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Amelić
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Adm_BlackCat wrote:
Found some letters in the field. I played around in GIMP but can't make out much. I circled the letters here: http://i.imgur.com/AIPw2g4.jpg


*puts on glasses*

holy cow you are right!

Edit:
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I also see "To the woods"


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ASimulacraOfAlex
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Best enhanced shots I can do.

LINK

(Edited to change to link, rather than embedded images)

My best guess is it has to do with this quote from his blog:
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I have looked under the microscope plenty of times to try and prevent the side-effects in case comatose is considered possible but it's too late. We'll have to see for ourselves once I take them to the woods.

While ********** is still under development, the effect that GRACIE wishes to recieve from **********, will most likely be satisfied for the next Stages of **********.


So is he just letting us know he's moving on to the next phase of his plan tonight, or is this a clue to something?
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zerovin
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I think we are looking at getting a new post or video sometime soon as he says in the blog post from yesterday:
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I think I will stop posting on here for now until I can get them all in one place and alone.


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ASimulacraOfAlex
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New tweet and blog post. Nothing too interesting yet -- hopefully there is a video processing?

Quote:
Anthony ‏@toisoldier1 6m

Subject #5 back in it's cell.


Quote:
5/7/2013 1:42 AM
The deed is done. The experiment goes according to plan within the haze.

GRACIE, the drug is contained and ready for distribution to Subjects #1-4.


EDIT: Okay, time to do dishes and play some vidya. Someone let me know if anything happens! Razz
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sim0006
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Just Googled "The Burgen Experiment" and found that it is a real experiment, performed in Norway aimed at assessing a treatment intended to reduce sick leave due to Musculoskeletal problems. The least wordy summary I found was here: http://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Presentation_A.Grasdal.pdf.

It doesn't seem odd or invasive or anything like that. At least as far as I can see.

Edit: Spelling

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Boar_Madre
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I found a company called Toi
http://www.toi.io/
Toi is a boutique creative agency in Santa Clarita, CA that specializes in web design, development, print, branding, and interactive marketing.

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Amelić
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Boar_Madre wrote:
I found a company called Toi
http://www.toi.io/
Toi is a boutique creative agency in Santa Clarita, CA that specializes in web design, development, print, branding, and interactive marketing.


Ha! could be something...

also with the whole GRACIE thing, i cant help but think of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_and_Allen "say goodnight gracie" Twisted Evil

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ASimulacraOfAlex
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sim0006 wrote:
Just Googled "The Bergen Experiment" and found that it is a real experiment, performed in Norway aimed at assessing a treatment intended to reduce sick leave due to Musculoskeletal problems. The least wordy summary I found was here: http://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Presentation_A.Grasdal.pdf.


I saw that when I was researching as well -- I don't think it's related at all, but I could very well be wrong. I also noticed the Nazi prison camp with the same name. (Bergen)

Boar_Madre wrote:
I found a company called Toi
http://www.toi.io/
Toi is a boutique creative agency in Santa Clarita, CA that specializes in web design, development, print, branding, and interactive marketing


Definitely OOG, IMO. Maybe relevant -- however if this ARG had commercial backing, I'd expect it to be a bit more professional looking -- actual websites, not blogspot; proprietary images rather than stock, and so on. This screams small, probably single person operation to me -- not to say that's a bad thing. Some of the most fun I've had has been with smaller ARG's. On the other hand, if this was a larger scale thing, this could just be lead up or teaser kinda stuff. Either way, I hope it gets more interactive soon!
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bluesylvia
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New post Twitter, new videos on Youtube.
One weird thing is that "initation" and "drive" are the exact same video, but the second one has been rotated 90 degrees.
PM has fixed this.

Either way, in this one we hear about Nicholas (the driver) having a new dealer who he is going to meet again on Thursday. In "Finalize" Nicholas' friends comment about the effect the drug is having on him and at the end of the video Mike's full name is revealed (but I think this was an accident as the Facebook for this person seems to be a personal, OOG account).
"Finalize" was removed and replaced with "Preperation" [sic], which has a loud sound at the end as a warning for anyone who turns their volume up on high.
My bet is "Finalize" will return once the PM fixes the accidental last name reveal.

