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Moderator | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 09:28 am  OceanIslands enters the Red Room and sits down. The Interrogator says: Good Morning Gamer. Your first Red Room assignment is to tell me about your first impressions of all the other players, as well as the game itself. OceanIslands snickers and says: Impressions of my fellow players in Game II: Spam -- making an effort Libra -- having fun Guru -- making an effort Azriel -- readying issues Juju -- revealing deeper hilarity Cammie -- sincere Ocean -- curmdgeon Elitist -- ill, not at 100% Merlin -- normal Newamush --learning Here is what I am wondering: Who will meltdown like Xenia, and when. The Interrogator says: Do you have any candidates? OceanIslands coughs three times, smirks and says: No. As far the game goes it seems to be going pretty well, but at the risk of Moondance calling me a grump again, the virtual house rooms suck. It's hard to find anyone. If you ever have a conversation regarding a certain subject, you can't find it, because it has no title but is in 'living room' or some s**t like that. OceanIslands grins and continues: Ok, I'll be nice now (donning superficial smile for entertainment purposes). What is the point of the secrecy regarding your identity, interrogator. Fess up. What do you have to hide, anyway? The Interrogator says: I will ask the questions. If that is all, we will talk again later. OceanIslands shrugs his shoulders and leaves the room. |
Interrogator | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 04:05 pm  OceanIslands jogs into the Red Room and sits down. The Interrogator says: Good Morning Gamer. You have now been involved in "The Game" for a couple of days. You have had the opportunity to experience various aspects of interaction. Here are some questions for you. You had, and passed, your first challenge. What are your thoughts on it? It was fun. OceanIslands smirks and says: On working together to solve a problem? On the prize? Those who worked on the puzzle seemed to work together quite well. The prize was a fun symbol. The Interrogator says: What do you think of the chatroom, and the way it is used to allow you to interact "publicly"? OceanIslands smiles and says: It's a lot of fun, but as in all chats it allows a lot of inconsequential stuff to be said. It's not always a true conversation about anything. I would propose that a conversation topic be assigned to one or more chat sessions. Sometime you just want to hang around in the chat without anything much to say; that's ok but it's probably very boring to read. The Interogator says: A hypothetical: Through some quirk of fate you have to nominate someone NOW, based on the last few days of interaction. Who would you nominate and why? Or for those of faintheart, who refuse to think of that who would you NOT nominate and why? OceanIslands cops out and says: I would not nominate Juju2 and Guru. Why? Because they are fun. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. OceanIslands gets up and leaves the room. |
Interrogator | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 06:26 am  Oceanislands slips into the Red Room and sits down. The Interrogator says: Have you decided on your nominations? Oceanislands grumbles and says: I have a tendency to want to nominate Elitist, but I won't. I do like him and we get into some interesting conversations from time to time, but I find it a bit irritating that he's managed to get into the Game with his admiration society intact and in the game with him. It's all very well and good to have such a society, but for those who aren't a part of it, it's simply a distraction. That said, I'm not nominating him at this point. The Interrogator says: Do you have a plan for determining who to nominate? Oceanislands grins and says: In planning for the Game and gathering ideas, one which came up was to ensure that the time zones are equally distributed. When a much smaller number of people applied for the game than expected, that wasn't possible. The players are very heavily weighted in the Central Time Zone this time. Being on the east coast still has its disadvantages; at least, if you want to get any sleep. For my part, I was going to be working out of my office for two weeks, with computer access all day. However, my schedule has changed and I don't have access to a computer until I arrive home at 6:30 pm. The first two challenges have been solved by the time I got home. The Interrogator says: That bothers you? Oceanislands sighs and says: I'm sure I don't need to tell you that arriving late to a conversation makes it pretty difficult to enter in -- it even takes a long time just to catch up on what is going on. I said in my previous message that I won't nominate Juju or Guruchaz this time around because they are fun. I think that what they are is mostly unpredictable, and Guru is certainly not always fun. But being unpredictable is fun, at least in my mind (I might change my mind before this is over!). I don't think that the point of this game is to lay around and make "in" jokes or innuendos in the hot tub. I, for one, find that pretty boring -- I don't know about you. After all, if that were the most interesting thing, we wouldn't have movie stars in movies at all -- they'd just be on Hollywood Squares all the time! The Interrogator says: So, after taking all this into consideration you decided to nominate....? Oceanislands smirks and says: I nominated Merlin because there are entirely too many people from Texas in this game. I nominated Cammie because she seems to have nominated herself, being quite absent. I did want her in the game but she may have extenuating circumstances preventing her from participating. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands waves and leaves the Red Room. |
