Yesterday, I received a mysterious packet in the mail from the Interplanetary Union, an organization based in a location called “New Lyon City,” on the planet Centauri. I’ve received some verystrangepackages in the past, but none with such a cool return address!
I filmed my experience of opening the envelope, and sharing some of its contents. That video is above; low resolution scans of some — but not all — of the documents are below. If you’d like to get as close to the experience as possible, DOWNLOAD THIS PDF, which features high resolution scans of the packet’s complete contents.
You’ll notice that I chronically mispronounce the words “logistics” and “Koatoa” in the video. My apologies. If you knew how nervous I become when talking on video, you’d be shocked that I could properly pronounce anything at all.
Enjoy the video, and a few low-res images below. Learn more about the Yimmu Logistics alternate reality game “We Are Earthborne” at the Unfiction forum thread. Also check out the “Oceanus” wiki for more info.
And remember: If you want high resolution scans of the complete collection of transmedia artifacts, download the PDF FOUND HERE.
Remember: If you want high resolution scans of the complete collection of transmedia artifacts, download the PDF FOUND HERE. Enjoy!
Welcome to the Personal Effects: Dark ArtLIVEBLOG experiment! Today is the release date for Personal Effects in North American bookstores, and I’ll be documenting the entire experience — from sales rankings, to giveaways, to content YOU send me — here throughout the day. Be a part of the celebration and ORDER THE BOOK HERE.
Most-recent updates will be near the top of the page; all updates will be timestamped U.S. East Coast time. Let’s have some fun! Be sure to sound off in the comments along the way!
Note that links to any online retailer do not imply my endorsement of one retailer over another. Updates are provided for informational and update purposes.
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10:48 PM
The LIVEBLOG post has gotten too big for its britches! Standby as I create a new post to accommodate new content!
–J.C.
10:26 PM
Technology conspired against the Hutch! Lost an entire (and awesome) update here, but will try to post pics a bit later. Update time!
Current sales rank online: 8 in sci-fi (holding strong), 21 in fantasy (holding strong), 66 in mystery & thrillers (up from from 70!), 330 overall (up from 371)!
It’s time to bring some West Coast muscle to this endeavor. Check out my shout-out to my PST friends!
9:20 PM
Giveaway #3!
As you know, there are TWO giveaways currently underway for today:
1) Call 206-984-2992, follow the instructions in the message, and then send me an email (7thSonNovel@gmail.com) telling me what you said.
2) Visit the Trailers page, and post one of the vlurbs on your site, tweet it, or email FIVE friends, and then send me an email (7thSonNovel@gmail.com) stating your mission compliance.
And now … a THIRD GIVEAWAY opportunity!
3) This one’s sinfully easy, but critically important. The gig:
This is about personal word of mouth
Email TEN FRIENDS / FAMILY MEMBERS who you dig most dearly
Tell them all about Personal Effects: Dark Art, and ask them to watch the main video on the home page
CC me — 7thSonNovel@gmail.com — on your email
That’s it.
Can you do that? Sure you can. Ping ten pals, direct them to my site, and ask them to watch a video. Easy peasy. All giveaways end at midnight EST.
I’ll randomly select two winners from the bunch. Your prize: signed copies of Personal Effects: Dark Art. You can’t beat that with a stick! Get emailin’!
9:05 PM
Personal Effects: Dark Art maintains momentum!
Current sales rank online: 8 in sci-fi (holding strong), 21 in fantasy (holding strong), 70 in mystery & thrillers (down from 68), 371 overall (up from 373).
Where are my West Coast peeps? Time for you to crack some knuckles, hit the streets (or sites) and purchase a copy of the book…
Do I feel a sales rally coming on from my PST friends?
8:56 PM
More unboxing video awesomeness, this time from Steve Saylor! (I love his J.C. impersonation in the beginning!)
8:45 PM
Have you checked out the red-hot (yet PG-13 rated) PDF featuring Suicide Girls Annika and Lumi … and the “personal effects” from PE:DA?Click here to get the full story, or click the image below to download the PDF. If the photos leave you salivating for more, check out SuicideGirls.com to become a member (a mere $4/month) and view the full adults-only set titled, “Personal Effects.”
Books just got a whole helluva lot sexier.
Click to download the PDF
8:23 PM
Here are some fun unboxing photos from Brian Webber!
7:59 PM
You. Continue. To. Bring. It. Check out this AMAZING update!
Current sales rank online: 8 in sci-fi (up from 10!), 21 in fantasy (up from 24!), 68 in mystery & thrillers (up from 71!), 373 overall (up from 408). We’ve cracked 400! Can we hit Top 5 in sci-fi and Top 20 in fantasy? It’s up to you!
It’s time to bring up the reserves, my peeps. If you’ve been holding out, head to your local bookstore or order online tonight!
Let’s blow the roof off this sumbitch.
7:27 PM
Another photo update! I want YOUR photo here on the site today … but the only way to do that is to hit your local bookstore and snag a copy. Can you do that? Are you willing to become one of the stellar folk below who’ve documented their awesomeness? I surely hope so. (Of course, if you’d rather order online, I can oblige.) Snap a pic, send it to 7thSonNovel@gmail.com, bask in the glory of your peers!
On with the superstars!
Bruce Lerner
daecabhir
David Perry's Spock and Chekhov
EdGizmo
Eric J. Frank
FancyFembot
frankstendal
gravityquest
Jack Staples
Luis
Pavlina
Podcast Junky
Stewart Boyles
zahooee
syntheticjesso
Wired Pig
7:05 PM
I have PUNISHED the dishes! And what’s this? A new chart update! Ever higher!
Current sales rank online: 10 in sci-fi (slipped a notch here), 24 in fantasy (up from 27!), 71 in mystery & thrillers (up from 79!), 408 overall (up from 452). We’re gunning for 400 now, peeps!
MORE photos from Personal Effects fans! Can you feel the love? I can. It’s warm and fuzzy. (Or is that my Brinkvale straightjacket?) Email me YOUR PE:DA pic at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com!
Brandon
CrazzyWarrior
Michael Ward
Randy Hinkley
silent_e
Tiggr
6:00 PM
ASCENSION CONTINUES!!
Current sales rank online: 9 in sci-fi, 27 in fantasy, 79 in mystery & thrillers, 452 overall. JETPACK ON!
Will continue adding Brick-And-Mortar Hollas in the update slot below! Keep the support coming!
5:20 PM
Let’s have some fun for the rest of this hour. I’ve been leaning on those online sales ranks all day … but let’s show some love for the folks who bought copies in real-life brick-and-mortar stores. Did YOU buy your book in-store? Shoot me a quick email — 7thSonNovel@gmail.com — or an @ reply on Twitter (I’m @jchutchins), telling me where you snagged your copy, and we’ll give the store mad props here in this update section!
Email me! @ me! Give me a BRICK-AND-MORTAR HOLLA!
@frankstendal sez: “Borders in PDX did not fail me…”
Check out these AMAZING Personal Effects-related videos from folks who’ve purchased a copy: Mataxes, violetrogue and Karl Schild. Astoundingly awesome!
4:22 PM
More pics from the wild! This is amazing! Send me YOUR pic with Personal Effects: Dark Art at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com!
BenPick
Dr. Duran aka Zed
Pavlina
Steve Saylor
Thomas Reed
3:25 PM
Another GIVEAWAY CONTEST! If you’ve been following the live updates here, you know that two lucky folks will snag a signed copy of PE:DA by calling…
206-984-2992
…following the instructions in the message, and then sending me an email (7thSonNovel@gmail.com) telling me what you said. But let’s have some more fun, and give away TWO MORE copies!
