Words at the end of E3 Preview...

[DigitalAssassin]

I know I didn't do a very good job, and my pic is kinda screwed, but you get the idea... if anyone has any words to add please don't hesitate.

This puzzle is thrilling the hell of me... :bounce: :bounce:

 

[DigitalAssassin]

Oops, file didn't attach, heh.

EDIT: ARGH... resolution drop.
Edit #2 (lol): "30 min sample" is in there, the "seizure and muscular" from spitcodfry is in there too...

 

[Piecemak3r]

? crazy , never seen that b4 :/

 

[Reiska]

This has been discussed before if I recall correctly. Best guess is that its just some medical mumbo-jumbo thrown together to look professional. It was also suggested that hl2 would begin with Gordon waking from coma or something.

 

[ankalar]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were some hidden credits in there.

 

[Yatta]

What the heck is that thing?

 

[nostgard]

I don't think it's mumbo jumbo... from the information from Valve thread, in response to questions about this stuff at the end of the movie:

Dear David,

Thanks for your nice comments. I always figure that our fans will look very closely at whatever we release, especially in the absence of outright mundane explanations (which I'm opposed in principle to giving); so yes, whenever possible, we try to make all the little details meaningful instead of just random. I'm afraid I can't release any further information prematurely, but I suspect the textures you're studying will be easier to see in the near future. Also, I'm not sure the "full" text is very helpful...some of the words and sentences are lopped off at one end or the other. In the long run, as well, I believe all the in-game textures will be available to mod makers.

I wonder if you or anyone on the forum can identify the equations that fly past. (There are clues in the set of demo movies.)

Yours,
Marc Laidlaw

To quote Agent0range's interpretation of the graphic on the VU forums:

"evidence of seizure and muscular catatonia"

Definition: catatonia 1: An abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. It is most often associated with schizophrenia. 2: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia 2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement

So the events up to and following those at Black Mesa have upset Gordon?

"titration of 30 ml sample"

Don't know what titration has to do with Gordon...any ideas?

"sustained alpha activity" ??????

"no response subject to availability and urgency" ?????

"unknown vector at this time. Recurements of..." No definition of recurement

"beyond current threshold of amgycalc" ???? No idea on that word...let me know if you find any others

EDIT since it says "muscular catatonia" it prolly just means the rigidity. An example of this...if Gordon was suffering from "muscular catatonia" he'd prolly be paralyzed and his limbs would stay in any position they were put into. Or the opposite? Flexibility...

 

[nostgard]

Also from Agent0range:

That word we couldn't figure out....what I thought was amgycalc...Someone elsewhere mentioned it could be a misspelling of amygdala. Definition:

amygdala

n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

"beyond current threshold of amygdala" Could that be it? Could Gordon be awake during any of this and be...troubled? Like...padded room kind of troubled? I know I would be

 

[DigitalAssassin]

Very good post Nostgard... this is late (and almost all is repeated) but this is what I transcribed (some may be wrong).

...30 ml sample...
...seizure and muscular catatonia...
...sustained alpha activity at no response...
...subject to availability...
...gordon. increased...
...unknown vector at this time. Requirements of...

I kinda saw Recurements too, but requirements is very close and makes more sense. I looked up catatonia, too, but again Agent0range's message had it before me, either stiff or extremely flexible.

 

[CuPoJava]

"Unknown vector" means that they do not know how this thing spreads. It's probably a disease and those are the symptoms; they are trying to find out more about it by doing experiments.

 

[alphablu]

he said:

I wonder if you or anyone on the forum can identify the equations that fly past. (There are clues in the set of demo movies.)

i wonder if these equations he talks about might reveal info about the release date? or the gold date maybe.

 

[SupaKoopa]

i see "subject to availablity" or something..

"beyond current threshold"

 

[Apos]

i wonder if these equations he talks about might reveal info about the release date? or the gold date maybe.

Only if you multiply them by the numerical values for the name of the lord and then pass the voodoo stick over them three times saying the magic incantation "geezyercracy, geezyercracy, geezyercracy" and finally input them all into a calculator and turn the answer upside down. I've done this, but the only clue is a single word: "B00BLESS"

 

[alphablu]

well did you even attempt to figure out what they are?

 

[bUsh[ES]]

and finally input them all into a calculator and turn the answer upside down. I've done this, but the only clue is a single word: "B00BLESS"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh my god, I remember back in 9th grade when kids used to do that in math class. "Hey man, check this out... It says BOOBLESS! haha.. hah... yeah."

 

[JonTheCanuck]

Originally posted by DigitalAssassin
Oops, file didn't attach, heh.

EDIT: ARGH... resolution drop.
Edit #2 (lol): "30 min sample" is in there, the "seizure and muscular" from spitcodfry is in there too...

its 30 mg sample, not 30 min it says "titration of 30mg sample"

 

[mrchimp]

sustained alpha activity

I think that means as in alpha brian waves:

What is Alpha? It is one of four basic brain waves [Delta, Theta, Alpha, and Beta] which make up the EEG, which is short for electroencephalogram. These are all oscillating electrical voltages in the brain, but they are very tiny voltages, just a few millionths of a volt. The Alpha waves oscillate about 10 time per second, and the range is 8-13 cycles per second. The brain waves called "Alpha" were the first to be discovered (around 1908, by an Austrian Psychiatrist named Hans Berger). That is why they are called "Alpha", they were first. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, like our "a".

Thats what alpha brian waves are then and this is when they occur:

Many hundreds of scientists have spent a lot of time studying these basic brain waves of the EEG, so there is a lot of basic knowledge about what Alpha is and what makes it appear and disappear in our brains. Yes, Alpha appears and disappears. It is not always present. For example, in deep sleep there is no Alpha, and if someone is very highly aroused as in fear or anger, again there is virtually no Alpha. Delta is seen only in the deepest stages of sleep (Stages 3 and 4). Theta is seen in light sleep and drowsiness (sleep stages 1 and 2). Alpha is seen in wakefulness where there is a relaxed and effortless alertness. Beta is seen in highly stressful situations, and where there is difficult mental concentration and focus.

According to that they only occur when you are NOT in deep sleep or are highly stressed, so I would say Gordon is comeing around from a deep sleep.
:afro:

 

[Dile]

Hmmm, Gordon might have been headcrabbed?

 

[mrchimp]

No I think thee G-man put him to sleep for when they next need him

 

[switch]

here are four big threads what discussed this when the e3 video came out, might save you alot of work
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=719
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2034
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1680
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1458