This Is Living website opened

[FantasyGhost]

http://www.thisisliving.be/?WT.mc_id=100073

Another message from the mail

Ik ben het, Bubba.

Vandaag staan verafgelegen sterren op één lijn. Eindelijk is het tijd om je bij ons te voegen.

Je sleutel, gemaakt in de flikkering van de volle maan, is klaar. En het nieuws van je komst weerklinkt zoals het lied van miljoenen cicaden...

Gek. Slecht. Goed. Nuttig. Gevaarlijk.
Inderdaad, ik heb je verteld hoe het er hier aan toe gaat.

Vandaag is het de morgen die je gisteren is beloofd. En dit zijn de vreemdelingen die je al je hele leven kent.

Bubba

PS: als je deze plaats even eenvoudig wil verkennen als ik,
moet je op 3 klikken...

It's me, Bubba.

Today the far located stars are in one line. Finally it's time for you to join us.

Your key, made by the flickering of the full moon, is ready. And the news of your arrival souns like a song of millions grasshoppers...

Crazy. Bad. Goed. Usefull. Dangerous.
Indeed, i told you how it's going to be like here.

Today is the morning that was prommesed you yesterday. And these are the strangers you know already all your life.

PS: If you want to explore this place like me, you have to click 3...

[jaxmkii]

bazar...

[VG Aficionado]

Does that really help sell more PS3s? :huh:

[cliffbo]

now i fully understood that crazy advert! it was showing how life could be lived in HOME. that's why every room in that short on that site was shown in pseudo 3D

did anyone else get an email from this is living saying 'to see the word the way we see it, the key is '3''

[VonGak]

Got me bored in no time. :(

[Z]

okay, unlike previous adds, the two This Is Living videos absolutely do not give any indication for gaming, HD movies, entertainemnt centers, networking or anything else connect not only to PS3, but to the industry as a whole.

if they didn't put a PS3 logo at the end, no body could tell what is it about. heck, nobody can even with the logo. their online commercials are extremely well done. these ones are need to be burned alive.

[cliffbo]

okay, unlike previous adds, the two This Is Living videos absolutely do not give any indication for gaming, HD movies, entertainemnt centers, networking or anything else connect not only to PS3, but to the industry as a whole.

if they didn't put a PS3 logo at the end, no body could tell what is it about. heck, nobody can even with the logo. their online commercials are extremely well done. these ones are need to be burned alive.

they were all disparate individuals brought together in one environment and oddly linked. the grenade for instance connected most of them in some way... something explosive: HOME

[VonGak]

okay, unlike previous adds, the two This Is Living videos absolutely do not give any indication for gaming, HD movies, entertainemnt centers, networking or anything else connect not only to PS3, but to the industry as a whole.

if they didn't put a PS3 logo at the end, no body could tell what is it about. heck, nobody can even with the logo. their online commercials are extremely well done. these ones are need to be burned alive.

It's a link to Home, not gaming or movies.

At least that's how I understand it.

[NeoPlayStation]

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there I do not sleep.
I’m a thousand winds that blow,
I’m the winning vote on that talent show.
I’m the sun on ripened grain
I’m the antidepressant to keep you sane.
When you awaken in the morning hush
I’m the natural yogurt to calm your thrush.
Of quiet birds of circling flight
I’m the tit tat on your special night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there
I did not die.

WTF? I found this. Make any sense for you, guys?

[VonGak]

WTF? I found this. Make any sense for you, guys?

LOL, was thinking the same.

Do you think the note in her shrine is a clue, treasure map? At least that's how SCE likes doing commercials.

[Viper]

Sony's marketing has really been ....odd as of late.

[cliffbo]

WTF? I found this. Make any sense for you, guys?

we die in virtual worlds all the time but no-one ever stands at our graves, because we live again

[NeoPlayStation]

we die in virtual worlds all the time but no-one ever stands at our graves, because we live again

You're probably right. It makes sense now.

[FantasyGhost]

A lot of things still needs to be unlocked :( and where do you click 3 anyway?

There’s been a lot of mixed opinion about PlayStation’s adverts in recent times, so all credit to them for pushing the boundaries with the new ‘This is Living’ campaign, which invites the audience into a multi-character drama, and is designed to be as entertaining, interactive and evolving as the product itself.