Here’s what you do: visit the Trailers page and pick your favorite video blurb from the ones found there. EMBED THE VIDEO at your site/blog, or post it to your Facebook page. If you don’t have a site/FB, post a link to your favorite vlurb on Twitter. If you don’t have a Twitter account, EMAIL FIVE FRIENDS a link to your favorite video, or to the Trailers page.
That’s it. Either 1) post a vlurb on your site … 2) tweet it … or 3) email five friends a link to the vlurb/Trailers page.
Once you’ve done that, EMAIL ME at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com and I’ll randomly select two vlurb evangelists from the bunch. They’ll win signed copies of Personal Effects: Dark Art!
Both giveaways are running until the end of June 9. Get crackin’!
3:00 PM
Ascension continues! Current sales rank online: 11 in sci-fi, 34 in fantasy, 89 in mystery & thrillers, 557 overall. Eking closer to the top 500! Rock on!
Also, check out the brilliant Jared Axelrod’s post about his wife J.R. Blackwell’s project HER STORY — details of which can be found below. Support experimental fiction (J.R. and Mur Lafferty are co-creators) andPersonal Effects at the same time! Thanks for spreading the word, Jared!
2:37 PM
The ever-awesome C.C. Chapman has posted an UNBOXING VIDEO of his copy of Personal Effects: Dark Art! Check it out! Thanks, C.C.!
Can YOU share your unboxing video? Please do! Upload your vid to a video sharing site like YouTube, email me the link at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com, and I’ll post it here! So cool!
2:28 PM
MORE awesome pics from Personal Effects fans! Check ‘em out … and if YOU have a copy on-hand, send it my way. I’ll get it here on the page! 7thSonNovel@gmail.com
Barely
Beth Case
Keith Burtis
Paulette Jaxton
And standby for more awesomeness! Rumors suggest an UNBOXING VIDEO is on the way!
1:56 PM
Current sales rank online: 12 in sci-fi, 34 in fantasy, 93 in mystery & thrillers, 581 overall. We just might crack 500, folks! Keep the support coming!
Also: Incredible! Twitter is overflowing with positive comments, public sightings and more, re: PE:DA. Check out the stream here.
And also: I’m stunned and flattered by Matthew Wayne Selznick’s 1,000+ word review of Personal Effects. If you’re on the fence about the book, check out his thorough review for more information.
And another also: Escape Pod founder Stephen Eley also has some kind things to say about PE:DA … and my interview (along with Jordan Weisman) with the BBC is now online and available for download!
1:20 PM
Some recordings I’ve received so far for the Celebration Line giveaway! Scroll down to get all the deets!
Sweet Christmas! More photos rolling in from you generous folk! Behold the amazing pics of fans like YOU who’ve picked up a copy of the book. It’s good to see Scott Sigler represented here (those books class up his pasty mug), and check the hilarious pic by Stephanie, which proves that you need more than one copy of PE:DA in the house to keep folks civil!
Remember: Win a signed copy of Personal Effects: Dark Art! Call the Brinkvale Personal Effects Launch Celebration Line, leave a celebratory message, and then send me an email (7thSonNovel@gmail.com) telling me what you said. The two callers with the most creative and fun message wins a copy of PE:DA! You have all day, June 9, to participate. The number:
206-984-2992
Chart update coming soon, peeps.
David Perry
Richard Green
Scott Sigler
Stephanie Harvey
Vlad
12:15 PM
Holy smokes, stellar news abounds! Check this:
Current sales rank online: 16 in sci-fi, 50 in fantasy, 774 overall. Heading toward the stratosphere, peeps!
PLUS — CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Win a signed copy of Personal Effects: Dark Art! Call the Brinkvale Personal Effects Launch Celebration Line, leave your craziest, coolest celebratory message, and then send me an email (7thSonNovel@gmail.com) telling me what you said. The two callers with the most creative and fun message wins a copy of PE:DA! The number:
206-984-2992
Get creative! Get crazy! Get committed! (You have all day today, June 9, to participate.)
