Lost University Talk!

[previouslyonlost12]

alright. i just took the test for the lost university and got a 20/23. it was so cool! so im making a thread, or trying to start one, that involves discussions about lost university, questions, comparing scores. anything!
lets goooo!!


first question!
how do you sign up for the classes?

[previouslyonlost12]

and why is the video freezing!

[New Otherton]

22 out of 23. I wish they would tell you what you got wrong. I'm fairly certain I got the mural question wrong.

Still, I tested too high to have to take "Lost 101" so that's something!

[R7i1c3K]

It's a purpose glitch. Same spot for everyone. Skip right past it to watch the rest.

[Just Thinking]

It's a purpose glitch. Same spot for everyone. Skip right past it to watch the rest.

How are you skipping past?

[previouslyonlost12]

same questionnn. i tried and couldnt

[Just Thinking]

alright. i just took the test for the lost university and got a 20/23. it was so cool! so im making a thread, or trying to start one, that involves discussions about lost university, questions, comparing scores. anything!
lets goooo!!


first question!
how do you sign up for the classes?

The Lampost says something about signing up for things in October, but the main classes require that you get the Blu-ray dvds with internet connection from all I've read on the site.

Video still freezing.

[StanDubar]

I guess I'm gonna be the guy that parties at Lost U and never goes to class because I can't afford a bluray player right now :p still look forward to checking out what you can do without them though.

[smssilent]

Video Didn't freeze for me maybe they fixed it.

[Just Thinking]

There is a forum section where they said they were fixing and to clear your cache if it was stuck. I did and it worked OK. Forum has folks from all over-the Russian comes out in Russian script, etc.

[hippy campus]

So far my only comment is the site is a little glitchy, a little like DWY was. Hopefully this will be interesting. The one thing I forgot to check was the names of the other deities that were answers for the 'ol four toed. Those names might be worth researching...

[Just Thinking]

Can we decide on one thread for the continuing general discussion of LU? End up posting twice or not seeing how things have progressed otherwise it seems to me. I suggest the one with the most on it so far- the ARG:Lost University one. Then we can have other threads for say, the entrance test, the Lost 101 video, etc. So if you agree___________________

PLEASE POST GENERAL DISCUSSION ON ARG: Lost University.
************************************************** ********
(if you disagree I'll know soon enough!):)

[bpc908]

Why won't it let me register for LOST University?!?!?!

[blueray]

i don't have a bluray player, does that mean that i can't join?

[hippy campus]

Carlton posted on LU boards under name Carltoncuse. In reply to someone who said thanks for opening LU early he replied:
Good, I'm glad everybody likes it. In approximately two short months everything will be up and running. As for the Blu-Ray dilemma, we are working on alternate solutions for those of you who don't have a Blu-Ray player or a PS3. Again, thanks to all of the Lost fans who keep us going. I'll keep you all updated on any information about either the Season 5 Lost DVD's, or any other questions you have REGARDING LOST UNIVERSITY, NOT our TV show. But stay hungry for some more invigorating Lost, early 2010. Inquisitiveness is golden. Thanks again, Carlton.

Thought everyone would like to see this...http://lostuniversity.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=69

[Just Thinking]

Wow, that's an encouraging direct response. Here's what was in the Lampost, maybe this is what they are working on :

September 22, 2009
Department of Media Studies and Online Education to Open Tutoring Center
Can’t wait for the full-LOST University experience on LOST: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray? You’re in luck! The Department Of Media Studies and Online Education is happy to announce the LOST University Tutoring Center, here at lostuniversity.org. These interactive seminars will explore various topics to help provide a better understanding of the elements that make up LOST. Tutoring sessions will be available to all who enroll in late October. Check back for additional updates.
Added By: A. Nussdorf
__________________

Also- looks like that reply from Carlton is in the post that gives advice on Blu-ray players. That might be useful to some also.



Also, also- looks like new courses in course catalog for semester 2, including one with Jack Bender on art and design!

