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[fairlane35]

this is my first ARG as well, but from lurking around, it seems like when everyone gets stuck, the PM will sometimes throw us a bone and help us out with another clue or something...or am i just hopeing for something more?

i really hope this turns out to be something...i'm a sucker for a girl with an accent...

[Rekidk]

Well, I think that we would've been getting some hints if the PMs expected us to move forward. I'm guessing that they're using this time to build a playerbase as they finish the creation of their material. Then again, I haven't been ARGing that long, either.

[someguy99]

[benjaminjgreen]

Avenues

[konamouse]

You guys are all assuming this *is* an ARG.

You've done what you can - searched the internet for a related website that will offer more information. Reached out with email and posting comments in an attempt to contact the character who posted the video.

About all we can agree upon is the existence of this "alternate reality".

If it's a game (ARG), then something else will occur.

If it's marketing (ARM), then something else will occur.

About the only change we have seen so far is in the video tags. It's obvious that lots of email is being left on the YT account - maybe they have figured out how to respond in-character yet?

[soleta]

I know I, at least, was posting with the unwritten "if this is an ARG" rider.

In any case, I think we've been looking over this long enough to say that we haven't missed anything significant; therefore there's nothing left to do but wait. We'll learn more, or we won't.

[jmouse]

Has an agreement been reached on the 'code' in the barcode?

I personally think it is '70b9 23341 61 223b2', however, I have seen other interpretations.

It seems to be the only thing that really stands out as a potential puzzle. This seems like too glaring a 'clue' to ignore.

With so much attention being paid to the production details of the clip, I find it hard to believe that this is just a random sequence, thrown in there for no reason.

Has anyone figured out what that sequence might stand for?

[Jediwannabe]

Like most of the video in that clip, I think the Hacksaw title may just be stock footage. IMDB has a record of a TV show called Hacksaw released in the US in the early 70's - which would tie in with the visual style it uses and some of the other stock used in there.

No details of a synopsis though. I don't think we're missing anything with the barcode - just need to wait for a new video.

She asks us to Wardrive the video around the world, before she will reveal the story, which suggests to me that we are in the viral pre-arg phase of gathering interest and numbers.

The fact that tags and profile details keep changing is a clear indication that work is being done in the background, and it isn't just a dead end. I expect the game opener to be posted on YT and then have it lead us out from there.

[someguy99]

[jmouse]

this is probably way off mark, however, using Code39 barcoding it looks like you get:



767 is the area code for the Commonwealth of Dominica ( not to be confused with the Dominican Republic )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_767

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica

again, probably way off mark.

also probably nothing: assuming that the 'code' for the barcode is actually '7069 xxxxx xx xxxxx', please note that '7069' is the U.S. Patent Office classification for 'Data Processing: Artificial Intelligence, Defuzzification processing', whatever that means.

sorry, i just can't sit and twiddle my thumbs.

[gulp]

Defuzzification is this:

A programmed system has a number of programs and parameters and stuff based on what it's looking at. For instance, say it's looking at cars. Length, heigth, color, weight, and driver might all be variables it takes into acount. The results from these variables give a general or "fuzzy" idea about what the object in question is. Say the system has a "fuzzy" idea that it is looking at a light blue American-made sedan.

Defuzzification comes along and, based on statistical things, assigns a less broad value to the object in question. Maybe based on the location, there are Chevy trucks, Ford sedans, and Dodge vans. Now, the system knows it is a light blue Ford sedan.

This is a very rough and not completely representative idea of defuzzification, but it's close enough. They use defuzzification systems in a lot of military aircraft that have missiles, such as the Apache attack helicopter.

[jmouse]

[carmenmiranda]

[gulp]

[jmouse]