PLUS — ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!Check out “Her Side,” a multimedia experiment created by Mur Lafferty and J.R. Blackwell! This is a STELLARLY awesome experiment in fiction, and it supports Personal Effects!Visit the site for details, and support this brilliant new way of telling stories from Mur and J.R.! I have the coolest pals on the planet.
PLUS! Another thank you video from J.C. … you guys are rocking my socks!
11:30 AM
MOREPersonal Effects: Dark Art photos are rolling in. So awesome. Check ‘em … and check this fancy news: the book is #2 in the Sci-Fi “Hot New Releases” section. Keep spreading the word!
LUNCHTIME for East Coasters is fast-approaching. Will you pick up your copy of PE:DA during the break? Contribute to the cause, and be sure to take a pic of you with your book! Send it to 7thSonNovel@gmail.com, and I’ll post it here!
Thomas "cmdln" Gideon
JP Harvey
11:00 AM
Current sales rank online: 16 in sci-fi, 56 in fantasy, 819 overall. Higher! Higher!
SuicideGirls.com has unleashed its “Personal Effects” photo set on the site. Check it out here. Membership is required to view the adults-only set; it’s $4/month. (Money well-spent, if you ask me.)
I also serves up a video shout of muchly gratitude for YOUR help in making Personal Effects: Dark Art a hit-in-the-making. Thank you!
Contest announcement coming soon…
10:45 AM
Holy moley, check out these AWESOME colored pages from Anthony Epp! He printed out the fun (and funny!) Personal Effects: Dark Art coloring book, and did some art therapy of his own! How cool! Send me YOUR colored pages, and I’ll post them here at the site! Email them to 7thSonNovel@gmail.com !
From Anthony Epp
From Anthony Epp
From Anthony Epp
10:00 AM: Stores now open on the East Coast
Current sales rank online: 29 in sci-fi, 90 in fantasy, 1,063 overall. Onward and upward!
EEE! UPDATE: Current sales rank online: 17 in sci-fi, 62 in fantasy, 867 overall. Highest ranking yet!
Muchly superfandom is being displayed in the Tweetspace and on blogs. Check out some of the kindness being displayed over at Twitter … and be sure to check out the kind comments of Jason Penney, DC Perry and James Durham at their sites — and at the Masks of Eris blog, too. Too cool for school!
Giveaways are coming: Signed copies of Personal Effects: Dark Art … and signed copies of super-rare Advanced Reader Copies of the novel, too! Let’s wait for the West Coast to wake up first, and then we’ll unleash some evangelical badassery upon the Web!
8:40 AM
Current sales rank online: 24 in sci-fi, 75 in fantasy, 1,264 overall.
Even MORE photos of you awesome folks with your copies of Personal Effects are rolling in! Hot damn, check out these supercool pics of these PE:DA superfans!
Donna Phillips
From Eddie Haynes
Laura
The Encaffienated ONE
8:05 AM
You guys have sent me some AWESOME photos of you with your copies of Personal Effects: Dark Art!Here are a few that have rolled in so far; I’ll post more throughout the day. Be sure to send me your pics at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com , and I’ll get them on the site today!
MA in PA
Brian Saxon
Icepick
Drew Beatty
7:39 AM
Just posted the PG-13-rated, stellarly sexy PDF excerpt of SucideGirls’ “Personal Effects” photo set. Find it here. The full, adults-only nude photo set will be available at SuicideGirls.com later today. SuicideGirls used the out-of-book artifacts as props in an in-world story told in the Personal Effects universe.
Also, the SUPERVLURB is now live, featuring 12 of the most influential names in podcast fiction. Too awesome for words. Check it here.
I’m guzzling the nectar of the gods — Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee — and prepping some fun content to post here later in the day, including photos of YOU with your copies of Personal Effects: Dark Art. Have a pic of you with your copy? Email it to me: 7thSonNovel@gmail.com…
During a trek to New York City on the dime of the Armacham Technology Corporation, I participated in the Mobile FEAR Lab experiment. It was a tremendously cool experience … and you’re riding shotgun.
