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Log of conversation held over Skype (12:57 --- 2:14PM) on May 15 2011:

12:52 PM Mike からの承認リクエスト: hey! this is Mohammad from CCT423 12:52 PM uzair.vakani からのリクエストを承認 12:52 PM Mike が Sana Safdar を会話に追加しました Mike 12:52 PM Hey there guys Sana Safdar 12:52 PM hey uzair.vakani 12:52 PM hey! Mike 12:52 PM ho'ws everybody's weekend =p Sana Safdar 12:53 PM busy lol 12:53 PM hi uzair.vakani 12:54 PM yaa same Mike 12:54 PM yep, same xD 12:54 PM were you working on the first half of the cheat code things? XD Sana Safdar 12:54 PM yeah uzair.vakani 12:54 PM i think we are missing some ppl lol Sana Safdar 12:54 PM still kind of doing that 12:54 PM yeah 12:55 PM did anybody email you mike? Mike 12:55 PM Yeah we are 12:55 PM There was one other person who responded but they're not here yet / haven't added me to anything, so I'm not sure if they're coming =\ Sana Safdar 12:55 PM okay 12:56 PM thanks for taking the initiative though Mike 12:56 PM (@Sana: yeah, I'm still working on the other half as well; ours has a narrative and characterization and all sorts of craziness that's making it really hard to keep everything in-synch and stuff *head explodes*) Sana Safdar 12:56 PM oh 12:56 PM ours is very individualistic Mike 12:56 PM haha, not a problem; projects like this are the kinds of things I love doing, so I like spearheading them =P Sana Safdar 12:57 PM unfortunately 12:57 PM lol Mike 12:57 PM aww xP 12:57 PM Alright, well, since it isn't 1 yet and we'll probably be waiting a little extra for the others to arrive, I'm going to finish this email I'm writing and we'll start ~1:10, if that's good with you guys (as you were here first)? Sana Safdar 12:58 PM yeah sure 12:58 PM sounds good 12:58 PM

Mike 12:58 PM Awesome thanks 12:59 PM if you want to check out our first node, just for getting ideas' sake, here is the link: http://cheat1010.webs.com 12:59 PM (if you're going through cheatc0de, the code is: G1 G3 Y4 QH P2) Sana Safdar 12:59 PM thanks Mike 12:59 PM np Sana Safdar 12:59 PM thats a big help lol Mike 1:00 PM no prob haha uzair.vakani 1:01 PM sorry about that guys 1:01 PM Mike がタイトルを "チートコード社★CHEAT-Stream Lv. 2 Group" に設定しました Sana Safdar 1:06 PM np 1:06 PM so Mike it jsut says cheat 1:06 PM is that it? Mike 1:06 PM hmm? 1:06 PM Right now that's all it says, yeah;; but I'll be adding the links / codes that leads to the other pages once we finish this meeting 1:07 PM =) Sana Safdar 1:07 PM oh okay Mike 1:07 PM It won't be blank for long haha =p uzair.vakani 1:08 PM hey guys... this is a little off topic but whats the websit for this course... i had everything backed up onto my usb but it just stopped working Sana Safdar 1:08 PM imm.sheridanc.on.ca/gameproject 1:08 PM i think uzair.vakani 1:08 PM kk thanks Sana Safdar 1:08 PM it looks good 1:09 PM

uzair.vakani 1:10 PM yaa im liking the layout of it Sana Safdar 1:10 PM yeah its cool 1:10 PM very gamy 1:11 PM game-y Mike 1:13 PM Thank you =) 1:13 PM Almost finish with my email, then I guess we'll start; I'm getting emails, but only from people in the other group I'm in D: 1:16 PM Alright, just sending it off and grabbing my notes; 2 secs uzair.vakani からファイル受信中 1:24 PM

photo.JPG 528.2 KB uzair.vakani 1:25 PM that's just the pic that he drew on the board Mike 1:29 PM Okay, I'm back 1:30 PM So 1:31 PM Does anyone have the chart that was drawn of our sequence? 1:34 PM I'll take that as a no xD 1:34 PM So we'll reconstruct it for ourselves, then 1:35 PM Oh wait nevermind 1:35 PM It was the image you sent, my bad. 1:35 PM Okay. uzair.vakani 1:35 PM lol 1:35 PM its all good 1:35 PM who else is joining us? Sana Safdar 1:36 PM sorry Mike 1:36 PM let me check my email again; I've left a message with Sarah on fb, and I believe Yi sent me a message last night, but neither of them are present... I have Sarah's phone-number but my cellphone is currently MIA =\ Sana Safdar 1:36 PM emergency call Mike 1:36 PM np Sana Safdar 1:37 PM oh okay 1:37 PM okay guys im generally very confused 1:37 PM i wanted to ask, the people who are responsible for "links' and just supposed to show a page with a link? is that correct? Mike 1:38 PM Well uzair.vakani 1:38 PM i think soo.... im not 100% sure Sana Safdar 1:38 PM because ive been assigned a code Mike 1:38 PM At the most basic level, it could be that, but that wouldn't be very dynamic or interesting 1:39 PM If you have a code Sana Safdar 1:39 PM so im not 100% sure what im supposed to present/do Mike 1:39 PM Then that means either:

