Technology and Fun Help Spread the Story
As I mentioned on Monday, DEMOS and moblog are conducting a puzzle hunt for XDRTB.org in London. It kicked off this week and the GPSdrawing is coming together.
Yesterday, BBC News published an article on the originator of this unique blend of Puzzle solving, Mobile blogging and geolocation, Alfie Dennen.
About the concept:
He…struck upon the idea of turning art into a game by hiding objects around London at set locations for people to find using clues hidden within blogs.
When the 43 objects are found, the treasure hunters photograph the whole thing and post their images on Moblog while plotting the co-ordinates on a map to create a communal artwork.
Each object also contains a letter which when put together spell out a question. The person who answers the question first – a 43-character phrase – wins.
About working with XDRTB.org:
“James’s position is the power of the image which communicates the message, it can do that by itself almost. This underlies the entire concept,” Dennen said.
[...] One of the game’s bloggers, Bill Thompson, said we are only just starting to realise the importance of the online network on philanthropic and charitable work.
“What Alfie’s done is a really interesting way of exploiting lots of small activities on behalf of people to create something that’s quite big… I think it has a great deal of potential,” he said.
The hunt is still on so if you are London go out and participate. Dennen anticipates the puzzle will be solved by October 30.