Prizes!

[Glitchrf]

Sometimes I wish my mail didn't have to get redirected, it takes about 1 week. I would have preferred DHL.

[Shadow XL]

so you recon anyone outside of America will win 2nd 3rd or 4th, guess if they do will they be contacted by mail? it would take like an extra week.

[da13ro]

Come to Sydney baby, come to pappa :p

Nice playing all!!! Well done to the prize qinners

[ZoMb|E]

so people are winning and reciving notifications now i take it? anyone from outside the US one.. im in the UK.. i no my chances are poor.. but just wounderd if anyone in the UK has one anything at all.. also whats the prize's won so far if any..

[peakusedcars.ca]

Haven't heard of any Canadian winners yet? :huh:

[cglrcng]

I just received a visit from DHL...A letter from Marden Kane tells me I'm a potential 2nd. Place Winner! I'll be returning the doc's by return mail 1st thing in the morning.

Thank You MS and AMD...Thank's also to the members of both Neowin and Unfiction forums and also to the VanishingPoint Wiki Page Maker.

[malcolmst]

I believe you are way off the actual number, I've been trying to get some decent numbers

to guesstimate the number of players, I've been monitoring the number of visits to the

different threads here, unfiction and the wiki, etc., still nothing that can be used as a

consistent input to any calculation but my guess is that the number could be probably

between 25000 to 30000, and still I may be off.

Thanks Confusio

My 7500 guess was based on the very lowest number of players possible for no neowinians to win any of the first prizes. But it could definitely be way more than that.

On the other hand, IF the average person only had time for 1 puzzle box, and the average neowinian did all of them (lol.. no life :p j/k) then it's possible that there were say, 30000 players and only 7500 equivelent to a perfect score. Either that or I've had way too much coffee ;). Or both.

Anyhow I guess we'll get a better estimate once all the prizes get sent out. But then it won't really matter :p.

My $0.016876213 (2 Canadian cents)

I just received a visit from DHL...A letter from Marden Kane tells me I'm a potential 2nd. Place Winner! I'll be returning the doc's by return mail 1st thing in the morning.

Thank You MS and AMD...Thank's also to the members of both Neowin and Unfiction forums and also to the VanishingPoint Wiki Page Maker.

Congratulations! :D

[swat21]

Haven't heard of any Canadian winners yet? :huh:

It can take awhile to get here, even after it clears customs it can take awhile for the mail man to get to your igloo by dogsled.

And then they'd still have to ask you what 2+2 is just to satisfy that stupid "games of skill" law.

[robjkay]

Well congrats to everyone who won!

Hope we get more of these type of games to play and to enjoy from Microsoft.

[cglrcng]

Well congrats to everyone who won!

Hope we get more of these type of games to play and to enjoy from Microsoft.

Doc's are all filled out, have to p.u. my tax forms for signing and e-fileing in the AM anyway, so I'll have him notorize the affidavit of elligibility and release at the same time and simply drop it in the mail.

I was a public Vista Beta tester and an RC Candidate 2 tester...But now I'll have a Bit of the "Ultimate Vista" myself plus a bonus device (XBox360, Zune, or IClix Player), courtesy of MS/AMD to play around with.

Thanx for the congrat's you guys . ;)~

Cg~

Edited February 10, 2007 by cglrcng

[Glitchrf]

Got this from the Rocketplane web cast discussion.

....

Key people that will be on this conference will be:

-NASA astronaut and pilot John Herrington

-Myself.

-Design Engineer

-The two Top Prize winners

-Possibly someone from AMD and Microsoft.

-And maybe someone from our senior management.

.....

-George French III

Rocketplane Kistler

Two top prize winners? Someone want to shed some light on this?

[cglrcng]

Got this from the Rocketplane web cast discussion.

Two top prize winners? Someone want to shed some light on this?

That would be the Ultimate Vista Flight Winner and the AMD Chip Signature winner I'd suspect!

[autter211]

That would be the Ultimate Vista Flight Winner and the AMD Chip Signature winner I'd suspect!

It isn't me.

Edited February 10, 2007 by autter211

[GF3]

It isn't me.

