It started with a bloody room in San Diego, where hundreds of people got to explore the latest crime scene of the so-called Infinity Killer.
An on-location team pointed players to serialhuntress.com. There, the Serial Huntress works to deliver Justice By All through a crowdsourced approach to hunting serial killers.
Meanwhile, letters smeared in blood on the mirrors led players to sleepsuperbly.com. The strange sleep therapy site glitches to reveal videos of F8, a dark character that seems to be connected to the Infinity Killer murders.
Hunter. Prey. Let the game begin.
Last week was big. Players assembled a jury of influential Twitter users, got a live audio broadcast of the Infinity Killer’s latest murder, and bid $300 on eBay for a souvenir from the kill. On a more, say, meta level, players created IRC channels to collaborate in real time, as well as @F8sD8s, a Twitter account where you can follow the latest developments of the game. It even comes with a twibbon!
Players discover the audio of Joe Wellmont’s murder, turning “I’m gonna have you fried like calamari” into a little inside joke. Shinyone receives a package from Mentis Sanitarium, leading to avid speculation on a carved Rubik’s cube, strange drawings, and a possible letter from the killer. Not to mention, more jokes about “Heath’s package.”
This week in Hunter/Prey, players deciphered flickering TV lights into Morse code, cracked file names encrypted in Navajo, and falsified birth certificates to find out more about the kill of an Army Colonel. Plus, they rickrolled Judy. Click here to read more »
This week in Hunter/Prey, a new F8 therapy session led players to an 8-step program to relinquish their control addictions. Players who completed the program, which included Twitter confessions, apologetic someecards, and reactive video uploads, discovered a chilling audio recording. Then, the Serial Huntress’ second briefing video detailed another Infinity Killer murder, that of Miami drug lord Santos Jimenez who died of a heroin overdose after being stuck with 8 syringes and gagged with a pool ball. Tracking down his globetrotting security technician revealed a potential physical description of the Infinity Killer.
On another note, a lot of great Hunter/Prey resources are being created by the community, from excellent forum threads on unfiction and serialhuntress.com, to player-generated recaps like angelnorelation’s. Check those out for more details.
Here is the extended summary, but be warned, spoilers ahead.
