Who We Are:

This much we were told from the beginning: Evan Chan was murdered. A web of clues has been spun throughout the datasphere, and the Cloudmakers have been investigating since April 12, 2001. Each and every puzzle, each and every element of the current project--the apparent murder of Evan Chan--has been pored over by the Cloudmakers in meticulous detail. The Cloudmakers bring together diverse skills ranging from cutting edge spectral analysis to a unique and unrivaled knowledge of historical events and world literature. Two heads may be better than one, but thousands combine to form the ultimate crimesolving syndicate. In fact, what we're doing is so groundbreaking that Jeanine Salla is involved in writing a paper about us.

What We Do:

OK, fessing up: We're playing a game designed by Microsoft, and the game is a promotion for the film A.I. The film was Stanley Kubrick's unfinished project, and was directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks. Warner Bros. is releasing A.I. in the US on June 29, 2001. For information on overseas release dates, visit the IMDB.

What Academy Award-Nominated Thespian Haley Joel Osment Thinks of Us:

"I don't know too much about this Internet stuff . . . I think it's a great job of publicity. Getting people all excited about this story, then they go to the movie and it's completely different." [From the July 13, 2001 issue of Entertainment Weekly]

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