Ectolog

Picture generated with AI Location: United States of America Dates Active: 2006 to Present Category: Technology, Video Games Cause: Creepypasta, computer programmers Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824G-00051 Summery:   What started out as a fun little creepypasta about a sleep deprivation-inducing game mod could now very well be real thanks to some fans with too much time on their hands. In Depth: A story about a mysterious PC mod to the popular ARPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind appeared on several creepypasta websites, implying reality-altering abilities being added to a videogame (or at least causing hallucinations due to the severe sleep deprivation that people would subject themselves to in order to peel back its secrets.) Known as jvk1166z.esp, the file soon began to appear on file sharing sites, where curious fans began to download it in order to try and see if it really worked. While mostly a lesson in not believing everything you read, fans of the game and the creep...

Picture generated with AI Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1981 Category: Conspiracies, Human Testing, Technology, Video Games Cause: Supposed Government Testing, Internet Rumors Status: Closed Entry ID: 012424A-00041 Summery:   An arcade game cabinet in an Oregon arcade causes players to feel sick, become paranoid, and even begin to hear and see strange hallucinations. In Depth: According to the story, an unassuming black game named Polybius was brought into an arcade sometime in 1981, and several players who played it became sick. Others reported seeing strange hallucinations or became paranoid for a while after, feeling as though they were being watched. Other witnesses reported that government agents supposedly monitored the activity around the cabinet, taking down the initials of high scoring players. Then, after a few short weeks, Polybius disappeared. Those who follow this story theorize that this cabinet was supposed to be s...