As the campaign progresses, the audience will be invited to stumble upon clues relating to the existence of the characters and the mysterious hotel – from pictures of Cherry on Flickr, to the hotel and avatars of the characters existing in Second Life, each channel of communication is designed to add another dimension to the story.

Darren Carter, Vice President Brand Marketing – SCEE goes on to tell us: “With the launch of PlayStation 3 it has been important to acknowledge that our audience’s expectations are constantly changing and we have to keep pace with that change. They no longer want to be advertised to. This campaign is not designed to be passive. It asks our consumers to get involved”.

Take a look at the films below, or visit the homepage at www.thisisliving.tv/fullscreen for bigger and better versions and let us know what your thoughts are.http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=357

Tailer (http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=686997933)
Grenade (http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=686997934)
Underbelly (http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=687000976)
Bruce (http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=686943835)
Kovac (http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=687029476)

Anyone got the bubba one?

[Diresu]

LoL I gotta hand it to sony its at least original. Weird as all hell but original.

[Fazares]

it has more to do with cell and the casualty it can bring in any game(real time physics)....just like the real living...motorstorm is a good example....

[Siraris]

I found a bunch of passports in one of the rooms and I remembered that when you signed in you put in a name and a birth date. I copied down the names/birth dates but it won't let me sign back in. Maybe that has something to do with it?

[masteratt]

They just need to let people know the PS3 is out there and what better way to do it than a weird ass campaign.

"Guys have you seen that weird advert on TV?"
"what is it for?"
"PlayStation 3"
"Oh that's out, what's it like?"
And then the ball keeps on rolling ;)

This is a genius campaign.
This is not aimed for gamers or even 'softcore' gamers, this is for people who don't know that PS2 had a PS1 before it and now a new one is out.

[Z]

and it is official; they went psycho.

we die in virtual worlds all the time but no-one ever stands at our graves, because we live again

poor Cliffy, they got to him. he was a nice fella.
can I have your avy?

[Fazares]

i like that cliffbo quote...i never thought that...

[cliffbo]

that is a fantastic site. has anyone opened the music box? you can keep disturbing the butterfly. soooooooo cute

[cliffbo]

why does it keep asking me to sign in again and then say you can't use that mail? do they send you an email?

[GTAce]

Btw those locations arent they made with this photo 3D render thing?
Do you guys remind?

[Z]

I want to see the part with the samurai charging into the screen, the dancing man and the guy/girl on the bubbles.

the person taking a crap scares me.

[cliffbo]

all the pics in the music room have opened

anyone done any modelling yet. i went for the roman look

[FantasyGhost]

Bubba: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2185

[Pluto]

. . . God.

Why on Earth are they continuing with these bizarre commercials?

Really effective, Sony..airing commercials of no relevance to the Playstation 3,with no Sony logo or Playstation 3 in sight.

[Diresu]

They just need to make a commercial focusing on home, it will create more buzz then all their weird commercials combined.

[Pluto]

There's a difference between clever and symbolic and absolutely retarded.

They've mastered one of those forms. If they're honestly expecting people to watch these commercials and be moved to inquire further, they're going to be sadly mistaken.

[Shadow Voa]

Lol and I thought the early PS3 commercials took the cake for weirdest, this is the new winner. I just hope they dont have a repeat advert for when the white PS3 arrives and its two women of different colours fighting... :laugh:

[Smokey]

Sony's marketing has really been ....odd as of late.

its always been... odd

[cliffbo]

these are the best adverts i've ever seen. they are so stylish and enigmatic. i like the whole idea of each characters story unfolding slowly and not patronising the viewer with obvious clues to whats going on. asking what they mean is ridiculous at this stage, it would be like looking at the final page of a great novel

[BruceWayneIII]

^ exactly :thumbr:

[section]

Many people love the Hollywood versions of Ju-on and Ju-on2 and despise the more subtle, slower, refined originals.

Different strokes for different blokes. Them commercials make me smile.

[tapion92]

now i fully understood that crazy advert! it was showing how life could be lived in HOME. that's why every room in that short on that site was shown in pseudo 3D

did anyone else get an email from this is living saying 'to see the word the way we see it, the key is '3''

er that last bit sorta made me go alittle crazy sumin bout 3 ???