[Just Thinking]

HEY-Here's one from Damon too!



: Hey everybody.

New postby DLindlof_ABC » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:09 am
Greetings Carlton. I find it very ironic that I can't fit my whole name as my username on my own site. Anyways, I just wanted to say again, as Carlton said, thank you all for your support Lost fans. Without you, we wouldn't of had the opportunity to continue with Lost. Thanks everybody and we WILL be posting updated information about all of your LU concerns. -Damon

Edit-It's pointed out in the thread that this-(wouldn't of had ) is pretty bad grammar- really Carlton & Damon?

[myllian]

HEY-Here's one from Damon too!



: Hey everybody.

New postby DLindlof_ABC » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:09 am
Greetings Carlton. I find it very ironic that I can't fit my whole name as my username on my own site. Anyways, I just wanted to say again, as Carlton said, thank you all for your support Lost fans. Without you, we wouldn't of had the opportunity to continue with Lost. Thanks everybody and we WILL be posting updated information about all of your LU concerns. -Damon

Edit-It's pointed out in the thread that this-(wouldn't of had ) is pretty bad grammar- really Carlton & Damon?

I thought the same thing..I don't think it's Damon, it's not something he would say and look at his name, why would he add _ABC to his nickname..
Carlton may be Carlton though.

[spork-girl]

hmmm. it won't load my binder today. or ID at all. weird.

[smssilent]

Lost U freshman t-shirts are now available!!! Get them while they are in stock. will ship on October 1

[Just Thinking]

I thought the same thing..I don't think it's Damon, it's not something he would say and look at his name, why would he add _ABC to his nickname..
Carlton may be Carlton though.

Here is a post that was put at the end of that thread before it was locked by looks like a moderator:


Re: Hey everybody.

New postby ArrowStation » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:33 am
We encourage the student body of LOST University to engage in an open exchange of ideas and academic debate. However, it is against policy for participants to misrepresent themselves as faculty. The administrators and professors of LOST U as well as the producers, cast and crew will be clearly identified.

So I guess that means no Darlton on the forum yet.

[smssilent]

Funny how the moderators or Admin seem go by ArrowStation.

[Just Thinking]

Funny how the moderators or Admin seem go by ArrowStation.

Also interesting that we are sure Arrow Station is legit because he/she can lock threads. That would be a good way for any "official " Lost member to prove that they are real. They can just say- "Hi- this is the real Carlton- this is my user ID- this thread is locked!" Then we would be able to identify him.

[spork-girl]

yeah. the site just never loads my binder, on 2 computers. maybe i'll try another browser? it's kinda not compelling enough for me to bother with, though. is there anything in the binders? will new stuff come up there?

[Just Thinking]

If you are going to do the courses it says things like homework and schedules will be there (eventually!). I had to clear the cache on my computer to see the 101 video- though it seems like that would have been fixed if you changed to a different computer?

[imbeanie]

Any chance that Greggory Nations (and why two "g"s in the middel--anagram?), dean of Admissions is related to Randy Nations, Locke and Hurley's former boss?

[Just Thinking]

Any chance that Greggory Nations (and why two "g"s in the middel--anagram?), dean of Admissions is related to Randy Nations, Locke and Hurley's former boss?

There is a new ABC podcast with him- looks like he is a script coordinator on Lost and also got the job of overseeing LU. The podcast is about LU and yes, yes, you do need Bluray BD Live. Doc Artz has a link to it if you don't want to dig-
http://www.docarzt.com/.

[Just Thinking]

See LU for a new tutoring tab- describing some interactive lectures with tutor "Tom" that will start 11/11. These should be for everyone- no bluray involved.
Edit- also new section in forum started by Tom.

[pingram]

Does anybody know if Lost University works with the UK-Blu-ray?http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Complete-Fifth-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B002LL16JU

[Just Thinking]

Maybe someone on the Amazon discussion who has bought it can tell you. Won't start till Dec 8- but it should be evident in the set.