Interrogator | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 07:16 am  Oceanislands meanders into the Red Room. The Interrogator says: Good Morning Gamer. Is tere anything in particular you would like to discuss? Oceanislands quickly replies: The site is down this morning so I thought I'd drop you a in and chat. I had just enough time to post the site of the day, "BSU"! The Interrogator says: Any thoughts on nominations? Oceanislands grins and says: Oh yeah. I see that I got the most nominations, that's not very much fun. I also don't know why people nominated me, I might try to find out when I get home from work tonight. The Interrogator says: Any thoughts on The Game itself? Oceanislands smiles and replies: I'm having fun and getting a bit more used to being in the Game. It's quite different to suddenly be cut off from the entire site, and not be able to respond or comment on a lot of the discussion going on in the threads that I can see. It seems like there is a lot of things going on in the Game. Unfortunately, if you happen to miss chat, or you leave at a certain time, you can miss entire interactions which then make up a large part of the discussion the next day. We have no access to chat logs, so once the discussion has ended, there's no knowing what went on. The Interrogator queries: Is there anything else you would like to say? Oceanislands sighs sadly and says: I was sorry to hear that Cammie left the game. So I'm glad that I nominated her, since it didn't count for anything. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later? Oceanislands says: Is it time to visit BSU, and to think about putting in an application? He then gets up and leaves the room. |
Interrogator | Friday, January 19, 2001 - 07:29 am  Oceanislands is summoned into the Red Room. He rushes in and sits down. The Interrogator clears his throat and says: Good Morning Gamer. Since there wasn't a lot of serious discussion on this question in chat last night it has been decided to throw it back at you, individually, today to see if we can get your thoughts on it. There has been a lot of talk comparing Game 1 and Game 2. The Players in Game 1 seemed to take themselves and the Game TOO seriously at times. In the view of many people the opposite has been happening here. The players seem to lack seriousness, and instead of giving answers to questions, or even interacting normally, they joke around. (Yes, kidding around is an integral part of interacting, but sometimes so is giving a serious and honest answer.) This was evidenced last night during several questions that were asked, including this one. What do you think? Is this true? False? Both? Why do you feel that way? Oceanislands grins and says: It's clear that we are yukkin' it up because if we become too serious like in Game I, it'll all come to bad like the first Game did. We don't want to be too vulnerable. Laughter is a health tonic, too. It is a Game, you know, not real life. The Interrogator says: It is also interesting to note that the players feel people are not interested in watching/participating. Do you think this lack of seriousness could be one of the reasons? Oceanislands shrugs hsi shoulders and says: The scene outside the game can -- (and did during Game I), become a bit staid and/or stale at times. It is up to the spectators to spice it up. That is what we spectators knew then, and how we gave birth to great threads like "Synchronicity", "Riddles" "Spamgirl's Quiz Channel" the "ChatBitchAllStars", "Grumps Unite" and others too numerous to mention, which were a blast. My response to it all at that time was, "I'm looking for fun? Well, I'll just be fun." The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands nods his head and leaves the room. |
Interrogator | Friday, January 19, 2001 - 06:21 pm  Oceanislands rushes into the Red Room and starts pacing around. He ejaculates: Here is a late breaking report from the daytime working world, recorded in nonpersonal time: "With the lack of access at work, I am in withdrawal every day. But that doesn't mean that I can't goof off off-line. The Interrogator cooly says: Any other reports that might pertain to things in here? Oceanislands smirks and says: I've had a bit of time to think about my nomination; while I still am not quite sure what to make of it, an examination of the game itself seems to be in order. What is our game? What does it mean? How do you play well? How do you play poorly? From inside the game the tempting attitude is to feel that playing the game is posting and responding to your fellow game players. But as in life, I don't believe things are quite that simple. I think playing the game well involves a holistic approach to technology and to the other players. I've tried to express myself not just in my responses to the other players, but to the game as a whole. This is why you may have seen my Game II player group photo, which is a kind of visual representation of the game. I was happy to use the same 'room' as a setting for the photograph that I did for Game II. And with the time that has passed since Game I, I've gone through extensive training; as you can see, I've been better able to reproduce people's images. The Game I photo had some blurry and overly pixellated areas. The Game II group photo has produced some astonishing likenesses that have had even the game players themselves remarking