Metacortechs (Project Mu)
Monday, September 1st, 2003September – November 2003
Author Archive
TELEPORT
Friday, May 2nd, 2003"TELEPORT is a Multidimensional Transport System."
After a few members of the ARG community received a cryptic email pointing to the Red Kore Communications website, confusion reigned. The site was even more cryptic than the short emails introducing it. Red Kore sells kits, or "trips," that…well we're not sure exactly what they do.
Red Kore issued a press release today, which helps clear up matters a little. That is, if your definition of "clear up" is "further confuse matters." It stated in part:
TELEPORT is a fun, easy-to-use guide to astral projection and other forms of non-physical travel. It was created to satisfy the surging interest in tools for exploring non-physical dimensions.
TELEPORT is intended for a broad audience, ranging from ardent spiritual seekers to club-goers looking for something to get the night moving. For those with spiritual leanings, TELEPORT is a fine complement to popular practices such as yoga and meditation.
We have no idea what this means, but we like it. Check out the full press release here (Adobe PDF), then jump into the forum to contribute a little brainpower to the task of understanding what the hell this is all about. Enjoy your trips!
Gaming the Game
Saturday, April 12th, 2003The Cloudmakers group was formed to solve the mystery surrounding the death of fictional character Evan Chan, which eventually turned out to be a game called "The Beast" by it's creators, and designed to promote the upcoming Steven Spielberg movie, A.I. The Cloudmakers group was formed on the Yahoo! Groups service on April 11, 2001.
On April 12, 2001, an individual appeared in the IRC chat room used by some of the Cloudmakers for real-time interaction. Known as "celia," this individual was first believed to be in-game due her strange conversational style and constant quoting from works and along themes that were also utilized within The Beast.
Experience It! Exposed
Saturday, April 5th, 2003by SpaceBass
Much of the focus lately in the world of Unfiction has been on the decided lack of campaigns that have enjoyed success on the order of the Beast. Certainly amongst the Cloudmakers, the main collective of players that followed the Beast, it's a bit harder to recognize success if it doesn't live up to the scale of that original experience.
However, there were two Alternate Reality Games recently that each culminated in a special event catering to the players. Both events featured bonus schwag being handed out to the attendees. Both events were part of a marketing campaign. And both campaigns were very successful, according to their developers.
The Chase is On!
Saturday, April 5th, 2003by Jonathan Waite, contributing author
Dave Szulborski took a smidgen of time out from his hectic day and replied to some questions about his wildly popular new ARG Chasing The Wish. We appreciate this intimate look into the Alternate Reality of his world.
