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[cheddarcheez]

[SpghEddy]

clearly, the tuna shortage indicates that this is a parallel universe similar to the Haloverse, yet different...

[t-toe]

I can almost guarantee you that these clips were developed for a strictly audio-based format. you mention the ambient sounds as an indication that it wasn't just for audio... that's entirely untrue... with a visual medium you don't necessarily need all that extra attention to background noise, because you have the image to help establish where a scene is taking place. imagine hearing these clips with no ambience and thus no context in which to place the conversations taking place... it would be a LOT more difficult, for example, to piece which storylines fit where.

the ambient noise in these audio clips includes everything from correct stereo positioning and audio cues for computer interaction, to verbal utterances of the action taking place, all leading me to believe these were produced exclusively for some form of audio distribution (presumably for ilb).

oh and about the voice actors... there are lots of talented men and women out there that can sound like a TON of people (Simpsons anyone?). I can tell you that the guy who does the "Old Man", the medical student hacker's friend, and James James is the same voice actor with about 85% certainty. and I'm pretty sure he's the guy that did the voice of Master Chief in the first Halo. how's that for reusing a voice actor?

[Zanzibar]

[Bubba Wilkins]

you could be right, but why the lack of direct Haloverse references and the introduction of complex foreign ones? Chaternet, self driving cars, etc....

btw, I'm not sure the answer to my challenges is necessary relevent in itself. I was initially intrigued by the story the clips presented and wanted to see the enitre thing play out un-interrupted. For the purposes of the ARG, figuring out the source if it was preexisting would remove the need for the axons.....unless the ultimate puzzle is the identity of the preexisting work itself......

[Howdareyou]

t-toe, I have to agree that there is really no reason for these clips to have a visual component. If anything, the ambient noise increases the likelihood that they're audio-only. There would be no reason to have the almost inaudible piano playing, or the clock, in the background of the recipe3 wavs if there was a video component.

I also have the same suspicion that the old man, James^2, and Kamal'
s friend are the same actor. There was an mp3 of his voice acting work on one of the other threads.. I forget where. There's certainly a similarity.

Now, the question to be raised is whether the ambient sound is a code of some sort, but that's for a different thread entirely.

[Bubba Wilkins]

[AngriBuddhist]

To the thought that Bungie is making a DVD:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6595/Monthly-Fee-for-Halo-2-Tournaments-on-Xbox-Live

[SpghEddy]

[Bubba Wilkins]

Angry,

go read that article. Its about Halo2 and other games that are being marketed similar to blockbuster movies. They were talking about the special edition Halo2 package and Xbox live.

[HitsHerMark]

[Idran1701]

Well, I'd guess if these were from an existing work, the licensing fees would be a bit more expensive than creating it in house. Though that's just my instinct. Does anyone know current rates for what would be needed for the clips (VA, sound editting, etc...), as compared to average licensing rates?

[HitsHerMark]

[Cherry Cotton]

[accidentalsuccess]

these are very well produced for audio format.

As for the doubters about voice talent consider this: Jen Taylor is not only cortona but also Cate Archer (NOLF 1&2) and in a ton of mario games. Voice people are incredible at that stuff. poke around the IMDB for some surprises in your favorite games.