So I came across this site and it is pretty interesting as an artifact if only in terms of its UX. You can move your cursor around the screen and click on different places that do different...
So I came across this site and it is pretty interesting as an artifact if only in terms of its UX. You can move your cursor around the screen and click on different places that do different things. There's no normal visual indication of links.
Do you have a link to that? https://web.archive.org/web/20071231180324/http://yearzero.nin.com/ doesn't seem that similar visually... But I'm sure you're right that the ARG elements are likely...
My questioning isn't driven by doubt but rather curiosity. I like to collect and examine artifacts like these. Most ARG sites are somewhat similar though. When browsing this site it made me think...
My questioning isn't driven by doubt but rather curiosity. I like to collect and examine artifacts like these. Most ARG sites are somewhat similar though.
OP might already know, but this is a tie-in to Robinson’s alter-ego/side project Virtual Self. They released one fantastic EP under the name in 2017 (wtf?? I would have sworn it was like a year...
OP might already know, but this is a tie-in to Robinson’s alter-ego/side project Virtual Self. They released one fantastic EP under the name in 2017 (wtf?? I would have sworn it was like a year ago) that was full of this quasi-ARG techno aesthetic; I love that shit, myself. I was excited for a moment that this website meant we were getting a new Virtual Self release but it seems this website was around in 2017.
Unrelated trivia, Porter Robinson and popular YouTuber Nick Robinson are brothers
I was getting some real "Serial Experiments: Lain" vibes, then I saw the "Self" screen which I'm pretty sure was pulled straight from the anime. If any of you reading this dig this website, you...
I was getting some real "Serial Experiments: Lain" vibes, then I saw the "Self" screen which I'm pretty sure was pulled straight from the anime. If any of you reading this dig this website, you should absolutely watch it. It's wild.
Also here's a bonus site for your enjoyment I saved forever ago, which is even more obviously inspired by said anime (click her face):
I'm on mobile too and opened it in desktop mode. It seems like it's definitely meant for a computer with a mouse, but at least some of the functionality exists on mobile. Those few seconds I spent...
I'm on mobile too and opened it in desktop mode. It seems like it's definitely meant for a computer with a mouse, but at least some of the functionality exists on mobile. Those few seconds I spent tapping the screen were certainly... Something.
So I came across this site and it is pretty interesting as an artifact if only in terms of its UX. You can move your cursor around the screen and click on different places that do different things. There's no normal visual indication of links.
That was creepy and cool! Thanks for sharing, what a gem of Internet weirdness
Why does this feel like something ripped out of the old Year Zero ARG Nine Inch Nails did in the leadup to that album's release?
Do you have a link to that?
https://web.archive.org/web/20071231180324/http://yearzero.nin.com/
doesn't seem that similar visually...
But I'm sure you're right that the ARG elements are likely copied wholesale
I don't mean that in a negative way, just that that is what I immediately thought of when messing around with this.
My questioning isn't driven by doubt but rather curiosity. I like to collect and examine artifacts like these. Most ARG sites are somewhat similar though.
When browsing this site it made me think a bit of https://angusnicneven.com/
OP might already know, but this is a tie-in to Robinson’s alter-ego/side project Virtual Self. They released one fantastic EP under the name in 2017 (wtf?? I would have sworn it was like a year ago) that was full of this quasi-ARG techno aesthetic; I love that shit, myself. I was excited for a moment that this website meant we were getting a new Virtual Self release but it seems this website was around in 2017.
Unrelated trivia, Porter Robinson and popular YouTuber Nick Robinson are brothers
I was getting some real "Serial Experiments: Lain" vibes, then I saw the "Self" screen which I'm pretty sure was pulled straight from the anime. If any of you reading this dig this website, you should absolutely watch it. It's wild.
Also here's a bonus site for your enjoyment I saved forever ago, which is even more obviously inspired by said anime (click her face):
https://fauux.neocities.org/
Does the site work on mobile? I only see a black nothingness.
probably not then. I see a flashing static TV screen and your cursor is a bubble that magnifies the area under it
I'm on mobile too and opened it in desktop mode. It seems like it's definitely meant for a computer with a mouse, but at least some of the functionality exists on mobile. Those few seconds I spent tapping the screen were certainly... Something.