I found the link on an archived 2004 architecture board. The thread was titled "Experimental Living Modules," but every comment had been deleted by a moderator named Admin_00 . Only one post remained at the bottom, a single line of text from a user named User_None :
I tried to walk away, but my character wouldn't move. The camera began to zoom in on the window glass. The reflection of my "character" in the game started to clarify. It wasn't a generic avatar. It was a low-poly, pixelated version of me —sitting in my actual room, at my actual desk, wearing the same headset I had on right now. Facade.rar
I pressed the 'E' key to interact. A text box appeared at the bottom of the screen: I found the link on an archived 2004 architecture board
I lunged for the power button on my PC, but the screen didn't go dark. Instead, a new window popped up over the game. It was a WinRAR diagnostic message: The camera began to zoom in on the window glass
I pulled the plug from the wall. The monitor stayed on for three seconds longer than it should have. In those three seconds, the red room on the floor plan expanded to cover the whole screen, and a final bit of text scrolled across: