15th May 2003, 18:30 → 21:00 BST
starting between exits 3 and 4 on old st roundabout at 6.30pm BST, ending at Limehouse Town Hall
at 9.00pm BST.
this is a london adaptation of the original node runner game, as played in NYC. the rules of the original node runner game
are instructive, but not accurate for our purposes.
THE RULES
- there are four people per team (but you can get away with
three).
- each team requires the following equipment:
- a laptop running wireless network
detection software, such as netstumbler
or kismet. you will need to
provide logs at the end of the game.
- a GPS unit, for which you will need to
provide a waypoint log. this need not be immediately after the game if there are
networking issues with your GPS.
- a digital camera connected to the above
laptop, via which pictures can be uploaded during the game.
- optionally a DV camera with which to document your adventures.
- the aim is to detect, photograph and log on to as many open
wireless nodes as possible in the course of 2 1/2 hours, on a journey from the
hackney/shoreditch/city borders to limehouse.
- a point will be awarded for every node successfully scanned in the
logs, whether open and accessible or not.
- five points will be awarded for every node successfully logged
into and pictures uploaded (to the interface here) from.
- four points will be deducted if you arrive at limehouse town hall
later than 9pm (and we may leave for the pub without you).
- two pictures per node are required: one showing a team member
within node range; another identifying a distinguishing sign or landmark
visible from it.
- personal cars are probably not permitted; the NYC
node runner game supplied taxi fare, but we will not; be it on your own cost-benefit
analysis.
THE CONTEXT
node runner london is an aspect of the collaborative
mapping week at the Cartographic
Congress.
we are deeply grateful to yury gitman and the rest of the original node runners
for putting up with this.
there is a node runner wiki
page on which you can jot down your entries and requests.
TAKE PART
if you want to play then you'll need to register your team for the
game. when you are playing, upload your data via the game interface.
CONTACT
please email pressing and/or unanswerable questions to noderunner (AT) frot (DOT)
org. if you need to get in touch on the day, call zool on 07811 488479.
2003-05-15
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