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| − | On December 10, 2017, the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSp1dM2Vj48 first official trailer] for Ready Player One was released. | + | On December 10, 2017, the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSp1dM2Vj48 first official trailer] for Ready Player One was released. |
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| + | === QR Code === | ||
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| + | At the 1:10 mark of this trailer, a QR code is visible: | ||
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| − | These jumbled letters | + | These jumbled letters are an anagram for <code>GUNTERS SAY</code>, which is the first half of a password for the main [http://www.jointhequest.io/ Join the Quest] site. |
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| + | === Reddit Account === | ||
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| + | On the same day the trailer was released, a Reddit account named [https://www.reddit.com/user/hallidaysghost/posts/ HallidaysGhost] posted [https://i.redd.it/ip8lwi5lu4301.png this image] to the [https://www.reddit.com/r/readyplayerone/ Ready Player One subreddit]. | ||
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| + | On the right side of the image, some binary is visible, similar to the [[#QR Code|previous binary]]: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | 01000101 01000101 01001110 01010010 01001001 01000101 00100001 01000100 01010110 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | Deciphering this binary into ASCII (eg. using [http://asciitohex.com this site]) yields the following text: | ||
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| + | EENRIE!DV | ||
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| + | These jumbled letters are an anagram for <code>NEVER DIE!</code>, which is one half of a password for the main [http://www.jointhequest.io/ Join the Quest] site. | ||
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| + | === Are You Ready? === | ||
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| + | The two anagrams were combined to form the passphrase <code>GUNTERS NEVER SAY DIE!</code>, which was used on the main [http://www.jointhequest.io/ Join the Quest] site. Submitting the passphrase leads to this video, titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5L94RV6ZDE Are You Ready?] | ||
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| + | {{#evt: | ||
| + | service=youtube | ||
| + | |id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5L94RV6ZDE | ||
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| + | The video prominently displays imagery of an egg, in reference to the concept of an Easter egg. After the video has completed, an animation of a rotating egg is displayed. | ||
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| + | ''More leads will be added to this page as they appear.'' | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 10 December 2017
| Ready Player One | |
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| An ARG linked to the movie adaptation of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One' | |
| Type | [[List_of_Investigations#Official|Official]] |
| Creator | Warner Bros. |
| Discovered | 2017-12-10 |
Main Page > List of Investigations > Ready Player One
The Ready Player One ARG was a promotional ARG linked to the release of the movie Ready Player One. The movie itself is an adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel, of the same name. The fiction takes place in the near future, where a virtual world called the OASIS has risen to prevalence in society. When James Halliday, the creator of the OASIS, dies, he leaves his entire fortune to whomever can discover the Easter egg he has hidden within the OASIS. Ready Player One follows those who choose to search for this Easter egg.
Ready Player One is set to release on March 30, 2018.
Halliday's Ghost
On December 10, 2017, the first official trailer for Ready Player One was released.
QR Code
At the 1:10 mark of this trailer, a QR code is visible:
Scanning this QR code leads to the URL http://www.jointhequest.io/HallidaysGhost/, which contains a profile on James Halliday, the creator of the OASIS. On the left side of the screen, some binary code is visible:
01010100 01010011 01000001 01010010 01011001 00001101 00001010 01010101 01000101 00100000 01001110 01010011 01000111
Deciphering this binary into ASCII (eg. using this site) yields the following text:
TSARYUE NSG
These jumbled letters are an anagram for GUNTERS SAY, which is the first half of a password for the main Join the Quest site.
Reddit Account
On the same day the trailer was released, a Reddit account named HallidaysGhost posted this image to the Ready Player One subreddit.
On the right side of the image, some binary is visible, similar to the previous binary:
01000101 01000101 01001110 01010010 01001001 01000101 00100001 01000100 01010110
Deciphering this binary into ASCII (eg. using this site) yields the following text:
EENRIE!DV
These jumbled letters are an anagram for NEVER DIE!, which is one half of a password for the main Join the Quest site.
Are You Ready?
The two anagrams were combined to form the passphrase GUNTERS NEVER SAY DIE!, which was used on the main Join the Quest site. Submitting the passphrase leads to this video, titled Are You Ready?
The video prominently displays imagery of an egg, in reference to the concept of an Easter egg. After the video has completed, an animation of a rotating egg is displayed.
More leads will be added to this page as they appear.