with surprise -- and yes, even consternation! You might say that I might have better spent my time in the Game posting, instead of working in the darkroom. You may be right, you may be wrong. As I'm sure you know, artistic pursuits take time. Oceanislands pauses to catch his breath. After a moment he continues: Contrary to what you might be thinking, the 'site of the day' thread is not just a platform for publicizing Buttscratch University, no. It is yet another expression in holistic gaming. I'm very pleased to announce that I'm preparing yet another technological advancement in TV Clubhouse Game evolution. When taking breaks from chat and from posting, I've been preparing and consulting with my technological advisors -- and be assured that they are totally independent of the game and site. This next step in Game II avuncular evolution is truly a Leap Forward for the year 2001! But for now, it is under wraps, and will be revealed only when completely 100% ready and cybertronically verified! Watch for it soon! The Interrogator says: Ummm.....ok. Is there anything else you would like to say? Oceanislands circles the chair and says: Concern is mounting over troublesome reports that have been coming over the cosmic continuum. Stay tuned for news. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands smiles and says: Later 'Gator! He then leaves the room gesticulating wildly, while muttering to himself. After the door closes you hear a voice behind the screen say: Bad drugs? You hear the Interrogator's voice says: Or very good ones. |
Interrogator | Sunday, January 21, 2001 - 08:55 am  Oceanislands walks into the room and hunkers down in the chair. He looks at the screen and says: Sorry I have been later getting here. I had a bit more going on yesterday than I could deal with, hence my tardiness. The Interrogator says: The question already addressed by you fellow Gamers is: Do you think the entrance of Joni has changed the dynamics of the Game? Oceanislands nods his head and says: I think it has changed the dynamics of the group largely because we had one nomination which was voided. We know a bit more the lay of the land now, so to speak. I think that is one of the reasons that Elitist has been bouncing off the walls since nominations were announced. The Interrogator says: Has this changed your strategy? Oceanislands chuckles and says: I don't think it has affected my strategy for winning, though I'm not sure my approach is a strategy to winning as much as an approach to the game. I believe I discussed that in my previous message about holistic gaming. The Interrogator says: Is there anything else you would like to discuss? Oceanislands grins and says: Yep. Some of you may be wondering, 'Just what is Ocean Islands up to? Is he off his rocker? And just where is this avuncular evolution he's talking about? I am happy to report that research in the laboratories is coming along apace and, in particular, Saturday evening experienced a breakthrough of outstounding proportions. I can't wait to reveal this all to you, dear Red Room! But first, patience is necessary and in fact, an attribute. Some also consider it a virtue. Murmurs of consternation were recently heard in the chat room upon the revelation of the new OneonOne chat technology. Would this be an avenue paved with gold for those alliance builders from the First Church of Rich? The Interrogator says: How dod you find the first One On One chat? Oceanislands smiles and says: I was pleased to be one of the first to brave this new technofeasibility with Spamgirl. I'm sure some of you might have been thinking, "What were they thinking of?" I'm wondering that myself now that I have learned, as of last night, that Spamgirl nominated me. However, it went pretty well. I am always wary of Spamgirl's temper, but her behavior is always intriguing. Not having a log of that chat, I can't peruse it in detail. I forgot to ask Spamgirl why she nominated me (as a matter of fact I didn't even know she had at that point, I forgot to ask if she had). Interestingly enough, last night in chat as I received my reward for winning the latest puzzle, I asked regarding the nominations. Some of them explained why. Spamgirl said in chat to the others that she had told me why. However, I do not remember that conversation. I would have pursued that but I forget because I was trying to think of my other questions. I think Spam has a lot to offer but needs to cultivate a healthy balance to temper her reactiveness. I'm not planning on nominating her right now. The Interrogator says: So, you aren't concerned the One on One's will be used to form alliances? Oceanislands looks perplexed and says: Now that Spamgirl has requested a OneonOne with Elitist, alarm bells are going off. I would rather trust Spam when she said she is not interested in forming an alliance than not trust her. I might change that view, however. None of this stops the alarms from going off. Elitist, unfortunately, hasn't lived up to my feelings regarding our interactions. He doesn't seem to be really engaging me, just kind of throwing replies back. The Interrogator says: The fact he nominated you wouldn't have anything to do with these feelings of yours? Oceanislands looks shocked and says: I have to admit that I was sad he had nominated me, as I learned last night. It's clear that we are coming from two different ends of the spectrum as far as relationships with people go. So I feel I have to return his nomination to him; I didn't ask for it and I don't want it. The Interrogator says: That would cover one of your nominations. Who will be your second? Oceanislands chuckles and says: I repeat my nomination of Merlin; I nominated him just as a matter of mathematics. Someone has to go; there will be time for more strategic nominations later on. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands says: Buh Bye! He gets up and walks out of the room. You hear a voice behind the screen says: Bad drugs? Good drugs? Who knows. Definitely drugs though! The Interrogator chuckles and says: Quiet you. |
