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Ocular Effect
Perry Stallings
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This is not a game.
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Ocular Effect:Meta
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Promotion for ABC Familys Miniseries Fallen Intended as a bridge between first and second film
Developed by Xenophile Media and Matt Wolf
Ran July 3 November 11, 2006Won 3 awards including an Emmy award
Outstanding Interactive Television Program 2007
History
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Project initiated early May Developed in 6 weeks
Production started mid June
Locations spanned 8 countries and 5 continents Ended early
History continued
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ABC Familys Fallen Based on Thomas Sniegoskis Fallen novels
ABC Family Original Movie Originally broadcast July 23, 2006
In 2007, story ended after a 4 episode miniseries
Biblical clash of Good/Evil
Follows the trials of Aaron Corbett, the Redeemer
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Xenophile Media Founded in 2002 by
Patrick Crowe Thomas Wallner
Cross platform production company
2 Emmy award winning ARGs ReGenesis
Ocular Effect
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Integrated player forum 2.8 million visitors
250,000 players
Community
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Ocular Effect:In-Game
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Rabbit hole appears in a YouTube video Users directed to oculareffect.com
Pre 7/17 redirects to 00112358.net
Displays a countdown to 10pm EST 7/17/06
Rabbit Hole
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7/17 Countdown replaced by Oculus Puzzle Oculareffect.com goes live
Kane Winthrop reclaims oculareffect.com
Calls on users to help solve mystery of the Oculus Players introduced to Faith Arella at Vix Tattoos
Rabbit Hole continued
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Follows Faith on her quest of self discoveryVisions revealed by the Oculus point to next location
Faith receives $20k to Follow her visions
Visions direct her to those with near death experiences Meets DJ Kriel
Taken to Gibsontown where she meets Madame Steph
Madame Steph reads Faiths fortune Directed to trust her dreams and find the monkey man
Story
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Faith meets Mike Miles on Miracle MileVisits the location of Mikes death to find another clue
Travels to India with Mike
Hears of a woman Ama who matches the visions Mike is kidnapped
Faith disappears, Mike arrives safely at destination
Video recovered linking Faith to the NephilimWeeks pass
Game ends with a message by Madame Steph
Story continued
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Faith Arella Tattoo Artist Escaped from Bethlehem Conservatory Following the visions in her dreams
May be a Fallen sister to Aaron Corbett Mike Miles Monkey Man
Local miracle man in Adelaide
Sees symbols after near death experienceJoins Faith on her journey
Primary Characters
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Kane Winthrop Spirit Guide
Madame Steph Psychic
Directs Faith to look for the monkey man Dante Gooderman Lawyer
Legal Counsel for Bethlehem Conservatory
Gave Faith money for her travels Charles Kriel DJ
Sees the symbols after a near death experience
Secondary Characters
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7 Oculus puzzles 8th puzzle accidently released
Involved deciphering the Runes
Sound to rune conversions Cartography
Pattern recognition
Solves were rewarded with visions of the future
Puzzles
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Ocular EffectPuzzles Examples
Puzzles were relatively simple Did not require special skills
Puzzle #1 align the symbols
Puzzle #6 transliteration puzzle
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Ocular Effect:Analysis
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Emergent Properties No
Immersive Real World Elements
Debatable Collaborative Storytelling
No, fixed storyline
Self Organizing Social Structure Yes
Elements of an ARG
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Blurred definition of in-game Primary characters playing the game
Interpretation vs Puzzle based
InterfaceVideo Chat
How can someone prove their reality?
New Features
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Oculus.wikibruce.com Oculareffect.com
Forums.unfiction.com
Patrick Crowe of Xenophile Media
Sources
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