Do see that the creator is a Slenderman fan though, so now I'm worried this is just going to turn out to be another Slender game... *sigh*

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ASimulacraOfAlex
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bluesylvia wrote:
New post Twitter, new videos on Youtube.
One weird thing is that "initation" and "drive" are the exact same video, but the second one has been rotated 90 degrees.
PM has fixed this.

Either way, in this one we hear about Nicholas (the driver) having a new dealer who he is going to meet again on Thursday. In "Finalize" Nicholas' friends comment about the effect the drug is having on him and at the end of the video Mike's full name is revealed (but I think this was an accident as the Facebook for this person seems to be a personal, OOG account).
"Finalize" was removed and replaced with "Preperation" [sic], which has a loud sound at the end as a warning for anyone who turns their volume up on high.
My bet is "Finalize" will return once the PM fixes the accidental last name reveal.

Do see that the creator is a Slenderman fan though, so now I'm worried this is just going to turn out to be another Slender game... *sigh*


I don't think it is a Slenderman game. But I really don't know much about slender...I just don't know why they'd be making all these drugs and distributing them and such if its a slendy game

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@SimulacraAlex GRACIE is not one person.


I asked if she was human. Sounds like GRACIE is a group of people? Or something else?
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zerovin
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"Finalize" is back up and i don't know if its the same as before as i never saw it the first time, but what's with the random unresponsiveness with Nick?

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Amelić
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holy random noises batman, preparation just gave me a heart attack i swear Razz

well thats the "to the woods" he was referring to it guess, poor guys.. i guess they are putting something in their drugs... mind you if you do risk it Wink

edit: finalize make me laugh so much when he was talking to the cat Razz

i have no idea where this is going but its amusing atleast !

edit 2: did he say "i gotta go, i died" ? 0_0

Edit 3 : http://www.toisoldier.blogspot.co.uk/ new blog up on the results.

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sim0006
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Well things got a bit interesting with that last video. I'm thinking that the Finalize guy is subject 2 based on the description of the dose. It seems they are giving it to them by pretending its a street drug.

I hope we get contact with these guys. Hopefully we can ask them who had been dealing them this stuff.

Edit: Change that to subject 4. Description and camera tap matches.

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new blog post

Quote:
Subject I:

Experienced a 'paranormal' state of mind imagining hearing noises in a locked room. The beta of ********** does not have the same effect as the other subjects. I am afraid the plateau might not happen in the spot.

Statistics:

Male.
Healthy and in shape.
Stress level: Little to none.
Camera tap: Laptop.

Effects of Dose I:

Hallucinating sounds.

Subject II:

Similar to Subject #1, hallucinated -- possibly in a more severe way. **********'s Dose 1 worked as according to plan. He has not left for work in two days. He is responding to text messaging but does not feel so well. I am afraid the plateau of Dose I will occur sooner than expected.

Statistics:

Male.
In shape with a low immune system to illness.
Stress level: Medium to High.
Camera tap: Android phone.

Effects of Dose I:

Jittery.
Mild Euphoria.
Hallucinating visually.
Difficulty speaking.

Subject III:

I have been visiting this subject frequently. The camera footage shows insomnia as well as mild night terrors in which sleep paralysis may follow. This subject might be dangerous. Approach with caution.

Statistics:

Male.
Stocky build and Healthy (Physically).
Broken home.
History of abuse
Stress level: High to severe
Camera tap: Laptop
Effects of Dose I:

Insomnia
Night Terrors
Sleep Paralysis

Subject IV:

I was a little afraid to approach the subject due to his height and Bipolar disorder. He occasionally uses drugs for recreational purposes. The effect is the most accurate I have seen.

Statistics:

Male.
Tall/Stocky; Smokes/Drinks.
Manic Depressive/Bipolar.
History of outbursts.
Stress level: High to Severe.
Camera tap: Video chat client

Effects of Dose I:

Delirium and Delusional.
Drifting in and out of consciousness.
Unresponsive to communication.
Difficulty speaking.
Depression.

Subject V:

Unknown.


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supernatty
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GRACIE is an anagram of cagier which means Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

Something or nothing?

EDIT: found this while searching the bergen experiment, http://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Resume_A.Grasdal.pdf

Talks about illness and that what these arg seems to be about.

EDIT: New tweet.
Quote:
at the factory preparing the room
to which i asked
Quote:
is the factory in the woods
he replied
Quote:
negative


Just as i thought i was getting some where.

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