[Just Thinking]

REMINDER- Tomorrow (11/11) "Tom" is hosting a tutorial at LU called "Dude, don't tell me what I can't say." No blu ray needed. Any guesses what that will be about?

[scruff_uk]

Any chance that Greggory Nations (and why two "g"s in the middel--anagram?), dean of Admissions is related to Randy Nations, Locke and Hurley's former boss?

Greg Nations is a crew member off the show. He's basically Darlton's human Lostpedia. Look him up on the Wiki. So it's unlikely it's an anagram, since he's a real person ;)

I suspect that Randy Nations may have been named in his honour, though.

[Just Thinking]

So first tutoring session out today. Just for fun-frequently heard phrases on the island clip.

[Just Thinking]

New Dean listed on Oct 30- at the "Edward Mars School of Law". Brent Aspland -anagram perhaps?

[Just Thinking]

New tutoring session today- "Things that go TIKKA TIKKA TIKKA in the jungle". Nothing new- but maybe a list of the mysteries that WILL be solved.

[Steve French]

New tutoring session today- "Things that go TIKKA TIKKA TIKKA in the jungle". Nothing new- but maybe a list of the mysteries that WILL be solved.

FFFUUU, I never thought of it like that. could these useless web-recaps by hints as to what will be focused on in Season 6? that's a rhetorical questions, btw, please no one tell me that is the case lol :p

[Just Thinking]

Well, looks like LU is gearing up for the s5DVD release Dec 8-lots of news posts on Nov 25. They were:

Radical protest-(anti DI food service monopoly)

Easter egg Hunt-(in S5 DVD)

Outrigger Canoe Demostration (cancelled)

A/V Demo 5th season-(listing of extras on DVD & bluray)

[Just Thinking]

Have set up threads for each of the Semester 1 courses as they will be starting soon. Don't know how quick it will go Semester 2- guess we'll find out going along.

For some reason LU doesn't remember my Login anymore- have to do it each time.

[Just Thinking]

Here is a small clip Buena Vista released showing part of PHY 101-shows the navigation through the course on the bottom. Pretty basic wormhole stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH2zrbmYSck&feature=player_embedded

[Just Thinking]

So - Dec 8 is here and LU should be open. I don't have s5 Bluray delivered yet- tomorrow I hope. But here is change to LU home at 12:00:

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv350/sueandrea/lost_university_-_coming_to_blurays.png

New section has been set up in LU forum for each course (just like we did here) and people are trying to connect their Blurays- looks like it's loading right now.

[Just Thinking]

New look to the binder in LU- has room for course listing and credits- GPA.

[saxon. the don.]

OK, I am wondering... how do I sign up for classes and what-not? I can't figure out how to do anything on LU... or is it just too early still?
am I going to HAVE TO buy the blue ray DVD set to participate and/or watch the videos or will I be able to participate without buying it? I don't even have a blu ray player and I am not going to buy the dvd set just for LU. but I still really want to participate in the ARG and/or at least watch the videos!
does anyone have any idea? any help would be much appreciated!

edit: come on... does nobody know when it starts at least?? can ANYONE help me here? pleeeease?

[PirateGuy 815]

I have a blu-ray player, but it's not a Blu-ray live (I don't think). If I watch it on my laptop, should Lost University work for me?

[smssilent]

^ As long as your laptop can play blu-rays and you got it connected, then yeah I think it should work.

[saxon. the don.]

so does that mean I DO have to have a blu ray player to watch them??

[smssilent]

Well I'm still waiting on my blu-rays to be delivered so I'm not certain, But I think you do need bd-live (on blu-ray) in order to participate, at least that is my understanding.

[saxon. the don.]

poo! well I hope I can at least WATCH the lessons online, if I can't participate...

but you're saying it hasn't started yet, right? so there is still some sliver of hope for those of us without bd-live or blu ray players? I hope so.. I hate when they make REALLY cool stuff like this that is exclusive to those people who have some fancy expensive new hardware that most people wouldn't have. just doesn't seem productive to limit who can participate to such a small group of people... only to fuel their blu-ray sales a little bit. this sucks!

