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Invisible Buildings
The Lewes Edition
What is LocoMatrix?A company that makes location-based games
Been going for 8 years
Also involved in education - DEB, SMLC, Open Badges
What is GPS?Not a guidance system for cars
Satellite system for giving a precise position
All the rest comes from software
How good is it?
How do you make a gps game?Still only tells you where you are
Or where someone else is
Multiplayer
Are they successful
Geocaching
The Story of Invisible BuildingsAward - Lullingstone - Time Team - Schools - Dilemmas - Money - Future
GeoCrashCatching up with the geocachers
The importance of the narrative
Series of games
You too can play
Lewes PrioryThe new narrative
Location specific
Common games engine
And ..
Under the bonnet
Under the bonnet: HelpHow the modules work - explaining because of workshop
Under the bonnet: Detector
Under the bonnet: Sorter
Under the bonnet: GEophys
Under the bonnet
Putting it together<module type="geofizz" image="back-geophys.png" top_image="back-plain.png" time="720" score="8" helpImage="book1.jpg">
<text>DMTD is asking "do you know what the objects were?" Which do you think are valuable and which are junk? If you don't know, we can discuss at the end of the mission. But if you know which is the most valuable and can remember where you found the bits, it could be a clue as to where to start in the next activity: Geophys.</text>
<text>Think of this as underground radar which can tell you where buildings existed. As you move around the play area, any underground walls will show up as white lines. If you find any of these, see if you can follow them and reveal a complete building. Off you go! and DMTD's friend Hedgehog will give you a thumbs up and play the found sound if something really significant is noticed.</text>
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Archaeology and Citizen Science
Sarah Parcak - TED prize DigVentures
www.meetup.com/Brighton-Citizen-Science
WorkshopNew modules - new structures
Improving the learning experience
Making better/alternative use of the Augmented Reality module
Using the Citizen Science projects to encourage children (or even adults) in archaeology (or anything else)
More InfoRichard Vahrman
locomatrix.comfacebook.com/locomatrix.ltdfacebook.com/invisiblebuildings
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