A) Someone else has to leave the code that leads to your page on their site/page/blog/video/whatever

B) You have to lead the user away from your page to the next page through a code / link, whichever you were assigned to 1:39 PM Mike が Yi Liu を会話に追加しました Mike 1:40 PM Welcome 1:40 PM I'm just going through the chart right now and I can clarify that for you in just a moment, Sana Sana Safdar 1:40 PM thanks 1:40 PM hi yi! Yi Liu 1:40 PM hihi uzair.vakani 1:41 PM kk im in the same boat as sana... i have a code too... but im not to sure what to do Yi Liu 1:41 PM sorry im late, was gaming and lost track of time -_-" thanks for the email mike lol Mike 1:41 PM Uzair - you're Mohammed, right? uzair.vakani 1:41 PM yupp Mike 1:41 PM haha no problem; how fitting anyway that you were gaming XDD Sana Safdar 1:41 PM lol thats jsut what i was thinking, youre the model student right now lol Mike 1:41 PM and kay, thanks 1:42 PM haha indeed XD 1:42 PM Okay 1:42 PM So from looking at the chart 1:43 PM I can deduce this:

I begin the stream; the user will get to my page by going through the narrative that the first group has generated (which I'm also in, conveniently enough) and collecting inputs that they can put into Cheatc0de to progress. The code they should find is G1 G3 Y4 QH P2. Entering that into the main site and clicking on the green button will lead them to here: http://cheat1010.webs.com 1:43 PM That is going to be my page / the beginning of this part of the quest. 1:44 PM From the chart, I know that I have to provide both a code (which the user will input to go to Mohammed's page) and a link somewhere in my body text that will lead to Nick's page. 1:45 PM From what I can tell of the little diagram at the top there (CHEAT -> URL -> diagram), we only have one splitting junction, the one that leads away from my page. So, both of these routes will converge onto Sarah's page (who, sadly, is not present. We'll have to deal with that / I can call her when I find my freaking cellphone) Sana Safdar 1:46 PM lol Mike 1:47 PM So for Mohammed and Nick, I would recommend you get in contact with each other (Nick isn't present either, but his email should be in that list I sent out originally to schedule this meeting) and see who will make a code and who will write some text with an embedded link that will both lead to Sarah's page (you'll probably want to get in touch with her as well; her gmail is in the appointment email as well, but I also have her personal email if you want it to get in touch, as I don't think she's seen this one) 1:47 PM Anyway 1:47 PM Moving on 1:47 PM From Sarah, she can decide to create a code or link (probably a link) that will lead to Sana's page 1:49 PM Yi is the last step in the process, so it's your job to give away the code that lets users create their own cheatcodes; whether you want to have Sana create a cheatcode that will lead to a page that gives the user yet another cheatcode (sounds a bit redundant, but given the nature of the game, it might be a good idea; kind of engrains the concept of using the codes into the user that one last time) or just have a link which is easy/linear and results in a clear cut reward for the user 1:49 PM And that, ladies and gentlemen, is our game plan. =P Yi Liu 1:49 PM lol so basically im just giving sona my link =P Mike 1:49 PM Pretty much Yi Liu 1:49 PM kk sounds good Mike 1:49 PM And generating the page which has the final code on it 1:50 PM You probably want to include some sort of message that either congradulates them or explains what this code is / does; I don't know what the "0" page will say about the process of actually generating a custom code, so that may be something you want to consider putting on that landing page ^^;; Yi Liu 1:50 PM oh no 1:51 PM the prof said him and jeremy will do the explaining 1:51 PM on how you make your own code Mike 1:51 PM Oh okay 1:51 PM Awesome then 1:51 PM So your job is pretty easy then xD Yi Liu 1:51 PM ya 1:51 PM thats why i called dibs on it asap xD Mike 1:51 PM Lolol 1:51 PM Actually most of this side is pretty easy Yi Liu 1:51 PM which side is the hard part? =\ Mike 1:51 PM It's really just making sure everyone knows everyone else's link (or, realistically, the people before you and the people after you) 1:51 PM The first groups 1:52 PM CHEAT and CDE 1:53 PM At least ours is (I'm in the CHEAT group).. we have a whole narrative and characters and plot going on and the user has to find the pieces of the code through the hints our characters provide through videos / blog posts / forum posts... 