2013 Game Hint!

Originally Posted by jeleser

Screenshot is from about 3:00 into the music video. Welp, that's it. Third alliance confirmed.

A reoccurrence of the number 3 can mean anything, and even then, it could just be a big troll. 3 could relate to the field, a game element, a rule, etc.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

A reoccurrence of the number 3 can mean anything, and even then, it could just be a big troll. 3 could relate to the field, a game element, a rule, etc.

Yes, what does the number three signify? Tell us, Data.

[Walter Deitzler]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

Yes, what does the number three signify? Tell us, Data.

Star Trek Game?

[JesseK]

The GDC has probably been trying to figure out how to sneak a RickRoll into a game hint for several years now. I'm not an expert, so I can't tell if the RickRoll was edited into a photo taken from a phone or if the RickRoll was printed, tacked up, then taken as a photo from a phone (as implied).
fotoforensics

The RickRoll ELA is a darker image than the surrounding image. However, given that we don't have enough comparative surface of solid colors, nothing's conclusive -- the white paper obscures the ELA of the RickRoll photo edge. The fact that all pushpins are totally obscured in the ELA is interesting, but I don't know enough about it to draw a hypothesis as to why. Assuming the bottom left pin is flat, all of the shadows line up. Given the GDC's history of adding fluff to hints, I'm going to presume the flat pin simply means the person who tacked up the photo only had 3 non-flat pushpins (i.e. don't look into it too much). The jpeg quality (90%) implies that the photo was saved twice (once when taken, once after -- probably a crop), but that's subject to the default jpeg quality of a HTC Evo 4g.

So -- nothing conclusive, but the GDC should beware that the internet provides many resources to figure out their schemes

FYI, the guy who made Fotoforensics also writes a blog I read weekly (you know, while code compiles...).
http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/

Some very interesting articles about photo manipulation there.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by JesseK

The GDC has probably been trying to figure out how to sneak a RickRoll into a game hint for several years now. I'm not an expert, so I can't tell if the RickRoll was edited into a photo taken from a phone or if the RickRoll was printed, tacked up, then taken as a photo from a phone (as implied).
fotoforensics

The RickRoll ELA is a darker image than the surrounding image. However, given that we don't have enough comparative surface of solid colors, nothing's conclusive -- the white paper obscures the ELA of the RickRoll photo edge. The fact that all pushpins are totally obscured in the ELA is interesting, but I don't know enough about it to draw a hypothesis as to why. Assuming the bottom left pin is flat, all of the shadows line up. Given the GDC's history of adding fluff to hints, I'm going to presume the flat pin simply means the person who tacked up the photo only had 3 non-flat pushpins (i.e. don't look into it too much). The jpeg quality (90%) implies that the photo was saved twice (once when taken, once after -- probably a crop), but that's subject to the default jpeg quality of a HTC Evo 4g.

So -- nothing conclusive, but the GDC should beware that the internet provides many resources to figure out their schemes

FYI, the guy who made Fotoforensics also writes a blog I read weekly (you know, while code compiles...).
http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/

Some very interesting articles about photo manipulation there.

wow.

[Team371All]

Wow, I cant believe all this attention for an obvious joke. Very funny GDC, looking forward to the real clue in december

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Team371All

Wow, I cant believe all this attention for an obvious joke. Very funny GDC, looking forward to the real clue in december

Are you kidding? We live for this kind of abuse.

[Racer26]

I'm gonna laugh when the GDC numbers the first official game hint #3.

[dellagd]

4x Push Pin:
-1x Red
-1x Orange
-1x Yellow
-1x Blue

Im sorry people, but there is no orange pin! They are BOTH red (And the same red, at that).

Took RGB values from the center of each pin:

Top "Red" pin:
R:244
G:27
B:36

Bottom "Red" pin:
R:245
G:33
B:29

Saying that, according to here, "Orange" requires a Green value of over 120, plus them being almost the exact same color, Im fairly certain there is no "Orange" pin anywhere.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

I'm gonna laugh when the GDC numbers the first official game hint #3.

Ooh, the #1 plus #3 game where everybody goes on a wild goose chase finding a nonexistent #2?

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

Ooh, the #1 plus #3 game where everybody goes on a wild goose chase finding a nonexistent #2?

YES

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

I'm gonna laugh when the GDC numbers the first official game hint #3.

Which we will take as a hint that there is no 2nd alliance on the field and we are back to 5 v 0 game

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by JesseK

I'm going to presume the flat pin simply means the person who tacked up the photo only had 3 non-flat pushpins (i.e. don't look into it too much).

I don't know about the 'don't look into it too much' (you never know with the GDC), but I can confirm that, having interned for FIRST and being particular about my cubicle decorations - you can never find ANY pushpins that match in that office.

[Nstarr445]

Could the image from the "RickRoll" video perhaps be referring to a specific game element, such as a rolling goal?(like ftc 2010-2011's moving goals)