▁from ▁the ▁real ▁world . ▁When ▁the ▁magic ▁circle ▁is ▁expanded , ▁elements ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁such ▁as ▁websites , ▁maps , ▁or ▁real ▁world ▁locations , ▁are ▁suddenly ▁made ▁into ▁game ▁pieces . ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁exp ands ▁the ▁magic ▁circle ▁in ▁just ▁such ▁a ▁way , ▁by ▁making ▁the ▁game ▁sp ill ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁real ▁world ▁so ▁that ▁view ers ▁are ▁uns ure ▁where ▁the ▁game ▁ends ▁and ▁reality ▁begins . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁site ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁only ▁the ▁original ▁" Cr ime ▁Sc ene ▁Ev idence ▁File " ▁which ▁contained ▁photos ▁and ▁evidence ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁fict ional ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁real ▁life ▁friend ▁of ▁Tom ▁Ar ri ola . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁originally ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁at ▁the ▁( now ▁def unct ) ▁address : ▁http :// www . quest . net / cr ime / cr ime . html . ▁That ▁initial ▁case ▁last ed ▁nearly ▁two ▁years , ▁over ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁website ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁within ▁the ▁growing ▁community ▁of ▁internet ▁enthus iast s ▁and ▁early ▁ad op ters , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁online ▁technology ▁magazine ▁Web ▁Review . ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁was ▁also ▁recognized ▁by ▁C ool ▁Site ▁of ▁the ▁Day , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" ar b iter ▁of ▁taste ▁on ▁the ▁Internet " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁winning ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁October