Puzzle Box 2

[D-Cipher]

BTW...when the Microsoft Rep was asked during an interview few days ago to reveil the identity of LOKI...he said...."sorry, we will not reveal her/his identity" ...............notice the "/his" !!! :)

[deffjeff]

HERE"S WHAT I THINK!

You know when you e-mail her and she says "Not what I expected. pay attention...LISTEN CLOSELY"...

i GUARANTEE you she's talking about that Music thats in the background of her video!!!

actually she was talking about calling her voice mail at microsoft and getting her message which we decoded to get the /awakened dir.

[D-Cipher]

Blah...that's already done. Lots of people are trying to decode that song.....there are many relevancies that Band has w. Loki. I think its a new band...and i forgot their name...but i think the name is relevant...I read that on one of the blogs.

[NickShawn]

Blah...that's already done. Lots of people are trying to decode that song.....there are many relevancies that Band has w. Loki. I think its a new band...and i forgot their name...but i think the name is relevant...I read that on one of the blogs.

THEY ARE A BAND FROM SEATLE!

BAND NAME NOT IMPORTANT!

THE SONG NAME IS: MONA LISA

(THE VIDEO CUTS OFF THE CHORUS)

[Jacki Boi]

Can someone please set my mind at rest and tell me what the badge is in the top-right of the attached image from the ignition video, because i can't find anything about it on here or VPWiki.

[deffjeff]

Can someone please set my mind at rest and tell me what the badge is in the top-right of the attached image from the ignition video, because i can't find anything about it on here or VPWiki.

it is a sprinkler head

[kindler]

yep, maybe removing the stripes that make up Loki will show what's obscured ...

I worked on this a bit... here's what I got:

One of these is the light stripes brought together and one is the dark... Nothing I can see except the round object shows up a little better.

And one more:

This is what I got doing a photoshop de-interlace (even fields, interpolation) on the original image.

Anyone see something I don't?

[agentleman]

Hmmm...we are in a bit of a holding pattern, which seems unusual for a game like this that is designed to keep interest high and the mental gears going. Do we have more to find before box #3? I don't know. If there is, we haven't found it yet.

Instead of the usual "Here are all the answers to date" email, how about one that details the current topics on our plate?

We still have plenty of stuff to mull over including:

1. Interlaced/striped images (from the box 1 main screen, loki.jpg, and the small bar from the swf). Is there a hidden message or are we looking too hard?

2. Her last video...was there something to it. Are we missing the next step? For that matter, is there anything from the earlier videos that we overlooked, or was the link to the subsequent website enough?

3. Her identity & what that means (reference to folklore, the AMD voicemail, murmuring rock project being on hold, phone number out of her name)?

4. Is there a way of thinking from the pre-game, videos solutions, and Boxes 1 & 2 that we haven't applied?

5. Is there anything more from older puzzles/clues, such as the FAX, that we need to look at? (I know, I know, usually once a puzzle is done, it is done, but he or she who makes the rules can break them).

6. Is there anything to the puzzle identifiers in Box #2 (Australia, Florida, and the gold circle boxes), and why did the Posters puzzle not have one?

7. Is there anything to the one pseudo/out of game site we found, lokivanishes.com, or is that just a wannabe trying to get web traffic?

8. Is the there something to the last two boxes & the way "Memories Fade" and "People Vanish" scramble?

9. Were the suits of the cards used to identify each puzzle in Box #2 significant, and if so, why was there only one Spade suited card? (#10 was Spades, otherwise 3 Hearts, 4 Clubs and 4 Diamonds).

10. Her tipping her sun/eyeglasses. Does it mean anything?

And there are probably more things too, but that it my Top Ten, if you will. Still, it kind of gets me that if there is something, that we as a community (a rather nright comunity), haven't picked it up.

So, just parting thought. Keep asking questions...don't get angry at other peoples questions...and remember, this is a game (albeit a game with fabulous prizes!).

Go Team Neowin!

[confusio]

THEY ARE A BAND FROM SEATLE!

BAND NAME NOT IMPORTANT!

THE SONG NAME IS: MONA LISA

(THE VIDEO CUTS OFF THE CHORUS)

The band is Concorde, somebody from e42 told the folks in Vegas about it.

[kindler]

So, just parting thought. Keep asking questions...don't get angry at other peoples questions...and remember, this is a game (albeit a game with fabulous prizes!).

Speaking of fabulous prizes, does anyone think its strange that the grand prize lists:

"$50,000 cash, to be used to defray the cost of taxes"

Taxes on what? The "vista" space trip? The boatload of electronics? Or is it just a silly way to say "You get a bunch of cash too"? And "defray" as if your taxes are going to be more than that?

I'm confused.

[D-Cipher]

THIS JUST PUZZLED ME BIG TIME!!!

I typed in Google ?Loki Microsoft Fish? (all relevant words, those who are aware)?and one of the results was www.forgo.net/daily/2006/07/12/4788/ (2nd result from the top?) Click on it?then Click on the ?This is the most hilariousest thing? link.

Watch the video?.now..TELL ME THAT DOESN?T LOOK RELEVANT!!!!!

[chriscross93]

Ok... the first one I have was the regualr one everybody got...

>From: "Loki . (Confidential)" <v-loki@microsoft.com>

>To: XXXXX XXXXX <tha14thspade@hotmail.com>

>Subject: Out of Office: Vanishing Point

>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:49:24 -0800

>

>Hmmm. Not quite what I had in mind. Try harder - then listen closely.

>

>~L

The second one on the other hand is...

>From: Remote Mailer Five <rmailer5@microsoft.com>

>To: XXXXXX XXXXX<tha14thspade@hotmail.com>

>Subject: Getting Warmer

>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:49:24 -0800

>

>

>

>Hmmm. Not quite what I had in mind. Try harder - then listen closely.

>

>

>

>~L

Probably has nothing to do with anything... but I thought I'd show you guys.

That exact same thing happened to me too. :wacko:

[vidiot]

I worked on this a bit... here's what I got:

...

Anyone see something I don't?

Interesting ...

Thanks for the effort.

Looks like something else is needed to see what, if anything, is there.

[confusio]

Hmmm...we are in a bit of a holding pattern, which seems unusual for a game like this that is designed to keep interest high and the mental gears going. Do we have more to find before box #3? I don't know. If there is, we haven't found it yet.

.... deleted to save space ...

Go Team Neowin!

As I said before, it's for me very hard to believe that the game is just to solve few puzzles every week,

that actually got solved in few hours and wait for the next batch. There are many clues that I still don't

know what they mean or what they are intended for, it could be missdirection, keep us crunching and

writing about this to create more buzz (after all remember that this is a marketing campaign).

In some cases (and I declare myself guilty) we may be looking too deep, is there something we missed ?

It's my gut feeling the one that says yes, but things like, if the flight list on the fax is a real itinerary what the

heck is going to happen in Austin tomorrow ? does somebody want to go and page Loki in the

airport :-) (you can also try with Susan Bonds who is exec producer from e42) ... ?

Imho, the pregame stunt looked more challenging than the actual puzzles in the game, don't you think ?

Again, what we are supposed to do until the next box opens ?

Still it's an interesting collective excercise from which I learned already a couple of new things/tricks.

Nice teamwork !!!

Cheers

[NickShawn]

I'm not saying it is but could be a fox...

yeah, that's right...i'm going to OverLook it somemore, ha

[ZuniTribal]

Ok... the first one I have was the regualr one everybody got...

>From: "Loki . (Confidential)" <v-loki@microsoft.com>

fyi, the reference to v-loki has special meaning at microsoft.

if someone is an employee they don't have the v- on the front of the email.

anyone who is a 3rd party (ie contractor) but associated with microsoft will have a v- on the front of their email address.

So what it basically is saying is she doesn't work for microsoft.

[ajd999]

Can someone please explain, how did you get cities from the itinerary on the fax?

I'm asking because some of the airline codes don't make sense to me. According to http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/: SW= Air Namibia, AK = Air Asia...

[D-Cipher]

what about the fact that she's Asian ? Anyone thinks that may have any relevance?

BTW...what is the deal with the candy wrappers on the night stand? Looked Like Starburst...

[NickShawn]

Hey you guys...

So if this is a fish

Then it would be none other than THE FOXFACED FISH!

YEAH!

[kindler]

Can someone please explain, how did you get cities from the itinerary on the fax?

I'm asking because some of the airline codes don't make sense to me. According to http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/: SW= Air Namibia, AK = Air Asia...

I went to each of the airline websites in question and found the flights based on their schedules. They're pretty common US airlines:

AW = America West

SW = Southwest

AA = American Airlines

UA = United

AK = Alaska

[dbcooper]

fyi, the reference to v-loki has special meaning at microsoft.

if someone is an employee they don't have the v- on the front of the email.

anyone who is a 3rd party (ie contractor) but associated with microsoft will have a v- on the front of their email address.

So what it basically is saying is she doesn't work for microsoft.

Ok, so I am also a vendor for MS and the v-loki simply means that she is a vendor and not an employee at MS. On a fluke, I looked up Loki in the global address list and recived a phone number. Once called Loki says " Awesome work! All knowledge eventually needs effective diagnosis."

First letters spell awakened. This is not new territory. Just wanted to clear up what exactly the v- means in her email address.

[akitakoi]

I'm just checking out some other Vista marketing campaigns, maybe some clues in one of them.

1. You got the Bus that's going around. http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/ (the "block" Vanishingpointgame thing is on this page.)

2. The Share Your WOW www.showusyourwow.com (Looked throught tons of pages, nothing caught my attention.)

3. http://www.clearification.com/ (I recommend checking this one out just for fun)

Anymore?

Edited January 17, 2007 by akitakoi

[badwagon]

i look at this website http://www.lokimedia.com then i clicked on contact and i see these address.

Loki Media is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country in Austin, Texas.

PO Box 161354

Austin, TX 78716-1354

512.917.0340 TEL

if you remember from the first video she is talking about her GPA is 3.1416 are and in the clock it looks like the time is 5 i am not sure but is you think this is relevant le me know.

[Tha14thSpade]

I worked on this a bit... here's what I got:

One of these is the light stripes brought together and one is the dark... Nothing I can see except the round object shows up a little better.

And one more:

This is what I got doing a photoshop de-interlace (even fields, interpolation) on the original image.

Anyone see something I don't?

I see the mole on her neck that someone thought was "fake"... lol

[dbcooper]

I worked on this a bit... here's what I got:

One of these is the light stripes brought together and one is the dark... Nothing I can see except the round object shows up a little better.

And one more:

This is what I got doing a photoshop de-interlace (even fields, interpolation) on the original image.

Anyone see something I don't?

Perhaps the image behind Loki is a supernova shockwave. Did some basic google image searches and noticed some similarity. When a star "dies" the supernova and resulting shockwave is what is left. Perhaps I just need more medication....