturima-01:929.057" (Can't fine the translation yet, if it's even another language) and the flashes just seem to be birds.
But: (Only read if you want to)
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Why do I have a feeling that this might just be a way to get people into ornithological studies?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:17 am
seekeroftruth
Boot
Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 19
yeah i sgned up for it but it seems like a very creativer way to get ppl to look through a whole bunch of data without paying anyone for it XD
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:34 am
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