Facility J
Facility J is an Alternate Reality Game, or ARG. It made it's first appearance on YouTube on January 13, 2007 on the site of a user named TravelerJ19. [1] The videos consisted of archival scientific footage from the post World War II era. Their subject matter is genetic engineering. The latest on the Facility J ARG can be found in the LG15 Fan Creations section of the Forum index under LG15 Fan Videos and Spin-offs. [2]
The Story:
The story initially unfolded through a series of videos added to TravelerJ19's YouTube channel.
1.) History Lessons (XX/XY)[3]
Added: January 14, 2007
Description: XX/XY, it's all a game to them.
Attribution: Adhesion - Bank Holiday
Tags: XX, XY, OpAphid, FacilityJ, Code
Transcript: It's a question that has plaqued humankind's deepest philosophical thinkers ever since men were men and women were women. Why are men and women really so different? Women have an XX pairing of sex chromosones, and men, an XY pairing. The sex of our ancestors was then determined by not by sex chromosones, but by the temperature of the embryo at a developmental stage before birth. The Y chromosone progressively mutated, so much so that much of it no longer exists. But does this mean, that as evolution takes it course, the endless shrinking Y will spell the death of the male?
2.) History Lessons (Coded Rings)
Added: January 14, 2007
Description: Genetic engineering is nothing to play around with.
Attribution: Adhesion - Persymphony
Tags: DNA, OpAphid, FacilityJ, Plasmid Decoder, Ring
Transcript: We're gonna talk today about recombinant DNA. Uh . . .people of the general public hear the term recombinant DNA they sort of conjure up these ideas of mad scientists thats going around you know cloning bizarre organisms or creating dangerous forms of life. I told you about plasmids last night - small circular DNA molecules that are, that are used in purposes of cloning. They are derived from nature then they are, they've been heavily manipulated by scientists. Purify the enzyme and then perhaps inject it into the individual. The Bacteria that didn't get a plasmid died. The Bacteria that did get a plasmid survived. Um . . . The gene of interest is a "Toxic Gene".
3.) Title: The Project (Great Minds Gather)
Description: They answered the call.
Attribution: Attribution: Mental Anguish - A Trip to the Park
Tags: Lovett, OpAphid, FacilityJ, Biology
Transcript:It was the fall of 51. The war was long over and we could already see the new battle that was emerging. Lovett himself gathered the greatest biological minds of our time in a project whos results were to rival even those of Oppenheimers group. Our work was to be secret and I was in charge of recording the results and sending the reels in bi-weekly. We had nothing but the best intentions. If only we had known then what we know now.
4.) History Lessons (Knock 'Em Down)
Description: Knockdowns aren't all fun and games.
Attribution: Text Adventure - Kill Meow
Tags: Gene, Knockdown, RNAi, OpAphid, FacilityJ, Bowling, DNA
Transcript: Gene knockdown uses RNA interference to silence the expression of the gene. Researchers at Stonybrook University have successfully knocked down genes in mice. and these traits are heritable in future generations. The creation of germ line transgenic mice with heritable rnai opens the door to the manipulation of gene activity in humans.
5.) Title: The Project
Description: The new facility led to surprising advances in many fields, although no individual researcher seemed to understand the larger goals of the project.
Attribution: The Go! Team - We Listen Everyday
Tags: Welcome, Prentice, FacilityJ, OpAphid, Biological, Sciences
Transcript:Welcome to Facility J A new state of the art government installation. ?????????????? John Rockafeller prentice was in charge of research efforts at Facility J and believed that success could be acheived within the decade. ????????? for the american people . . .the masterminds . . . have absolute control. Progress is being made . . .
Facility J was a "State of the Art Government Installation" run by Operation Aphid in the post World War II years. John Rockafeller Prentice [4]
The Project (Welcome to Facility J) [5]
The new facility led to surprising advances in many fields, although no individual researcher seemed to understand the larger goals of the project.
Attribution: The Go! Team - We Listen Everyday (more)