Interrogator | Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 06:42 am  Oceanislands floats into the Red Room. He sits lotus position and says: Dear Red Room. You hear a cough from behind the screen. The Interrogator says: Is there anything in particular you would like to discuss? Oceanislands smiles sernely and says: Just a short report from the land of the living. I'm expecting a courier delivery from the Ocean Island Laboratories in Seaside Corners, Florida, this afternoon. I'm looking forward to it. It should be a report on progress being made on the latest innovation, and hopefully there is good news. The laboratory is thrilled that I was not nominated for banishment this weekend. I granted them a day off to celebrate. Herman, however, decided he just had to work all day. I'm grateful to my faithful employees. The Interrogator says: Ummmm....ok. We will talk again later I'm sure. Oceanislands bows and leaves the room. You hear some snickers from behind the screen. A voice says: Ocean Island Laboratories? That explains where he gets the drugs! The Interrogator says: Quiet you. |
Interrogator | Friday, January 26, 2001 - 08:34 am  Oceanislands rushes into the Red Room sobbing. He looks at the screen, tears streaming down his face, and says: I'm sorry I ruined everyone's fun last night. The Interrogator says: Good morning. I hope you are feeling better. There is a bucket beside the chair if you need it. Oceanislands sighs and says: Spam told me that they forfeited. I"m feeling somewhat better this morning, I think it was food poisoning. On my way home from work, I stopped at an Indian carry out place, a place I had never been but had heard was good. I ordered chicken biryani, which they prepared and when I got home and ate it. I have to admit it tasted a bit iffy but I ate it anyway. The Interrogator says: You eat stuff that you think is iffy alot? Oceanislands shrugs and continues: Then I laid down for a few minutes to rest before the game started. I woke up at 10:20 (7:20 BT) feeling absolutely awful, but I went to the computer anyway to do the game. Sitting up made it worse and I puked. That's when I dashed off an email to my team to say I couldn't do thiis game tonight. I'm sorry again. I do'nt know whats goign on hte board today, I have to rush to work because one of the partners is showing up today for review. Oceanislands rushes out of the room, with the bucket. |
Interrogator | Tuesday, January 30, 2001 - 11:06 am  Oceanislands trips into the Red Room and sits down. He looks at the screen and says: Morning Gator. The Interrogator says: Good morning. Is there anything in particular that you would like to share with us? Oceanislands smiles and rambles: Another banishment, but this one did not affect my quite as deeply as the other one. I guess with Joni it felt like a lamb to the slaughter, since she was new -- and Newmush was new too. I guess most knew that Spamgirl would probably be going. I hope that when I get out of the game I haven't found that she has been two faced in here. I'm glad Juju2 is still here. I'm very happy to reiterate my words from my first RR, that I will not nominate Juju2 and Guru. I stand by my words. They are more fun than ever. The banner mentioned an alliance but there is not much point to knowing there is an alliance (or was it a lie) if you don't know who the alliance is. Please prepare for an announcement later Tuesday. I am having a meeting today with lab scientists. If my inklings are correct, my laboratory staff's technological advancement is ready for unveiling. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands waves at the screen and stumbles out the door. After a few moments silence a voice says: "my laboratory staff's technological advancement is ready for unveiling"?? Does that mean he is testing some new drugs today? The Interrogator says: Quiet you! |
Interrogator | Wednesday, January 31, 2001 - 06:08 am  Oceanislands staggers into the Red Room and lounges in the chair. He stares blankly at the screen, blinks rapidly and says: As promised, the unveiling of my new technology has taken place. Players in the game were intrepreted in an auditory format which is now available to be heard by users of Real Player at the following address: New Advancement in Game Technology The Interrogator says: Okay. Good morning Gamer. It has been 12 hours since the banishments were announced, and MissLibra and Spamgirl left the game. What are your thoughts and feelings on banishment night? How do you think it will affect the dynamic of the game?} Oceanislands pops something into his mouth, swallows and says: I think the interactions between Spamgirl and Guruchaz were unfortunate and certainly not what I had in mind when I proposed the three of us meeting in a one on one chat. It got a bit out of control. And it was perhaps optimistic on my part to think we could get beyond anything. I'm not clear how it played out to spectators, but since one of the two parties is no longer in the game, there may be fewer fireworks. The Interrogator says: If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands says: Groovy! He gets up and floats out of the room. A voice says: Man, I gotta score me some of that stuff! The Interrogator says: Quiet you! |