Watch Armacham employees deftly deflect my attempts at learning more about their company — and watch me play the awesome upcoming FPS, FEAR 2.
I also drop the f-bomb. With good reason. You’ve been warned.
Big big thanks to C.C. Chapman, who filmed much of my FEAR Lab experience.
Fans of the Silver Case / FEAR 2 conspiracy, listen up: It’s ALL TRUE.
The Armacham Technologies Corporation is indeed hosting a mobile FEAR Lab experience in New York City today and tomorrow. The event, which debuts the new FEAR 2 video game, will be held from 11am to 7pm today (Saturday the 17th) and tomorrow (the 18th) at a GameStop store at 1282 Broadway.
How do I know this? Because I’m here, in the city, and will soon be playing the game on LIVE streaming internet video. In my last update of the Silver Case / FEAR 2 mystery, I showed you an invitation the Armacham company had sent me. I called the number, spoke to a Armacham agent named Violet, and confirmed my travel to NYC.
And now here I am, with a VIP ID Badge in-hand, ready to experience FEAR 2. Armacham generously provided travel and lodging, so I’m here on the company’s dime. I’ve been asked to blog about my experience (which I’ll do later today). Further, when I play the game at 3pm EST today, you can watch me on LIVE streaming video at this URL:
And while the on-site Armacham agents don’t know this, I’ll also be doing everything I can to glean information about the alleged genetic testing the company has been doing. If I learn anything, I’ll help expose the Armacham company and its harmful (and illegal) experiments.
ON A RELATED NOTE: There have been some libelous allegations floating around the internet that I’m in NYC to assassinate New York Times bestselling novelist Scott Sigler. According to the beady-eyed Napoleon wannabe, he “discovered” a plot I’d devised to kill him while he was here, participating in the FEAR Lab event.
So frightened by this prospect, he chose to NOT attend the event, and instead sent Zombie, a blogger at ZombieGirlsOnline, in his place. The only thing worse than a coward is a Pokemon-sized coward. Scott, you’re a paranoid.
And so, my scheme to whack the most annoying (and most cadaverous) writer in publishing has failed. Ah well. Looks like I’ll have to deal with Zombie when she arrives at the FEAR Lab event.
SO! REMEMBER! Check out http://armacham.com/fearlab TODAY AT 3PM EST to watch me play the new FEAR 2 video game. If I learn anything more about Armacham’s evil scheme, I’ll let you know.
For those following my Silver Case adventures, here’s an update that’ll tickle you. As many of you know, I’ve been warned by a mysterious fellow named “Case Man,” aka Richard Findes, about the allegedly nefarious deeds of the Armacham corporation.
Armacham has targeted me to apparently participate in a marketing event for the release of the new video game F.E.A.R. 2, the Case Man said. But the company shouldn’t be trusted, he insisted — Armacham is using the event as a ruse to possibly perform genetic testing on me and other Silver Case recipients.
I’ve remained fairly neutral about Case Man’s accusations; after all, he could be spreading misinformation about Armacham. At the same time, I’ve been skeptical about Armacham’s supposed “targeting” of me; why in the the heck would a major conglomerate reach out to me? There’s nothing special about J.C. Hutchins.
But yesterday, I received this letter from A.T. Harman, an employee at Armacham Technology Corporation. (A scan of the letter is beneath my transcript.) Things are getting … interesting.
I’m going to personally pursue this mystery later today, and get back to you with some video and opinions. In the meantime, enjoy this very intriguing letter.
If this is real, should I go? My personal safety might be at risk. Sound off in the comments…
–J.C.
From the Office of A.T. Harman
C.O.O. of Gaming and Simulation Division
Armacham Corporation
www.armacham.com
Dear J.C.:
Congratulations. I am pleased to inform you that Armacham Technologies would like to include you in our upcoming *FEAR LAB trials in New York City.
