Discussion: photos

A few photos and videos of this urban orienteering event, organized by a group that has no connection or experience with the orienteering sport. A few mistakes here and there (a vetter would have been helpful). For map, a laminated color Google map was used, and clue sheets listed what to look for. For checkpoints, bright magenta-colored poster-size paper was used to visually attract attention. For proving that the participant found the checkpoint, a text message had to be sent via mobile phone, sending a code that was printed on the checkpoint poster. As a checkpoint gets visited, it loses value. So, for example, when a checkpoint is visited for the first time, the finder gets the full value. When the checkpoint is visited for the second time, that participant gets assigned the full value minus one. The organizer got permission from several institutions for placing the checkpoints in unusual locations, such as this labyrinth