Mind Candy

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General

  • When the game began, there were many references to "MC", which proved very confusing to players
    • Named on the Perplex City Postcard as "MC"
    • Abbey Road clues mention "MC"
    • Scarlett Kiteway often mentions "Adrian/Michael/the guys from MC", and usually talks about contacting them (including through e-mail). Seems to indicate that MC is the location/organization of Sente's and the Academy's contacts on Earth.
    • Parcel Letter confirms 'MC' stands for 'Mind Candy', a Earth-based company helping Sente with the recovery of The Cube.
  • Mind Candy were at E3 on 18 May 2005 and the American International Toy Fair in New York on 15 Feb 2006


Staff

Michael Smith

  • CEO
  • Co-founder of online retailer Firebox
  • Launched Mind Candy in 2003


Adrian Hon

  • Director of Play/Executive Producer
  • ARG player since 2001, with The Beast
  • Graduated from Cambridge University in 2003 with a degree in Natural Sciences
  • Left neuroscience DPHil at Oxford University in 2004 to join Mind Candy
  • Blog:


Dan Hon

  • COO
  • Cloudmakers moderator
  • Pioneered The Trail, used by all subsequent ARG player groups
  • Holds an MA in Law from Cambridge University
  • Holds an MSc in Software Engineering from the University of Liverpool
  • Worked with Microsoft HIVE as Lead Online Community Developer
  • Blog:


Justin Berkovi

  • Art tirector
  • Set up and ran cult dance labels Predicaments and Nightrax
  • Has produced five solo albums and performed at clubs, raves and festivals worldwide
  • Also started his own design agency, and produced a wide range of work for Firebox
  • Website: [1]


N. Alderman

  • Lead Writer


Andrea Phillips

  • Ad Hoc Polymath
  • Lifelong gamer
  • BA in Journalism and Japanese Language and Culture from Eastern Michigan University


Adam Martin

  • CTO
  • MA in Computer Science from Cambridge University


Mike Whitaker

  • System Architect
  • MA in Computer Science from Cambridge University


Fiona Silk

  • Studio Manager
  • BSc. Hons. in Computer Science from Liverpool University


Jey Biddulph

  • ARG Developer


Dave Blake

  • Developer
  • MA in Computer Science from Cambridge
  • Spent almost two years working for Jagex, developers of RuneScape


Dr. Paul McCormick

  • Card Manager
  • PhD in Biostatistics at Cambridge University


Jack Dixon

  • Graphic Designer


Hannah Boraster

  • Puzzle Designer


David Varela

  • Writer

References

The Perplex City Sentinel

  • article, 07-JUL-05 "Mind Candy Flounders" (link)
  • feature, 23-DEC-05 "Year in Review: Newsmakers of 268" (link)
  • article, 23-DEC-05 "Leaderboard End of Year Round-Up" (link)
  • article, 03-MAR-06, "Earth Interviews: Mind Candy's Andrea Phillips" (link)