AI chats to feed you info. Typically, it will take around 15 days to solve, a clue at a time." Player reaction to the game has varied. Players have described the Flash animation instant messaging system as "odd" and unlike actual instant messaging systems in nature. During the beta testing, Christy Dena, in a lengthy and detailed analysis on the gameplay, complimented the immediacy of reaction of the chat robots, and the "smooth" integration between the various interactions with the game (specifically between electronic mail and chat). Dena also pointed out that, unlike many alternate reality games, players can join game play at any time, and the game is not played in real time. Storyline and characters This is a brief summary of the characters in the game and its storyline. Jamie Kenton Kane (played by Simon Bailey) is a pop star and former member of boy band Boy*d Upp. He died in a helicopter crash. The other members of the band were songwriter Fran Barker (Chris Grierson) and model turned dancer Jedd Nicholson (Justin McDonald). The band has had two UK top ten singles and several European Music Awards. Jamie has released two solo albums since the band split up. Jessica "Jess" Hillier (Beth Garrod) runs her own unofficial Jamie Kane web site, populated by several other Jamie Kane fans, who communicate via forums and instant messenger. Jess is 19 years old, from Reading, Berkshire and works in HMV. She met Jamie backstage at Top of the Pops after winning a competition. Greta Joseph (Hayley Richards) is the blue haired member of the board. Greta is 18, from Leeds. She is in her first year at University, studying Computing. She is good at hacking, which has got her into trouble at times. From her appearance you would not think her to be a Jamie Fan but looks can be deceiving. She and other member Cochrane don't get on, which is obvious from the message forums. She was the first to suspect that there is something dodgy about Jamie's death. Cochrane Chambers (Philip Clayton Smith) is a 29-year-old from Doncaster. He is the hot-headed member of the JamieRules messageboard. He reckons his destiny is to be a flight attendant. Cochrane likes his voice to be heard and does not mind giving people an unwanted opinion on any topic. He is always one to say "I told you so". Cochrane opened