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If dressing up like a robot and computing your way around town while solving riddles in an Alternate Reality Game sounds like a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon, then Robot Pursuit is for you.
The goal of the pursuit is to get people to solve puzzles and riddles by using geocaching and scavenger-hunt skills. “We start by giving you GPS coordinates,” says organizer Matt Megyesi. “Then each location after that will have a QR code linking to a website or clue.” Once you solve a clue, it’s up to you to get to the next destination and solve the next one. Points are amassed by arriving at the locations and embracing social media, including Flickr and Foursquare, while you’re there. Oh, and by dressing up in robot attire. The whole thing is estimated to take around two or three hours, but time isn’t factored into the final score. Winners will be invited to the Robot Prom, a robotics-centric art show and party that takes place on October 15.
Robot Pursuit starts today at noon; a link on the website www.megarobota.com will lead you to the first clue. No advance registration is necessary.
Sat., Oct. 1, noon, 2011
