Hotel 626: the Online Haunted House

by Austin Keenan

Frito-Lay of North America presents a Snack Strong production that you won't soon forget. This truly unique and innovative use of multiple online medias is a really cool experience (especially if you like scary movies and such). The site, Hotel 626, requires you to use a webcam, a microphone, and register with the site so that they can immerse you properly into this hellish nightmare. Don't worry it's not that hellish. In fact, it's pretty fun!

The site runs entirely on flash, and utilizes your webcam to make sure you're playing in the proper conditions, namely with all the lights turned off. As a bonus, Hotel 626 is only open at night time, from 6pm to 6am, so you won't be getting out of the creepy factor too easily.

After you register with the site, you'll be allowed to enter Hotel 626, which starts off with a disturbing jump out of bed due to some strange noises. The game is played in 10 chapters, most of which utilize some form of media interaction. You have to pay attention very carefully for clues in the cinematic scenes that will let you solve puzzles and survive the horror. One stage tells you to flash a goul with your on-screen camera, one asks you to sing a lullabye, and one requires you to sift through pictures until you find your own. There's also one part with a creepy phone call that will help you escape Hotel 626, so make sure you have your cell nearby.

There aren't many sites that take full advantage of different types of interactive online media the way Hotel 626 does. It really is a fun and challenging game, and if you make it all the way to the end, you can even share your journey on Facebook and Twitter. After work tonight, definitely check this one out. You'll be impressed with how well this site works, and how engaging the game becomes.

Austin Keenan
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thnks

Submitted on March 30th, 2009 by Anonymous

thnks!!! I love it :D

gld u lkd it, anonymous! I

Submitted on March 31st, 2009 by Austin Keenan

gld u lkd it, anonymous! I really wish a lot more companies would take advantage of the multiple media platforms that are readily available for this type of marketing. how much fun is it?!?>!?!/

Austin Keenan
Cool and Innovative Websites
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Fuck

Submitted on April 2nd, 2009 by Anonymous

Hello hotel 626 is very scary and i will FUCK you now

Stop calling minors cell phone at Night!

Submitted on April 3rd, 2009 by Anonymous

While I can respect creative marketing ideas I think there are privacy issues at hand when calling a 12 year olds phone number at 10 pm at night. I have written Frito Lay regarding this marketing program to voice my displeasure and I hope that in the future they target their marketing in a direction that will produce positive results in the desired audience.

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Submitted on April 4th, 2009 by Anonymous

'for me?? its not really scarey ..

minors phones

Submitted on April 5th, 2009 by Anonymous

give me a fuckin break. i have just a FEW problems with your point of view.

1. you gave your minor a cell phone when they most likely dont need it.

2. you as a parent have an obligation to look at what your MINOR is looking at on the internet and you FAILED your job as a parent... if you thought it was non apropriate for their age you should have said no to the website.

3. you are a dipshit for blaming a company which most likely discloses what will happen in the game and the usage of the cell phone.

4. if your minor gets a call from a video game at 10pm at night whats the harm? they are most likely still playing it.

5. and finally shouldnt you get looking more at the content of the HORROR game rather than a fucking phone call???

its parents like this that make me mad at the world... they blame everyone but themselves and their own shitty parenting. I HAVE A NOVEL IDEA get off your fat ass, pay attention to what your kid is doing on the internet, and stop being so fucking neurotic. *sp*

and i have one little last piece of advice for you. go look at your internet history in the "internet settings menu" 5 dollars says that your precious minor that you have been trying to protect has been looking a PORN for some time. if you or someone like you gets this site taken down there will be paybacks!!!! lol
~falcor

re:minor

Submitted on April 5th, 2009 by Anonymous

on number 5: get=be

and btw a 12yr old dosent need a cell phone. what reason do they have one??? they dont go anywhere alone and there is always a house phone near by. god you are wasting money.
~falcor

interesting....with regards

Submitted on April 5th, 2009 by Austin Keenan

interesting....with regards to the privacy issue, guys, the only thing i'd really say is that frito-lay maintains that they will respect your privacy, and you don't necessarily have to give your cell phone number to play the game. it's just an optional thing to make the experience a little better.

Austin Keenan
Cool and Innovative Websites
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I' scared........aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Submitted on April 12th, 2009 by Anonymous

You must delete this game!!!!!!!
that's game make me scared!!!!!
aaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a ghost!!!!!!!!
(close my eyes)

YOU MUST DELETE THIS GAME ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

He knows the way!

Submitted on April 13th, 2009 by Anonymous

This is a wonderful game and I totally got hooked the first time I played. Even though I had tons of work to do, I still made sure that I had enough time to play this game at night. I like it because it is very creative and it feels like you are actually living through a horror movie.

And Austin stole this link from me. I WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND IT!! So yeah, this article is written by me too =) hahha

any others like it?

Submitted on May 14th, 2009 by Anonymous

you guys know of any other scary games out there that i could play?

Scary

Submitted on May 15th, 2009 by Anonymous

OK this is really scary i would rather play Fatal Frame then this .

scary

Submitted on May 17th, 2009 by Anonymous

i loved this xD i was jumping out of my seat everytime.

626

Submitted on May 18th, 2009 by Anonymous

you die inside you die for real

a horror game for 4th grade

Submitted on May 23rd, 2009 by Anonymous

lets make a horror game for 4th grade because of my child and make a site and give it to me.
here's my gmail address".
aditimehtani11@gmail.com
cheekukaur
please make it horror.

thanks,
aditi

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Submitted on May 24th, 2009 by Anonymous

- Lillian

I Didn't Play It Cause Everytime I get In It , It Say User Name Or Password Is Inorect And i make Sure It's Right But It Don't Let :@

P.S hope it is good XD

Freaking awesome

Submitted on June 13th, 2009 by Anoo

Well done, team - great use of tons of media. Might I suggest a microphone and camera test at the beginning? I'm having to (to be fair, was going to anyway) play it again to get a good facebook pic. Great concept, though. Well executed!

ive seen scarier,

Submitted on June 21st, 2009 by Anonymous

ive seen scarier, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Sexually molest

Submitted on June 21st, 2009 by Anonymous

Hello hotel 626 is very scary and i will SEXUALLY MOLEST you now

very scary

Submitted on June 25th, 2009 by Anonymous

hotel 626 is very scary and i will RAPE you now

What a game!!!

Submitted on June 27th, 2009 by Anonymous

Ive been playin that game it's very scary "OMG mate"!!!!play it now http://hotel626.com/