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Originally Posted by Yorktown_Class
Umm,what is an easter egg??
I mean I know what an easter egg is,but in the sim I do not  |
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Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations.
This practice is analogous to hidden signature motifs such as Diego Rivera including himself in his murals or Alfred Hitchcock's legendary cameo appearances.
An early example of these kind of "Easter eggs" is Al Hirschfeld's "Nina." Atari's
Adventure, released in 1979, contained what is thought to be the first video game "Easter egg": the name of the programmer (Warren Robinett).
In computer programming, the underlying motivation is often to put an individual, almost artistic touch on an intellectual product which is by its nature standardised and functional.
So in Venatore's pub talk, its hiding things in a game [pictures, logos, objects etc] so the player either stumbles on them by pure accident, or the player has been told Easter Eggs exist within the game, like searching for the Holy Grail.
It it looks like one has been located.