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[orphaen]

They do divert, of that I'm fairly sure. It's based on where you live, etc etc. See the details in the welcome letter (i posted it all at my blog, which I'm moving from today, to something that can be friended like LJ, any ideas?)
http://saturnascends.blogspot.com


Is it an ARG?
Instead of giving reasons to -why- it's an ARG, how about, what would make one think it's not?
It all comes down to the players who decide it's an ARG, because they are, after all, the ones playing it.
I, myself, can't think of any reasons too great to disqualify it as an ARG.
"Neurocam is not...." simply confuses some, while it's a commonly used tactic elsewhere, yet here, presented in a verbal form to create immersion.
I personally think it's an ARG, but if it's not, it's still quite playable like one.

[Munchkin]

Sorry - I guess my last post was read as "I don't think this is an ARG" - what I was really meaning was - even though they say it isn't there's very little else that I can reasonably think it is. Therefore I DO think it's an ARG (until they could prove otherwise!).
Sorry for being confusing.
- C

[orphaen]

Ahh, it was a post in general, seeing the thread is titled "Possible ARG?"

[Kelindra]

Hm. I signed up to Neurocam as a sort of lark, but the more I investigate, the more I realize that ARGs just aren't my bag. Who knows though? I might still keep my eyes peeled on the 31st.

[Tiny]

They say it's not an Arg...plus all of the agents act mostly alone. That's about it concerning the reasons why not. So I still think this is an Arg and that the disclaimer is IG and not an OOG disclaimer. It's at least a game, so I know for sure that the players can make it an Arg.
Tj-

[The Watcher]

[mystimel]

I agree, I think the purpose of neurocam is more obvious than many are scheming. I could be wrong but I think many people are just looking too far into this whole thing. We know so much to say that neurocam is a process and an experience.
Maybe the purpose of neurocam is simply to help people go through this mysterious (and it is meant to be so) process and gain a new experience that they really can't gain anywhere else or in any other way. I think our instinct though is to continue trying to dig deeper and call it something more difinative so we can say "oh it's one of those, like this one here" We want to have a category for it and something to compare it to but maybe it is simply beyond comparison.

[meta]

I've been following this neurocam without signing up, as i want to know what im getting myself into before i sign up. thus far, I am just as confused as when i started. with ILB, i was able to read up and get caught up, with neurocam, everything seems to be so much a secret, I'm already bored by it. If this is an ARG, it seems to be a boring one .... Any more updates on what exactly operatives are being assigned to do? You may post anonymously so that they won't know it is you of course, change city names, etc.??

[Anon]

[Munchkin]

I have been asked to find 3 places where information can be delievered within my area (which is Edinburgh).
- C

[MrFluffyPants]

I got a reply after informing them on the completion of my mission:

[jshall]

Alright, This is [HUGE MASSIVE SPEC] but guys don't you think in the post 9/11 days that delivering brief casses is a little weird..... I mean terrorists are always looking for new weapon. And a little know internet sub culture might be one.


Think about it they give you a few fake missions to pull you in and then give you the deliveries. All these packages in First world nations. I don't know this just seems too weird to not have something sinister behind it.

Look at is this way what is the point of someone making an internet game to "give some one an experience" it doesn't make sense.

[MrFluffyPants]

This game is relatively high profile.

There are billboards.

I fail to see why someone wanting to covertly blow things up would purchase a billboard in a metropolis.

Why, you say, would someone design a game to "give some one[sic] an experience"? That's why all creative media is produced, be it books, movie, television, video games, or ARG's. This is an elaborate art project. Deal.

[Mengell]

I have recently "joined" Neurocam, but like everyone else have no REAL idea what it's all about. It is interesting that human nature forces us to try and categorise, label and explain everything. We cannot stand the unexplained. Therefore I believe that Neurocam may be a social experiment, (even though it's denied on the site) but the end results would be tainted if the participants are aware of this fact. However I am still no closer to the answer, but nevertheless intrigued by it all.


Fact: If you are discombobulated,
and not aware that you are -- then you are not.
Fact: If you believe you are discombobulated,
but actually are not -- you are.
Fact: No one is discombobulated --
-- everyone believes they are.

[Strings]

Neurocam usually say "neurocam is an unveiling". And I agree with them, the only way to know what neurocam is, is to carry out the missions they have set for you... I'm only in training so I don't know anything. I have been given a mission that is something to do with covert training... I doubt i'll learn anything for a while.