[Just Thinking]

Yeah- the Bluray discussion has been going on since it was announced. As of now- you have to have the bluray s5 DVD set with a bluray player that does BD live so you can connect to the internet to do LU. Only the forums, tutorials and newsletter and Lost 101 are at the LU site if you are not in the courses. You can enroll and go look at the forums for more discussion.

[gary1203]

my lost university won't play :(
when I click lost university , a dhamar logo pops out, it says updating
after that is just a black screen and it sits there for hours

btw I'm using a laptop+powerdvd 9

[zeke1109]

I have a student ID and pin but when I try to enter it into the season 5 disk it says it's not recognized! Now what?

[saxon. the don.]

for those of us without BD live blu ray players (MOST of us!) here are MOST of the videos released so far:
http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2009/12/lost-university-blu-ray-videos-for-all.html

edit: found some of the missing videos:

here is phy301 ("jeremy (davies) seminar")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLJT14RPiY

"jungle survivor basics" with the cast of lost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6R4QAkxDM

[Gerbil22]

I have a student ID and pin but when I try to enter it into the season 5 disk it says it's not recognized! Now what?
Same here . . . it just won't work, and I'm sure I have it right. :confused:
Please help!!!!

[Just Thinking]

this is the reply on the LU thread for folks having the same problem:



RE My Student ID number and PIN aren't accepted on BD-Live

New postby HydraStation » Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:30 am
From The Office of The Dean of Students:

Some students may be experiencing difficulty entering our campus. The Office of Admissions is presently working to ensure access to all enrollees.

This issue will have no impact on class standing, GPA or diploma distribution. Your Current Student ID and PIN will remain valid.

We appreciate your patience as our team works quickly to resolve this matter.

Please remember, whatever happened, happened.

LOST UNIVERSITY

HydraStation

Posts: 22
Joined: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:11 pm

[saxon. the don.]

who needs pin numbers when they videos are already online?? :D
nah I'm jk I'm just jealous that I can't actually participate :o :(

here is another with jeremy davies:
http://www.sl-lost.com/2009/12/11/more-videos-from-lost-university/

[noexcuses]

I think it's stupid that they hedged all of this on Blu-Ray when things are still sort of transitioning.

[Just Thinking]

Well- here's a couple more things that don't need blu-ray. The next tutoring video is out- a summary of Di stations and Dharma patches. And a there's a new post in the news section. On advice from Anne at ARGS have tried the email address there, and am told that other email addresses could be found related to LU and should be tried. Will report any results.

[PirateGuy 815]

Ok, I think as ling as you update your Blu-ray player for free over the internet, and hook up your Blu-ray to the internet, Lost University will work. I will be trying it soon to find out!

[Just Thinking]

The 4th tutoring session is up on LU (no bluray needed) and it's not what you'd expect from the Zoology topic! Also- do email Tom as per the news post, and maybe Faraday too. Anyone else you can find to respond?

And here is Hurley's shirt from the video- can see the "island"- anyone make out the rest?

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv350/sueandrea/hurleysshirt.jpg

[Just Thinking]

New news posts at LU. One acknowledges that "The goal of this session was to enlighten and educate students on the various animals featured on LOST, not to just to merely enlighten and educate on the deliciousness of one specific fried animal."

Says to check backfor more details on the Mr Clucks video.


Another post says the the Jeremy Davies course will be available in semester 2.

[stay_out_of_this_metro]

I think it's stupid that they hedged all of this on Blu-Ray when things are still sort of transitioning.

That's no excuse, especially for you.

[DarkHammer1000]

Same here . . . it just won't work, and I'm sure I have it right. :confused:
Please help!!!!

Are you still having the same problem????

