Monday, September 10, 2007

Bionic Woman Microsites -- Fake News and Productivity-Destorying Mini Games

In the tradition of the PrimaTech Paper Company site and other Heroes ARG efforts, NBC has launched a handful of microsites for Bionic Woman, targeted at fans who want to dive deeper into the setting:

The Center for Ethical Bionics-Supposedly the "good guys" of the Bionic World, warning of the potential dangers of bionic research on human beings. For example, this bio of Sarah Corvus, (played by Katee Sackhoff, a.k.a. Starbuck), which delves into her becoming the first Bionic Woman. One especially cool thing about the site is how it mixes together real-life information about bionic research and fictional stories from the show's setting.

Bionic Assessment Test-Take this test to find out how well your bionic implants are working. Apparently, the higher your score, the more bionic you are (and the less productive you are at work, natch). The mixed-up keyboard game is the devil, I say, the devil. My high score is 81, beat that.

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