1:53 PM it's so involved XD this one is pretty linear Yi Liu 1:53 PM lmao wow im glad i got put into the "0" group xD Sana Safdar 1:54 PM lol 1:54 PM thanks for clearing all that up Mike 1:54 PM @Mohammed: So if you could generate a static page somewhere (you can try webs.com for static websites like the one cheat1010 is on, or make a blog with one post on it or something via Blogger or Blogspot) and give me the link, I can generate the code for your page and I'll add it to the body text I'm going to put it on that primary cheat1010 page. 1:54 PM No problem ^_^ uzair.vakani 1:56 PM wow that so much more clearer! 1:56 PM lol 1:56 PM kk will do! 1:56 PM thanks mike! Mike 1:56 PM So I think a good rule of thumb to observe here would be just to go out and make your pages right now and place the links here so that everyone has access to them 1:56 PM Haha, no problem! happy to help 1:56 PM And I'll make a log of this convo and stick it on a wikispace that I'll send as a email to those who weren't present, so everything can hopefully be finished by Monday Sana Safdar 1:57 PM ok great! Mike 1:57 PM awesome Yi Liu 1:58 PM https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jk0jr2uhRQ2AyWcnAgfuKx9RSW-60_Aso5I9HtAsXzk/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLzD1rwK 1:59 PM sana thats the link to the final code 1:59 PM its blank right now but thats where ill be writing it so just use that link =) Mike 1:59 PM Nice; thanks, Yi! Yi Liu 2:00 PM is it working? Mike 2:00 PM It works for me =o uzair.vakani 2:01 PM it works for me too 2:01 PM what should i post on the blog? Mike 2:01 PM Whatever you want to, really, as long as you have a link to Sarah's page (you'll have to get in contact with her) Sana Safdar 2:01 PM okay thanks it works Mike 2:02 PM And it's totally you guys' perogative if you want to make it as plain or as interesting as you want 2:02 PM Like I'll probably inject a little character into my page - the username I made when making the page was "Codex", so I'll try and write it in some mysterious way (not keeping the codes/links hidden or anything) just to make it seem more quest-y/mystery-y, I guess Yi Liu 2:03 PM put cute kitty pics for extra marks xD Sana Safdar 2:03 PM dammit you stole my idea Mike 2:04 PM xDD Yi Liu 2:06 PM ok so everything good? Mike 2:06 PM .. damn it, I have this song stuck in my head Yi Liu 2:06 PM its friday? Sana Safdar 2:06 PM hhahahhaaa Mike 2:06 PM No xDDD 2:06 PM 童話 Yi Liu 2:06 PM lol mike is that a pokemon as your dp? 2:07 PM im going to guess that was jap Mike 2:07 PM ^ if you don't know chinese that's not going to make any sense to any of you 2:07 PM xD 2:07 PM Lol yes it is Yi Liu 2:07 PM well it shows up as squares so it wont make sense to anyone lol Mike 2:07 PM Ah xDDD 2:07 PM Fair enough 2:07 PM Oh well Yi Liu 2:07 PM s0ooo everything good? Mike 2:07 PM It's a catchy song 2:07 PM yep Yi Liu 2:07 PM meeting adjourned? Sana Safdar 2:08 PM whats the song? Mike 2:08 PM For you I suppose xD Sana Safdar 2:08 PM yeah you can go back to gaming lol Mike 2:08 PM Tong Hua / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABenWi0DlIU Yi Liu 2:08 PM LMAO tong hua 2:08 PM hahahahhahaha Sana Safdar 2:08 PM best way to get a song out of your head is to think of another song 2:08 PM

Yi Liu 2:09 PM classic 2:09 PM ok ppl so long and thx for all the fish Mike 2:09 PM Indeed, don't let the dolphins eat you 2:10 PM and yes, tis true =P Sana Safdar 2:10 PM

2:10 PM confused again 2:10 PM lol 2:11 PM okay thanks everybody! Mike 2:11 PM Hehe, it's a reference from a movie 2:11 PM No problem! 2:11 PM Mohammed, can I grab your link once you've made it please ^^