| Virtual Security System |
| “ | Smile, you're on camera! For your safety, we keep a watchful eye on everybody here at Playtime Co. Any attempt to interfere with Playtime Co. surveillance equipment will result in immediate termination! | ” |
| — Rules Announcer, Playtime Co. Employee Safety Video | ||
The Playtime Co. Virtual Security System is a camera system within the Playtime Co. factory that was first mentioned in Playtime Co.'s Merch Tape. A mini ARG was created with the security system acting as its main feature. Mommy Long Legs would appear on the accessible camera feeds before she was fully revealed in the Chapter 2 Official Trailer. The ARG site now resides in a static format.
The security system would make more returns in the future, with its first re-appearance being in the Project: Playtime Unlockable ARG, in which camera feeds teasing locations in PROJECT: PLAYTIME could be found. Its second return was in the Chapter 3 Interactable ARG, albeit with no camera system labelling. Its third return was in the Chapter 4 Icepick ARG, though only the audio feed was accessible to users. The security system would also appear in various VHS tapes such as RESTRICTED_disappearance_06-18-1992.mp4 and the Doey the Doughman Commercial VHS.
Chapter 2 Virtual Leak ARG
| “ | Legals tell me we recently had an online leak of our internal security feed.. So uhh... Do NOT go digging around for that.. | ” |
| — Leith Pierre, Playtime Co. Merchandise Release Video | ||
The Chapter 2 Virtual Leak ARG was an alternate reality game held by Mob Entertainment to tease their second chapter to Poppy Playtime, "Fly in a Web".
History
After being teased by Leith Pierre during Playtime Co.'s Merch Tape, a new website was discovered by fans that would only offer three camera feeds featuring the Lobby, the hallway to the Make-A-Friend Room, and the catwalks leading to the Poppy Area - all depicted with a grainy, vintage filter. In November of 2021, a bloody Cat-Bee toy could be seen laying on the floor covered in blood. Approximately three days later, this Cat-Bee doll disappeared and all that remained was a trail of blood.
A few days later, fans realised that the cameras appeared to shine bright when staying on them long enough. A month passed before on January 20, 2022, a hand connected to an elastic wire emerged on Camera 08, this teasing Mommy Long Legs. The security system would undergo two URL changes the following year, constantly being shut down and reinstated. From October of 2022, the cameras would officially only appear as static and the website would no longer be updated.
Updates
NOTE: The dates & times are tracked with PST.
- November 11, 2021 - The website was uploaded under the domain "poppyplaytimeco.com".
- November 21, 2021 - A damaged Cat-Bee appeared on Camera 01.
- November 24, 2021 - The Cat-Bee toy was removed on Camera 01, leaving a trail of blood.
- November 26, 2021 - The camera feeds appeared to be brighter, and a Huggy Wuggy cutout along with the Lobby could now be seen.
- January 20, 2022 - A long hand coming out of a pot of parts was added in the Make-A-Friend Room on Camera 08, with this being a teaser for Mommy Long Legs.
- February 14, 2022 - As of 6:22 AM, the website appeared to be down, and the cameras could not be accessed.
- February 15, 2022 - The website was now up again under a new domain which was "poppyplaytime.com".
- February 25, 2022 - The websites domain was changed again. The domain was unknown, but the developers confirmed that they had moved it to a more secretive location.
- March 5, 2022 - The third new domain was leaked by Andy Gill, who at the time, was a developer for Poppy Playtime. The new domain was "security.poppyplaytime.com"
- April 12, 2022 - The website had gone down, presumably being abandoned. No new updates were given.
- April 14, 2022 - The websites came back online. However, there was still no new updates.
- April 28, 2022 - The website went down again.
- May 1, 2022 - The website, yet again, came back online. But like the last time, there were still no new updates.
- June 1, 2022 - The website went down.
- October 14, 2022 - The camera feeds went down, along with the time and camera label, confirming the website was no longer in use.
Other Appearances
Project: Playtime Unlockable ARG
During PROJECT: PLAYTIME's ARG, fans would crack passwords that were hiding lore secrets, along with security camera footage that captured various locations such as the Theater and the Playtime Factory. A few other areas within the building were also shown through the camera system, as well as Rowan Stoll's death by the hands of Boxy Boo, which was revealed in the final discovery of the whole ARG.
Chapter 3 Interactable ARG
The Chapter 3 Interactable ARG took place on an emulated computer, owned by Leith Pierre. One of the applications on the computer was named "CCTV Network" and contained feeds of eight cameras. Each one featured locations from Chapter 2: Fly in a Web, and later in the ARG, more camera feeds were added revealing locations for Chapter 3: Deep Sleep.
Chapter 4 Icepick ARG
Fans worked through a computer terminal in the Chapter 4 Icepick ARG, in which they could access various directories. Within the "applications" directory was the Virtual Security System, however, there was no visuals available, only audio. The audio mainly consisted of strange noises and each camera's audio would occasionally change throughout the entire ARG.
| Audio | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio from ECB_03. | |
| Audio from L_04. | |
| Audio from C_01. | |
| Tap code in the audio of C_01. |
Trivia
- During the time of the Chapter 2 Virtual Leak ARG, not much speculation would undergo as the community was still relatively small at the time. However, a lot more speculation would emerge following the final documented update of the camera system that we now know was teasing the antagonist Mommy Long Legs and her Elastic Plastic. Fans of the series would speculate this hand to be a new GrabPack hand or even a bloody hand stain alongside a rope jammed in the Make-a-Friend Machine. It wouldn't be until the release of the Digital Collectibles that discussion about a new antagonist would ensue.
- The timer in the Security Camera website didn't change for Daylight Savings time.
- Multiple variants of this website are backed up on the Wayback Machine.[1]
- The P.C.V.S.S cameras have been updated over time.
- In the security website's camera feeds, they're revealed to be on version 95.1.207 according to numbers on the top right corner.
- In camera feeds from the Project: Playtime Unlockable ARG, the cameras are on the earlier version of 40.1.142.
References
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| ARGs | Playtime Co. Virtual Security System • Boxy Production Line • Archived Post • Equipment Requests • Stoll's Demise • Cartoon Development • Theodore's Drawing • Sawyer Findings • Theater Evidence • Maze of Messages • Warned |
| Additional | Playtime Posters • Information Panel: Huggy Wuggy • Information Panel: Make-A-Friend • Poppy's Promotional Image • Elliot's Plannings • Heyday • Character Backgrounds • Playtime Map • Bunzo Bunny Easter Comic • Critter Entries • Orphan Observing • Home Sweet Home Portrait • Haven Murals • Character Bios • Pianosaurus Day-in-the-Life Comic • The Motives For One's Humanity
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