You’re Needed For “Mission Icefly”! Caleb Hamilton, June 18, 2011July 1, 2011 As you know we’ve been covering a new viral campaign from 42 Entertainment, the genius marketing firm behind great ARGs such as Flynn Lives and Why So Serious. There has been a lot of speculation as to what The Human Preservation Project could possibly be viral for, with 5 Gum, video games, and The Dark Knight Rises in the running. After laying low, the viral has become active again. Today I received a mysterious package from the preservation project and its contents were just as mystifying. I can tell you now that this has nothing to do with gum. The completely black mailer, except for the mailing label (which was white), arrived from Pasadena, California. I was expecting an I.D. badge like the one you created when you first signed up at “Test Subjects Needed“. Instead I got something completely unexpected: a small device which looks like a tracking diode.A message was included which you can read below:Following the instructions in the fine print, I removed the battery tab and twisted the diode. It began to flash a bright blue. As you can see in the image above, the diode is attached to a Y-shaped ribbon that acts as a helicopter. There is a QR-code on the helicopter that leads to a countdown for “Mission Icefly“.The wasp that is on the note and under the diode also appears on the countdown site. When you roll your mouse over it, the wasp darts away to another part of the page. The box underneath “Test Subjects Needed” links to the Mission Icefly YouTube channel, where a video is posted showing a bunch of these devices dropping from a night sky lit up by blue lights at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The night sky is lit up by blue lights.The countdown runs out on June 30th. Until then you can continue to sign up for The Human Preservation Project at the “Test Subjects Needed” website. Do you still think this is a campaign for a new flavor of gum? Wrigley’s 5Gum was a sponsor at Coachella, another music festival. Have you received a package from the project? Let us know in the comments!Click Here To Follow the Test Subjects Needed Campaign! ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing 42 EntertainmentMission IceflyTest Subjects Needed
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I was at Bonnaroo and saw the blue flashing lights. It was an amazing sight. Although it was not until a friend asked if i had seen the mission icefly, that I learned that is what the blue lights were for. I am definitly signing up.
just got the same package today. I even took pics as I opened it hoping I would beat you to the punch and actually contribute to the site. lol oh well.
Mine started off flashing blue…now it flashes nothing. Could be bad batteries or its suppose to turn off. I suspect that on June 30th, all the LED’s inside this thing will start flashing. As there may be a timer inside this little bugger.