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"VirtuQuest Announces ARG Corporate Edition 5.0" (argn.com-2005) |
| :: NEWS ARCHIVE 2005 Nov. 1, 2005: Virtuquest announces the upcoming Corporate Edition 6.5. This mini-arg will be open to a limited number of open internet players from around the world. Players will interact and be part of this not so ordinary interactive experience... Sept 23, 2005: Corporate Edition 6.0 has has concluded. The "Avogadro's Revenge" final chemical equation was entered into the online Chemical Storehouse by the " Einsteiners " on Sept 23. Congratulation to all the participants and well done! Thanks to all who participated and thank you for choosing VQC for your group dynamics training. See final results [here] . Sept. 4, 2005: Congratulations to Richard Paterson from the UK. He was the first to solve and complete VQC's multi-layered VirtuCube puzzle. He will be awarded the $500.00 prize for the solve. The complete solve took over 10 months from the launch date of Oct. 31, 2004. Thanks to all participants from all over the world. VQC tracked over 2000 individual participants over the 10 month period. What is next for VQC's multi-layered puzzle division? VirtuSphere, VirtuGon, or VirtuCylinder? Just wait and see.... August 10, 2005: Corporate Edition 6.0 has has begun. With Chemistry and Mathematics being a primary component, only one lucky participant will master the true secret of "Avogadro's Revenge " . This Corporate Edition ARG was developed to run for 4-6 weeks with over 40 international players. Keep watch as they discover..? August 5, 2005: VirtuCube still remains online and un-cracked! After 10 months of rotating in the Internet Realm, the mighty VirtuCube has only revealed its first two sides. Over 30 T-Shirts (Hints) have been purchased and it appears Side 3 ( The infamous ) Piano Key side is a stickler. Keep trying, $500 waits to the first complete solve! July 31, 2005: Virtuquest has officially closed the Open ARG " City of Domes ". After two months of patiently waiting for our client to follow through with contract agreements, VQC has pulled the plug. All registered players have been notified. VQC would like to publicly apologize to all participants who make these open ARGs so exciting to do. Officially "COD" had over 300 registered players with 40% being international players. VQC has made no official plans for any Open ARGs in the near future. May 6, 2005: Corporate Edition 5.0 has concluded. Congratulations to 1st place finisher Mike P. Mike was first to meet Walter Hamil at 8:00 am in downtown Chicago, to deliver the final proof of his innocence. Well Done! Who would ever suspect that Walter's old friend Jerry Macstern was the one who set Walter up in the first place. Walter has been cleared of all charges and has been reinstated, but Jerry is still missing with the $500,000,000? We are sure "ThebranchManager" will be looking for him... We would like to thank RP Financial for choosing VQC to create this exciting international AR Adventure. Corporate Edition 5.0 was also open to outside internet players on a limited scale. VQC opened the door for 40 players around the world to participate. James MacNeeley was our 1st place finisher winning $100. Check out the 5.0 score page for a complete listing of other winners and players... April 18, 2005: Corporate Edition 5.0 has started. This international treat will be sure to excite, perplex and entertain all who partake. Have fun with this one and like the Update section "Bon Chasse" Feb 25 , 2005: Geo-Arg Players have completed the first ever Geo-Arg Event. Thanks to the Geocaching Society for choosing VirtuQuest for their Spring Event 2005. Also, congratulations to "Team RHF-Squared" for completing the entire Geo-Arg first and earning two first find "Bonus Caches". "RHF-Squared" members include; Andre' P. Kendrick B. Geoff B. Tamalyn N. Suzie H. Cherly J. Feb 2 , 2005: Geo-Arg Players have completed stage three of the first ever Geo-Arg campaign. Several teams are competing for first place with stages Four through Seven yet to come! Keep up the good work players. Jan 4, 2005: Geo-Arg Players begin Phase 1. Seven teams are compeating for the first place prize, which will be awarded after all 5 phases have been completed. Good Luck players and Happy New Year! Team Updates will be available soon. |