Interrogator | Friday, February 02, 2001 - 07:19 am  Oceanislands stalks into the Red Room pouting. He sits down in a huff, crossing his arms. The Interrogator says: Is there something specific botheirng you? Oceanislands nods and says: I learned this morning that all of the other players nominated me. I'd like to think better of that, for instance that because we had been offered a chance at immunity, and, having won it, the coin flip loser was punished by everyone. But I really don't know if that's the case. I never said that my feelings wouldn't get hurt and I have to admit that it doesn't feel too good that they all nominated me. There are as you know certain people that I had said I would not nominate, and it does hurt to know that they nominated me. That is probably a dumb kind of strategy to have I suppose. The last two days have certainly been crunch days for me at work but the weekend is looking more open than previously so I hope to have moments to take up the slack. Oceanislands pauses for a moment. He grumbles: I thought it was very curious in chat when I started talking about my feelings about losing this 'coin toss' and people started acting as if I was leveling accusations of cheating. It had actually never entered my mind and I have to admit I'm wondering why people were jumping down my throat about it. I reserve my right to express disappointment and felt some of the people were trying to shut me up, which seemed inappropriate. I am continually frustrated in chat because nobody actually wants to talk about anything. The Interrogator says: That is interesting, considering you ignored the question that was asked in Chat by me last night, as everyone else did. Do you think that complaining about the way people are behaving, while you behave the same way, is a bit contradictory if not hypocritical? Oceanislands stares blankly at the screen. You hear a pin drop. The Interrogator says: I will take that as a yes. If that is all, we will talk again later. Oceanislands gets up and quietly leaves the room. You hear a voice say: That certainly shut him up. Now if we could just find a way for Merlin to learn how to speak! The Interrogator says: Quiet you! |
Interrogator | Saturday, February 03, 2001 - 06:54 am  Oceanislands skulks into the red Room and sits down. The Interrogator says: Good morning Gamer. Here are a few questions for you to mull over, and answer. Why did you enter The Game? Oceanislands says: For fun. After a moments silence the Interrogator says: What pre-conceived ideas did you enter the game with, and how do you think they have changed? Oceanisland sighs and says: My preconceived idea was that the game would hurt me. It has not changed. The Interrogator says: Of all the players left, who is your least favourite and why? Oceanislands snorts and says: Elitist is my least favorite, because I used to enjoy him and the reality clashed. The Interrogator says: Reality being that he won immunity and for the first time in the game is not up for banishment, while you lost it and were nominated? After several minutes silence the Interrogator says: I suppose silence can be an answer too. Of all the players left who is your most favourite and why? Oceanislands says: I prefer Guru and Juju2. Juju has made some recent comments that could be taken two ways. Of course I've given her the benefit of the doubt, but who knows. Also, she nominated me. Guru is great but quite unstable. I prefer the funny twin to the evil one. The Interrogator says: Now I have some questions submitted by viewers. Do you believe in reincarnation? If yes, do you know of any of your past lives? Oceanislands shrugs and says: I'm open to the possiblity, but that's about it. The Interrogator says: If because of intolerance you were going to miss a wonderful chance at a promotion, might you lie to hide your religious beliefs? Oceanislands rolls his eyes and says: No. Some things are too difficult to live through, and intolerance is one of them. The Interrogator says: If you had to be a twin, would you prefer your twin to be of the same sex or opposite? If you pick the same sex would it be more fun for him/her to be identical or would you not want to look like someone else? Oceanislands snorts derisively and says: Where are you getting these crazy questions? The Interrogator says coldly: As I mentioned when I started asking the question about reincarnation, the viewers submitted some questions. Do you want to continue, or end this session now? Oceanislands shrugs his shoulders and says: A fraternal twin is actually just like a regular brother and sister and so in that sense is hardly even a twin. I'd prefer an identical twin. If you're going to be a twin you might as well go all the way. The Interrogator says: Rosa Parks courageously refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. If given the circumstances, would any of you do something noble, in order to prove a point? Oceanisland blandly says Of course. The Interrogator says: What was you favourite movie of the last year, and why? I don't believe I've seen any movies in the last year that came out in the same year. Is that what you mean? Or any movie I saw in the last year? Of any I've seen, I'd have to say "Coral Sea Dreaming" is the tops. The Interrogator says: That is all for now. Oceanislands gets up and pouts as he leaves the room. You hear a voice say: I guess he is still brooding about being nominated. The Interrogator says: Quiet you! |
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