Armacham will fly you to New York City to be one of the first to experience F.E.A.R. 2 during the weekend of January 17th and 18th. As part of the **Level III test, you will be granted access to our mobile FEAR LAB, allowing extensive interaction with the game prior to its public release.
The F.E.A.R. 2 module represents a major leap forward in FPS game-play and as part of Armacham’s outreach, we will provide live blogging & live streaming stations at the event for you to share with your audience.
Please contact our travel coordinator … to make arrangements.
Best Regards,
A.T. Harman
*Measurable PK attunement and Neuro-inductive Cognition is amplified by up to 22% by subjects utilizing the chair, although prolonged use is still being restricted to those displaying an initial Zener rating of 9+.
**Level III is designed for bloggers/gamers identified to possess exceptional latent Ganzfield reactions; these players will be among the first test subjects of the new module outside of Armacham’s secret research facility.
Today, I received an email from Jeff Watson, a young fellow who’s been following my videos and updates about the recent F.E.A.R. 2 “Silver Case” mystery.
Here’s the full text of the email:
Hi JC,
Ever since those weird cases started showing up my friend and I have been following the whole Armacham/F.E.A.R. 2 drama and we know you have been too. We think we actually tracked the Caseman down! Here is a clip of our “interview” with him, he was super freaked out. To be honest I’m getting a little jumpy myself when I think about it.
If Quan and I come up with anything more I’ll forward it to ya.
Jeff
I don’t know Jeff, and — according to my email archives — I’ve never corresponded with him until today. However, I’ve reviewed Jeff and Quan’s video (seen below), and it is indeed possible that the duo discovered the mysterious “Case Man” — aka R., aka Richard Findes.
The voice of the man in this video sounds similar to the voice we heard in past personal videos to me. (In those older videos, Case Man’s voice has been modulated to protect his identity … but there are some tonal and enunication similarities between those vids and this one.) It appears Richard Findes is close to a “breakthrough” in his attempts to expose Armacham’s secrets.
This likely means we’ll learn more from him soon. In the meantime, here’s the video Jeff sent me:
Is it legit? A fan-created hoax? Something else? It’s hard to say. Jeff Watson’s YouTube account indicates that he has only two videos uploaded there. Both are related to the F.E.A.R. 2/Armacham mystery, uploaded mere days ago. His YouTube account was created in October. Interestingly, his profile says he’s 35 years old.
This is a head-scratcher, since the video’s off-screen Jeff sounds far younger than that.
Either Jeff is shooting straight, and he’s discovered Richard Findes’ location … or something else is afoot here. A misinformation scheme, perhaps? We’ll only know when more info becomes available. I’ll keep you posted.
My video take on Jeff’s email and video (created for my podcast audience; it contains much of the information found in this post) is below.
–J.C.
PS: I’ve replied to Jeff’s email, providing him a link to this blog post and asking him about his age, and geographic location. Where was this filmed? If I learn more, I’ll let you know…
Yesterday, I concluded my Silver Case video series. Today, I received an email from the mystery man “R.” The plot thickens…
Silver Casers will recall that “R” is the man who sent me the silver briefcase, and appeared in two videos — one on a DVD I received in the mail; the other, on the case’s USB drive. “R” has provided information about Armacham’s alleged genetic testing, and its supposed nefarious plot to recruit people (including me) to participate in its research.
Now, “R” has contacted me via email:
JC,
Please help me.
As you know Armacham has corrupted the FEAR 2 game module but it seems they are still determined to unveil LEVEL 3 of their testing whatever the consequences. Despite disastrous results in the initial testing they are currently looking for 13 candidates to test the module in a device called the FEAR LAB in New York City.
I fear for the safety of anyone who becomes involved in this test and I’m determined to stop it all costs.
I’ve hidden additional evidence at http://www.armacham.com/rf3437 which I’ve had to encode for my safety. Once you unlock the files you will see what I’m talking about.