I Enrolled 4 days ago and still cant log in on Blu Ray with my student ID and PIN.it says student id and pin 'doesnt match records' Anyone know how long the delay is after enrollingl??? Sure is taking a while

[Just Thinking]

There were problems enrolling outside the US in the beginning, don't know if they were ever resolved. It should be immediate. Is your system updated OK?

Semester 2 starts right after midnight EST tonight it looks like from the counter on the LU site. I'm hoping you can still get back into Semester 1 after 2 starts, as people are still getting S5 and blu-ray set ups.

Here is a tweet from Carlton from Jan 13-

"Working on my commencement address as Co-President of Lost University. I wonder if we can lure Urban Meyer to coach the Polar Bears."

Looking forward to that!

[Just Thinking]

So semester two started with a video from Tom the tutor, talking about the session 4 tutoring tape that he switched in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDPRMPMiA1c&feature=player_embedded

Thanks to Patmc for this video.

The Davies course is now available OK.

I have enough credits for "graduation" which is going to be Feb 12th per the LU site.

The question is now- how to be one of the first 108 for a diploma signed by Damon and Carlton. Don't know if it's the first to get the credits, the first to hit the "graduate" button that is in the student records page, or maybe the first 108 to hit that button on Feb 12th. I think I'm done hitting f5 waiting for live links after all the poster drops though.

[Just Thinking]

Graduation news-The first 108 have now gotten emails on the LU site- through the bluray, not the binder- like this:

"Subject: First 108 Graduates

Congratulations! You are one of the first 108 LOST University Students to qualify for graduation. In the next few days you will receive an email to the address you provided at enrollment from our staff requesting further information needed to personalize and ship your diploma to you. If you do not receive an email within the next 7 business days, please be sure to check your spam folder.

Samantha Thomas
Office of Registrar;
LOST University"


So happy- I have managed to be in the 108! So check back on the LU blu ray site if you think you finished in time- and don't forget the spam folder of the email you signed up with.

The countdown clock shows graduation at 12 pm EST Thursday 11th/Friday 12th- so midnight on Thursday in other words.

[stay_out_of_this_metro]

Cool, I got the email about the first 108 also.

[Just Thinking]

Congrats metro. Here is the video seen by the 108 grads at the Feb 12th-Damon and Carlton giving the commencement speech-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTXLSCT-TbY

Thanks to Patmc at Lost Args for the video.

Don't have the one seen by grads after the 108- apparently the end is little different re the signed diplomas. All grads can print out diplomas from their binders.

[Fissy]

i can't believe i made it into the top 108! still waiting for the ABC email, though. did anyone get the official one yet?

[Just Thinking]

No email yet- one thought was it would be "7 days" after the 9th.

Here is another post from the LU news section from Feb 12th-not sure what this means yet- more to come?

LOST U Administration Takes Secret Meetings
An inside source has informed The Lamp Post that several members of the LOST University administration have been taking meetings with various professors and LOST cast members. As with anything associated with LOST, these meetings have been shrouded in secrecy. The Lamp Post promises to keep you informed of any developments in this story.
Added By: Noreen O'Toole
Editor

[Fissy]

got the diploma email today! \m/ check your spam folders, folks. it came from buena vista home entertainment (bvhehelp.com).

namaste...

[Just Thinking]

It's been a long time coming- but the 108 diploma's are arriving now. They have a sticky note on them that says there will be a Masters program starting 8/24. That's when the s6 blu ray DVD comes out- so would expect new LU on it.

[Fissy]

i didn't get a sticky note! geesh, what's a girl got to do to get on the inside track...

regardless, i'm totally psyched that my diploma arrived yesterday. it will be framed and hung alongside my BA from Rutgers asap. \m/

[Just Thinking]

There is new info on the LU site now about the 8/24 release of S6 with new "Masters" program courses on it. Seems to involve writing a "thesis" and one course requires that you graduated from the first round. New articles are in the Lamp Post.

[neo12345292]

This ARG kinda failed