Everyone is happily invited to play but so we have a sense of how many runners to expect please rsvp to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Otherwise, show up with your game faces on!
For up-to-date info and to watch this Saturday's live game goto: http://www.noderunner.com/cityhallpark.html send questions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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PLAYING NODERUNNER~ CITY HALL PARK
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PLAY?
1) a WiFi enabled laptop, or a friend with one
2) a digital camera or webcam (that quickly downloads images to this laptop), or a friend with one
3) wireless scanning software* on the laptop, that shows signal strength and the MAC* addresses of access points
4) feisty competitive spirit
HOW DO YOU PLAY?
1) Meet at 1pm at City Hall Park for a briefing, to finalize the teams, and to start the game.
2) 2 Teams will race against each other and the clock to connect to as many wireless hotspots as possible.
3) Once a team connects to an open access point they take a picture of themselves at that location for proof.
4) Then the runners use that access point, and only that access point, to email headquarters their photo, with a little note of the rough street address or cross streets.
5) The photo's filename should be saved as the MAC* address of the AP. A hotspot can only be counted one time per team, so a team needs to constantly find new hotspots. But both teams can use the same hotspot for points.
6) Headquarters will keep a live and running scoreboard of the photographs online, so everyone can see the game unfold.
7) The team with the most photos wins the game!
THINGS TO GIVE U AN EGDE:
1) a mix of nerdy and streetwise friends and teammates
2) fully charged laptop batteries
3) external antennas (this is fair play ; )
4) practice ahead of time syncing your camera with the laptop--this process can slow you down and the clock is always ticking...
5) a full stomach, running the city can wear you out
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*Technical notes
Scanning Software:
Wireless Scanning software allows users to see all of the hotspots in one's area. It's particularly good for moving through a city and trying to find wireless networks. Yes, most Windows, Mac, and Linux laptops already have scanning features built into them but they are limited and often don't show a lot of info, like the accurate signal strength and MAC address of an access point. So below is a short list of some of the most popular scanning software. Download and install one of these your laptop or PDA your noderunning with with.
Mac OS X http://www.macstumbler.com/ iStumbler http://www.istumbler.net/ KisMAC http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/
WINDOWS NetStumbler http://www.netstumbler.com
POCKET PC PocketWarrior http://www.pocketwarrior.org/
LINUX Kismet http://www.kismetwireless.net/
MAC Address:
A MAC address is a unique address that each wireless node or wireless card has. Scanning software will tell you what the MAC address of a wireless node is.
Photos:
The photos you send should be an average of 150k in file size.
Photos larger then 400k will not be used or counted. --please adjust your camera or laptop setting ahead of time to make sure you send web friendly photos. There will be people on hand at the event to help you set this up if you have trouble.
-------------------------------------------------------- a video and intro to the game http://noderunner.com/node_techtvt.mov the original site: www.noderunner.com --------------------------------------------------------
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