I’ll be in touch
R
I visited the URL “R” provided, and sure enough, there was content to behold. You’ll note that the directory in which this content is stored is labeled “RF” (which I bolded above), further implying that this data is hailing from Richard Findes, the disillusioned Armacham employee whose email we hacked in a past Silver Case episode. (Is there significance to the numeral 3437, as well?)
Two PDF documents were available via the link: “Dossier.pdf” and “Armacham Form 25C_supplemental.pdf”. I’ve extracted the pages from the PDFs and posted them below. You can also download a PDF with both assets combined by clicking here.
Silver Casers will note that most of these pages appeared in the dossier I personally received from Armacham, with one exception: the final image. This must be the encoded data to which “R” refers in his email.
What does it mean? Can the cipher — and R’s message — be found using these materials? I bet it can … and I bet you can help decrypt it. So let’s get crackin’! Sound off in the comments if you make any progress.
Finally, I should note that the envelope I received from Armacham in late November was marked with a “LEVEL 2 CLASSIFICATION” stamp. But in this recent email, “R” refers to an apparent upgrade of the testing: Level 3.
Astute visitors to Armacham.com will note that Richard Findes’ email draft features three Armacham Technology Corporation employee profiles. Of the three, only Dutch employee Joris N. Ulbricht appears to have a Level III security clearance. Is he part of Armacham’s inner circle?
So. Help me crack the code to determine if Armacham is indeed conspiring to perform unsafe genetic tests on people (including me) … or if the mysterious Case Man — aka “R” — is simply on a mission to spread misinformation.
–J.C.
PS: I’ve replied to R’s email, saying his “message was received,” and providing him the URL to this page. If he responds, I’ll let you know…
It’s the final episode in the Silver Case video series. Here, I share some parting thoughts about the mysterious case and its contents, and encourage viewers to further explore the Armacham.com website, and visit the sites of other Silver Case recipients.
I also suggest you learn more about the Armacham mystery by reading ARGNet’s coverage of the Armacham.com site debut, and the comprehensive (and very cool!) thread cooking over at Unfiction.com.
From the Unfiction forums, here is the list of other Silver Case recipients (and links to their posts about their involvement):
Part Three unearthed a mysterious video, and illuminated a package sent to me from the Armacham corporation.
What we know so far:
The Armacham Technology Corporation is working with the creators of the video game F.E.A.R. 2.
Armacham has recruited me and others to participate in a special “test” that will analyze my psychic abilities.
This test / study will be held in mid-January 2009, in New York City.
According to a mystery man — aka “Case Man,” aka “R” — who represents an anti-Armacham faction, this test is very dangerous.
“R” alleges that Armacham is using the release of F.E.A.R. 2 as a smokescreen to perform these nefarious studies.
Video provided by “R,” which appears to be footage recorded by Armacham, shows young people from different decades using telekinetic powers.
These powers may hail from an Armacham-created liquid nicknamed “frog juice.”
This information was obtained by a leak in Armacham’s corporate intranet, “R” said.
I and others have been targeted by Armacham, the mysterious Case Man said … and we’re not safe.
Torn by my desire to steer clear of the Armacham corporation and yet learn more about its experiments, I realized my next step was clear. I needed to learn more about Armacham. And so begins Part Four…
–J.C.
P.S.: You simply must experience this for yourself. I’ve laid some groundwork, but I’m certain I’ve only scraped the surface…
As this video series has progressed, you witnessed the opening of the Silver Case, and saw and nearly all of its contents revealed. But what of the case’s shiny USB thumb drive … and what of the mysterious second envelope I received?
Part One in this video series chronicled my journey to acquire the silver case. Part Two showcased what was inside. At the conclusion of Part Two, two mysteries remained: the USB drive, and the package from the Armacham corporation.
Here, I document my discoveries. Have the questions been answered … or have more mysteries been exposed?
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Yesterday, I concluded my 
Finally, I should note that the envelope I received from Armacham in late November was marked with a “LEVEL 2 CLASSIFICATION” stamp. But in this recent email, “R” refers to an apparent upgrade of the testing: Level 3.
