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[TRAILHEAD] Canaries in a Coalmine
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emato
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[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:

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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!
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catherwood
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any chance of getting a link or two?

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mikpj1
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http://www.inacoalmine.com/

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konamouse
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Sounds like an ARG to me.
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emato
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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.
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Gimme20dollaz
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Tried to get into it, but when the activation email came, the damn link wouldn't even work.

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OhWhatProvidence
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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

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Zobot257
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I might try this. it looks interesting.

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CarnageBlack
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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?


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seekeroftruth
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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

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