Englez Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I just deciphered the whole thing from the screen shown during the CES MS Keynote.I'm working on the rest. "An audience of general spectators and key players arrive at the Bellagio Hotel on Monday night around 6pm and wait alongside the [something] in anticipation of something significant to take place. The general public will not be aware that something unusual is about to take place but the community will have deciphered the countdown and the precise time and showing location for this spectacular event. The famous Bellagio Fountains (Lake Bellagio), are renouned as the [something] [something] of Las Vegas are about to reveal the global challenge and deliver the first set of visual clues in a way no-one has seen before. Of course, there is still one big suprise they won't see coming. Countdown hits zero at exactly 6:30pm. I look left to right, scanning the audience. Lights and music turn off (fountains stay on). Two more water curtains rise on the left and right side of the original curtains. As these curtains rise, they fill with multiple clocks and the sound of the original clock multiplies by hundreds revealing... (view full production notes)." After that is the LOKI heading, followed by the text that had already been transcribed. You should also note that the folder these documents are stored in (in the video) is called "Windows Vista Game". You can find full text (without [somethings] )here: http://www.istartedsomething.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Ouch... it will be 03:30 here. And I have to work tomorrow. Could someone please record what is happening on the website/at Las Vegas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Ouch... it will be 03:30 here. And I have to work tomorrow.Could someone please record what is happening on the website/at Las Vegas? it'll be 7:30 my time, so i'll definitely try to get some screenshots :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 You can find full text (without [somethings] )here:http://www.istartedsomething.com/ Also look at http://www.flickr.com/photos/longzheng/350...in/photostream/ for the full Loki part as a higher res image. It looks like everyone decoded that part right :blink:... it's hard to believe that the grand prize REALLY IS a trip to space In that photo you can also see a file called "participant roster.xls". I wonder if that's related, and they're keeping track of the participants in the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firth Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 In that photo you can also see a file called "participant roster.xls". I wonder if that's related, and they're keeping track of the participants in the forums. I doubt they are keeping track of participants in the forums. They DO know the names of the people they mailed the letters to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I doubt they are keeping track of participants in the forums. They DO know the names of the people they mailed the letters to. Good point, those could just be the decoders. Lokivanishes has visited the forum more than once though. just looked him/her up and (s)he hasn't been here since Dec. 29.. you're probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englez Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I suppose that those bloggers who received keys from MSFT, are not the only ones allowed to take part in the game when coundown reaches zero. So, before anyone take part in that, (s)he should register first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I suppose that those bloggers who received keys from MSFT, are not the only ones allowed to take part in the game when coundown reaches zero. So, before anyone take part in that, (s)he should register first. How would someone register? :s Oh, and like Zyphrax said, it would be really great if someone could bring a video camera and record the Belagio event.. it's a bit far for some of us :p... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spysect Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 More images and news about vanishing point: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070108/...anishingpoint2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmJayBee Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Just wanted to post that I received the note & usb key (5th Jan) which contained Cipher Key 2 - wh3r3t0g0 Me Again, hope this is new?? I took said cypher key2 and used it as a password key on the Main Page, got alot of nbsp entries?? Looks like what ever it is there is 3 paragraphs of it. MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeofHorus Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 is anyone traveling to Sydney for this? i'm thinking of flying up for the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malky Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 is anyone traveling to Sydney for this? i'm thinking of flying up for the day? Already here but don't know where ;^)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKAngel Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 whats happening in sydney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spysect Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Post above, Read the Keys Section on http://vanishingpointwiki.com, click Keys and select Cipher Key 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azcobain Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 is anyone traveling to Sydney for this? i'm thinking of flying up for the day? Yeh, I'll go. Sounds interesting. I wonder where abouts in Sydney it happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da13ro Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yea ill be at the Sydney one, when i find out where it is :p If there are a couple of us going we should meet up. PM me if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englez Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 In front of the Sidney Opera, maybe. It's near the water (similat to Bellagio and the fountains). I am from Serbia and just guessing...someone from Sidney should have a better guess, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 In front of the Sidney Opera, maybe. It's near the water (similat to Bellagio and the fountains). I am from Serbia and just guessing...someone from Sidney should have a better guess, I suppose. According to http://www.vanishingpointgame.com/circumambulation/, the Sydney event won't be for another 5 days. I think the only event that happens tomorrow is in Las Vegas in front of the Bellagio fountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Atomic Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I'm going to the Sydney one, I guess we will see how many people are going to be there before we work out if we should have a meet or whatever. Anyway I predict there to be atleast 200-300 people there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 If anyone has figured out where, I'll be at the London one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I hate to disappoint you... but the countdowns show that no other events will happen for at least 5 days... :p so I'm guessing the actual locations will be somehow made available before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azcobain Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 For the Sydney one, I'm putting my money on that it will be in Darling Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolmst Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Someone mentioned something about registering with Microsoft to become a decoder before the countdown reaches 0... does anyone have any thoughts about how to do that? I'm registered with Microsoft to be able to participate in events, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brody McKee Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yea ill be at the Sydney one, when i find out where it is :p If there are a couple of us going we should meet up. PM me if your interested. I am planning to go to Sydney, if you guys are going up - I guess I'll see you there? Anyone else leaving from Melbourne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englez Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Someone mentioned something about registering with Microsoft to become a decoder before the countdown reaches 0... does anyone have any thoughts about how to do that? I'm registered with Microsoft to be able to participate in events, but that's about it. I mentioned that, but didn't say that you should register before countdown reaches zero. I meant that, when the game (real one, for prizes) begin, I suppose there would be some kind of registration, so that They know, when someone find a solution, how to contact him/her. Edited January 8, 2007 by Englez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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