artwking4 Posted May 27, 2006 Nice kitty. What's the game leak, though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted May 27, 2006 Nice kitty.What's the game leak, though? I believe the open document is part of a design doc for their new game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artwking4 Posted May 27, 2006 I kinda figured that. I was hoping you were actually able to read what it says. Alas... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted May 27, 2006 WTF is a kitten doing at Double Fine? Maybe it's stuffed? Maybe it is an original Maurizio Cattelan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netmonkey Posted May 27, 2006 looks like a fake kitty. I wonder if the new game has to do with kittens. can someone read the type on the screen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted May 27, 2006 awwwwww... ...yeah. I have a huge soft spot for kitties. Now, my masculinity compromised, I must slink back into the shadows and try to regain my composure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermes Posted May 27, 2006 There must be hints in this picture .. come on thumbers - bring on the code-cracking.. left corner on the book: California pri* or pru* left, behind screen on what is presumably a book: *ural Curiosities --- probably "Cultural Curiosities" .. working on the text on screen... EDIT: first two lines: N----- or ----- how --rh-l-x I---- of ---- -l-- D---k Mic---k H-n--d--- ---ir- -b------- I --- --- ----! I H--l---- ...this is impossible - unless we had some nice text-recognition-software..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermes Posted May 27, 2006 What we really need is some program that are specifically designed to reconstruct text from blurred images ... there is a lot of pdf's on the net about this .. many are using some bayesian filters and such - but its mostly math-mumbo-jumbo ... isn't there any spies on the thumb who has this crazy image-enhancement software that can recognize faces in a crowd on bad-resolution pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steak-flavored gum Posted May 27, 2006 The first thing I noticed was that there were several white spaces appearing on the right side every fifth line, accompanied by similar-looking wording directly preceding. Upon further study it is fairly clear that this is a larger pattern resulting from the copying of a single phrase over and over again, laying across the line differently each time until it loops back after five lines. Even further study led to my discovery of larger capital-type letters that give the phrase "Double Fine's" away like a year's worth of haircuts. It's also reasonably clear that the next two words are 'new game'. I'm not absolutely sure about the rest of it but it looks something like "Hundreds of secrets about Double Fine's new game!" I hope for my sake it is not; oh, the legal trouble I could get into by revealing Hundreds of secrets about Double Fine's new game!. Extra note: super sleuthing really requires no effort. First result on amazon.com for 'curiosities' shows up a lookalike book, Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermes Posted May 27, 2006 You're a genius: the only things I'm not sure about is the 'secrets' part - the others can be see more or less clearly in the repetition... From the blurb of "Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities" (which surely is the book behind the screen): "I saw this huge beautiful book at a store today and nearly bought it on a whim - even with the $150 price tag. Then I thought I'd check on Amazon and maybe get it at a discount - no such luck. They said they don't discount such hard-to-find titles. Well, it's certainly not hard to find, as it is published by Taschen, and any decent bookstore has plenty of Taschen books. It is however huge, and expensive, so there's the trouble. Here is some info on the book directly from the publishers: Albertus Seba's "Cabinet of Curiosities" is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665-1736) had a passion that led him far beyond the call of duty. His amazing, unprecedented collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime. In 1731, after decades of collecting, Seba commissioned illustrations of each and every specimen and arranged the publication of a four-volume catalog detailing his entire collection-from strange and exotic plants to snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, insects, butterflies and more, as well as fantastic beasts, such as a hydra and a dragon. Seba's scenic illustrations, often mixing plants and animals in a single plate, were unusual even for the time. Many of the stranger and more peculiar creatures from Seba's collection, some of which are now extinct, were as curious to those in Seba's day as they are to us now. Our superb, complete reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original. The introduction offers background information about the fascinating tradition of the cabinet of curiosities to which Seba's curiosities belonged and an additional annex, written by contemporary biologists, provides descriptions of the specimens. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted May 27, 2006 If "California Pri/Pru" is a book, it's a very thin one. I was unable to find any hint of what it might be on Amazon. My guess is California Pride or Prune, but there aren't any book covers that match this design to verify either theory. Maybe we should ask the California Prune Board if they recognize it. Maybe it's a flattened box of california dried prunes? (don't think so, really) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted May 27, 2006 Okay I have it figured out. The kitten represents truth. It sits next to a mouse. This represents an unlikely coupling. The books represent knowledge. The computer represents technology. The keyboard represents User Input. The finger represents that all of this has a POINT. There are books piled on each other... you could say, A MOUNTAIN of books. Meanwhilst, there is torn paper in the hand in the foreground. This represents recycling. The green light on the monitor represents nature. So of course, the new game must be a heartwarming tale of an unlikely couple, thrown together by fate, who learn to love each other as they go on a journey through a magical land, learning things along the way and ultimately, they probably will save the world. Oh man Double Fine you totally gave yourself away right there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted May 27, 2006 Nice theory, Yufster. Except for one glaring ommission: Where, pray tell, do the prunes fit in? WHERE?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted May 27, 2006 They meet an old woman along the way. She teaches them important lessons about life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted May 28, 2006 Use all the crazy science you want. I'm going to do this the Super Troopers way and just stare at my computer screen saying "enhance" over and over and hoping something happens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huz Posted May 28, 2006 Use all the crazy science you want. I'm going to do this the Super Troopers way and just stare at my computer screen saying "enhance" over and over and hoping something happens. Get Chloe O'Brian on the case. She could tell you what's going on inside Double Fine without even using a camera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted May 28, 2006 That actor is *weird* in interviews. Funny, but completely strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted May 30, 2006 It turns out that Tim hates mushrooms -- not cats. Also, the kitten doesn't have a name yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baconian Posted May 30, 2006 let's have a poll and see if we can name it. I nominate 'Dog'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted May 30, 2006 I nominate the names that Spaff suggested for my kitten... "Mouschwitz" and "Kitler" or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsps Posted May 30, 2006 awwwwww......yeah. I have a huge soft spot for kitties. Now, my masculinity compromised, I must slink back into the shadows and try to regain my composure. By playing Super Princess Peach? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted May 30, 2006 I think "Bubai" would be a suitable name for that kitten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted May 30, 2006 By playing Super Princess Peach? You're damn right! ...For some reason I read elmuerte's suggestion as Bubba. I'm a fan of Mouschwitz, and would like to second that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted May 31, 2006 Kitty Bubai: http://tim.grimfandango.net/psy/info/characters.php?num=31 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites