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Dipity Timeline Created

Jul 9, 2008 6:10 PM

Find the Lost Ring

Feb 2008 to Jul 10, 2008 2:23 PM

Type: Commercial, promotion for McDonald's and the 2008 Olympics

Silver Ladder

Nov 2007 to Feb 2008

Type: Independent Puppetmasters:

The Dark Knight

Oct 2007 to Jul 10, 2008 2:20 PM

Type: Commercial, promotion for the Dark Knight movie Puppetmasters: 42 Entertainment

Wrath of Johnson (Sammeeeees II)

Jun 2007 to Sep 2007

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Jan Libby

Eldritch Errors

Apr 2007

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: GMD Studios

World Without Oil

Apr 2007 to May 2007

Type: Independent, funding by ITVS Puppetmasters: Ken Eklund, Jane McGonigal, Cait Zorn, Corrina McFarlane, Dee Cook, Marie Lamb, Michelle Senderhauf, Erik Wohlgemuth, Krystyn Wells, Bonnie Primb...

Unnatural Selection (aka Monster Hunter Club)

Feb 2007 to Mar 2007

Type: Commercial, promotion for the movie, The Host Puppetmasters: Magnolia Studios, ARGstudios (Dave Szulborski, Dee Cook, Michelle Senderhauf, Nick Braccia, cem, Kassandra Standridge)

Sammeeeees

Oct 2, 2006 to Dec 12, 2006

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Jan Libby

Catching the Wish

May 24, 2006 to Sep 28, 2006

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborski, Nick Braccia, cem, Dee Cook, Haley Moore, Michelle Senderhauf, Kassandra Standridge

Who is Benjamin Stove?

Jan 2006 to Apr 2006

Type: Commercial, General Motors, "Live Green, Go Yellow" promotion Puppetmasters: Campbell-Ewald, GMD Studios, Dave Szulborski

Orbital Colony

Nov 16, 2005 to Jan 21, 2006

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Michelle "varin" Senderhauf, bagsbee, Karl "QBKooky", White_Knight, Jchillerup, Flynn, Slyfox, Magesteff, Sunny, Colin, Angela

Last Call Poker

Sep 24, 2005 to Nov 15, 2005

Type: Commercial, promotion for Gun videogame Puppetmasters: 42 Entertainment

Vaporlofts

Aug 28, 2005 to Jan 26, 2006

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: ???

ARGtalk

Jun 2005 to Jul 2005

Type: Independent Puppetmasters:

Omnifam

May 2005 to Dec 2005

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Bill Shaw, Dee Cook, Marie Lamb, Kender, Jackie Kerr, Haley Moore, Michelle Senderhauf

Art of the Heist

2005

Type: Commercial, promoting the Audi A3 Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborski, Audi, McKinney-Silver, Chelsea Digital, GMD Studios

Regenesis

Oct 2004 to Jan 2005

Type: Commercial, promotion for the Regenesis television show Puppetmasters: Xenophile

Legend of the Sacred Urns

Sep 2004 to Dec 2004

Type: Commercial, promotion for Sharp Aquos televisions Puppetmasters: GMD Studios

Project Gateway

Aug 31, 2004 to Sep 30, 2004

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Colin Brennan

Urban Hunt (aka Dread House)

Jul 2004 to Oct 31, 2004

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborksi, Dee Cook, Caterpillar, Diandra, Lazarus_Long, Sin_Vraal

I Love Bees

Jun 30, 2004 to Oct 31, 2004

Type: Commercial, promotion for Halo video game Puppetmasters: 42 Entertainment

AWARE

Mar 31, 2004 to Aug 31, 2004

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Real World Gaiming

Metacortechs

Aug 31, 2003 to Oct 31, 2003

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Karetao

Acheron

Aug 31, 2003 to Jan 31, 2004

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Liquidcrack, Bill Shaw, Jackie Kerr, danman_d, Marie Lamb, sarkenobi, Dee Cook

Chasing the Wish

2003

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborksi

Search4E

Sep 30, 2002 to Dec 31, 2002

Type: ??? Puppetmasters: ???

Push, Nevada

Sep 17, 2002 to Oct 28, 2002

Type: Commercial, television program Puppetmasters: Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, Matt Damon, Chris Moore

M.A.D. Countdown

May 2002

The game had a handheld/location aspect to it, but also collaborative gameplay, automated calls to a phone booth with clues, hidden websites, real world props and puzzles.

Spooks

May 2002 to Jun 2002

Type: Commercial, promotion for Spooks television show Puppetmasters: BBC?

Codename: Constellation

May 2002 to Jun 2002

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Karl

Exocog

May 2002 to Jun 2002

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Jim Miller

Lockjaw

Feb 2002 to May 2002

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Karetao

Change Agents: Out of Control

2002

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborski

Ravenwatchers

Sep 2001

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: ???

:k: Uncap the Ride

Sep 2001 to Dec 2002

Type: Commercial, promoting BMW

Change Agents: Operation Mindset

Aug 2001 to Sep 2001

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborski

Plexata

Jul 2001 to Jan 2002

Type: Commercial Puppetmasters: ???

Change Agents: Creative Chip

Jun 2001 to Jul 2001

Type: Independent Puppetmasters: Dave Szulborski

Majestic

Jun 2001 to Oct 2001

Type: Commercial Puppetmasters: Electronic Arts

The Beast

Apr 2001 to Jul 2001

Type: Commercial, promotion for the movie, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Puppetmasters: Jordan Weisman, Elan Lee, Sean Stewart

Freakylinks.com

Jan 2000 to Feb 2001

Type: Commercial, promotion for the television show, Freakylinks Puppetmasters: Haxan Films, GMD Studios

The Blair Witch Project

1999

Type: Commercial, promotion/tie-in for the film, The Blair Witch Project Puppetmasters: Haxan Films

Dreadnot

1996

A web game hosted on sfgate.com and made from a grant from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Comments

varin at Jul 10, 2008 2:35:42 PM
Thanks to ARGdb.com for allowing me to compare data!


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