Actually I have just been notified (10 min ago) that it is just the flight winner and not the Chip winner. convenient huh? Everything in this business seems to be last min these days. The AMD people will still be here however.

[amadecasa]

There was a 4th place letter in my mailbox today. :yes:

[JohnY79]

There was a 4th place letter in my mailbox today. :yes:

I'm curious where the notified winners (3rd/4th prizes) are all from, most seem to be from the US so i am wondering if any Europeans have received a notification yet??

I live in the UK so haven't given up hope just yet, a copy of Vista Ultimate would be nice! :D

I completed all four puzzle boxes with no help at all on the first two, some help from here on the third, and quite a bit of help from here on the fourth :)

Congratulations to anyone on here who has won a prize so far!! :)

[wayne9999]

I received a letter for the 4th prize today.

I am living in Singapore and the letter said the prizes would be shipped to me within 6-8 weeks.

Just wondering, how long does the letter say it would take for the prizes to be shipped to other winners in the other countries?

[maygaess]

why didnt i win something yet :( my mom always says i am special and smart :D

[Ices_Eyes]

why didnt i win something yet :( my mom always says i am special and smart :D

lol :D

[_eXile_]

Of course its true ... all Neowinians are special and smart :D

Edit: Did anyone outside the US received a letter about the other prices?

[Ices_Eyes]

Edit: Did anyone outside the US received a letter about the other prices?

I've seen an australian and a UK man, nothing else... :)

Waiting to be the first italian winner... :D

[kevinbragg]

Just wondering, how long does the letter say it would take for the prizes to be shipped to other winners in the other countries?

I got 4th place in America... 4-6 weeks on my letter too.

[cglrcng]

Just been contacted by MK, asking for the same. So I'd appreciate it if we could not post any links that would divulge personal information. Thanks.

I wasn't one of those who had their address exposed was I Rob? The gl of cglrcng in az? That would not have been kind....But then again, I too have digital prints all over the net using my sn. If you want a great custom puter built...Please look me up. Ahhh, I just saw what you saw...Yes I was listed, but the town/city isn't even the city I live in (do much business there though), but I live more than 70 miles from that "Airport city DHL destination"...It also lists my signature as the "signed for sig"....It wasn't I that answered the door but was actually my wife who did both (answered the door and signed for the package), and as of tonight it still shows on the master list as being in the hands of the delivery courier when it was signed for and delivered.

We, as a community, just can't stop running the puzzles even when the game is actually over. Can you imagine if MS and AMD could actually harness this combined power? MS's OS patches would be released before they were even needed. Or not needed at all.

BTW, reading back, the younger's letter delivered by DHL from EV of MK, Inc. was dated Feb 2 and was a "potential" 1st place winner and his Doc's had to be returned by Feb 16, (mine was dated Feb 8 and was a "potential" 2nd Place winner, Doc's had to be returned by Feb 22) They were received by early PM Friday Feb 9 (thank you DHL for very prompt overnight delivery as advertised!), and the doc's were filled out, notorized and returned via regular mail in the enclosed return envelope Attn: EV Saturday Feb 10, 2007 AM. I face none of the issues he may possibly face. I abided by the rules posted on the VPG site and also included by MK, Inc. in the winners packet.

There is still some hope for those yet to be informed of winning...According to the rules; Unclaimed prize(s) @ 10:00 AM ET on April 30, 2007..a drawing is to be held to distribute those unclaimed prizes....So keep the faith. But mine won't be in that list!

No rule included in the packet told me I had to hold back any info concerning my being a "potential" 2nd. Prize winner pending the receipt of the completed & notorized Doc's. Don't know about the Grand Prize Winner, I assume they'd keep that winner under wraps until the announcement Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 at Spaceplane like spoken of earlier in the video(s) in this thread.

Congrat's to Audrey (and her hubby), and all the other big winnas! I now have fodder for all those penguin lovers and MS bashers...In the future I can truly claim My Original Copy of "Windows Ultimate Vista" was also FREE...And mine came w/ a great bonus pc. of hardware! XBox, Zune or iClix player...LOL. Top that you MS bashing penguin lovers. LOL.

