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==Alternate Reality Game==
{{see also|:Category:World of Year Zero}}
[[Image:artisresistance.jpg|thumb|77px|Art Is Resistance Poster]]
An alternate reality game was constructed by Trent Reznor and [[Rob Sheridan]], then run in partnership with and developed by [[wp:42 Entertainment|42 Entertainment]] to provide listeners with a greater understanding of the album's concept. Reznor paid for the ARG himself, trying to keep it a secret from his record company as much as possible[http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_args], stating: ''"What you are now starting to experience IS 'year zero'. It's not some kind of gimmick to get you to buy a record - it IS the art form... and we're just getting started. Hope you enjoy the ride."'' The game ran from roughly February 12, 2007 to May 2007, beginning when a string of mysterious websites was discovered around the internet related to the album; the game has since been nominated for two Webby Awards[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/#1207737486]. Learn more at the [[Year Zero Research]] page and view the [[Timeline of Year Zero Discovery|timeline of discovery]] for an explanation of how things unfolded, also, 42 Entertainment has a complete overview of the project [http://www.42entertainment.com/work/yearzero here]. A glossary of terms related to the world of ''Year Zero'' can be found [[Year Zero Glossary|here]].
===Year Zero Hints===
For full details on all hints found through the retail release of the CD see [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=22943&highlight=year+zero++lyric+booklet this ETS thread].
====The Booklet====
* On the front of the booklet the words "THE MAILSTROM" can be read in the top left corner. This leads to the website [[The_Mailstrom|http://www.themailstrom.com/]].
* Highlighted characters in the lyrics and notes throughout the booklet spell out the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Usurp.
* Numbers scattered throughout the booklet led to the discovery of the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Flood.
* The white bars in the bottom left of the "Meet Your Master" lyrics page are different in the Metropolis Records release and Interscope release of the CD. When combined with similar lines found on an [[Open Source Resistance]] flier the words "VIABILITY INDEX" can be read, leading to [[Viability_Index|http://www.viabilityindex.com]].
====The CD====
* When the CD is warmed up, the thermocrome covering on the CD reveals a string of binary numbers that when translated into ASCII read "exterminal.net", leading to the website [[Exterminal|http://www.exterminal.net]].
====The Case====
* The characters printed on the gun on the panel left of the CD spell out the wreckage and shard for Mailstrom wreckage Scorpion.
==Trent Reznor on ''Year Zero''==
==Album Credits==
*Writing and performance: Trent Reznor
*Production: Trent Reznor, [[Atticus Ross]]*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]]
*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder, Brett Bachemin, Doug Trantow, Alan Mason
*Recorded all over the world
*Mastering: Brian Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)<br>
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*World building: Trent Reznor, [[Rob Sheridan]]
*World integration and enhancement: 42, Alex Lieu, Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart, Elan Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Susan Bonds<br>
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==Live==
All songs from ''Year Zero'' have been played live except "My Violent Heart" and "Zero-Sum".
==Regarding The Leak==