Edited February 12, 2007 by cglrcng

[confusio]

I wasn't one of those who had their address exposed was I Rob?

No. The only list that came out was a partial list of envelopes sent to

potential first place winners, no second place winners were on that list.

Your name was not exposed, but I guess it will show up when they

publish the "official" list on early March.

I guess that some folks among the paperwork will have to sign some

sort of publicity agreement were AMD and MSFT reserve the right to

use their names and organize some marketing events for no extra

compensation and it may include some non-disclosure language to let

the sponsors be the ones that make the names public.

My .02

[tgeairn]

Microsoft and AMD Award Space Trip to 'Vanishing Point' Winner

Feb 12, 2007 09:00:00 (ET)

BURNS FLAT, Okla., Feb 12, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- William Temple of Sacramento, Calif., will be traveling to space as one of the winners of "Vanishing Point," a unique interactive puzzle game from Microsoft Corp. and AMD to celebrate the recent consumer release of the Windows Vista operating system. Temple was awarded the prize today by Aaron Coldiron, lead communications manager for Microsoft, Teresa de Onis, marketing manager, Advanced Marketing Group for AMD, and Randy Brinkley, president of Rocketplane Kistler at the Oklahoma Spaceport in Burns Flat, Okla.

"This has been a lifelong dream -- floating in space and seeing the Earth from above is going to be an amazing experience," Temple said. "I'm really excited I was chosen out of the 87,000 registered players online."

Coldiron noted, "We wanted to show people how Windows Vista will take computing to new heights -- 60 miles up, in this case. The chance to give someone the ultimate 'vista' from space is a fantastic reward."

"This game brought to life one of the most promising and rewarding aspects of technology -- the ability to bring people from around the globe together to solve shared problems," de Onis said. "The online community that grew around Vanishing Point displayed amazing cleverness, persistence and ingenuity in completing these puzzles."

The online community has been abuzz about "Vanishing Point," the latest alternate reality game: solving a series of online puzzles that led to a corresponding real-world event. The sweepstakes kicked off Jan. 8, 2007 with a spectacular custom light show in the fountain of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The week following the launch event, people around the world discovered a new round of clues in the form of skywriting. On Jan. 20, 2007, significant global structures, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the National Gallery in London, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and the Victoria Theatre in Singapore, were "painted" in light, revealing clues about historic figures and times. To cap off the real-world activities, on Jan. 27, 2007, Microsoft and AMD conducted a fireworks finale on Seattle's Lake Union, drawing hundreds of people to learn more about the identity of the mysterious Microsoft Puzzle Master.

Temple will visit space in the Rocketplane XP, a four-seat, fighter-sized vehicle fitted with a delta wing and a V-tail providing good flight characteristics both subsonically and supersonically. The vehicle is powered by turbojet engines and a rocket engine, allowing it to accelerate to speeds of more than 3,500 feet per second (2,386 miles per hour) and reach altitudes in excess of 330,000 feet (60 miles), providing the sensation of weightlessness for three to four minutes. Rocketplane Limited is a subsidiary of Rocketplane Kistler.

The grand prize package includes a Windows Vista-based, AMD-powered Dell desktop PC; a 24-inch widescreen monitor; a Zune digital media player; an Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system; three Games for Windows® game titles; a Microsoft® LifeCam VX-6000 webcam; Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007; and $50,000 cash.

"Vanishing Point" raised the stakes in online games with tougher challenges, bigger rewards and events scheduled around the globe. Players worldwide competed for nearly half a million dollars in prizes. Representatives are available to discuss the game, the grand prize and the role Microsoft, Windows Vista, AMD and Rocketplane Limited played in the game. More information, official rules and coverage of the offline events are available at http://vanishingpointgame.com .

NOTE: Microsoft, Windows Vista, Zune, Xbox 360 and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE Microsoft Corp.

pr.mspx./ /CONTACT: Jennifer Babbit, +1-404-729-6576, or [email protected],

or Brian Kemp, +1-206-851-5828, or [email protected], both of Edelman Microsoft

Corp.