Difference between revisions of "1.07 Feynman Diagrams"

Latest revision as of 05:33, 21 March 2012

Order

1.06.02

Status

::PROTO::

Location

Status: something

GC PoC: someone

Parking: N/A

Notes: None Done deal

GC Point of Contact

Allen

Location Notes

Longnow

Type

Optional Puzzle

Plot Setup

Props

Paper puzzle

Plot Point to Convey

None.

Short Description

Players have to decode modified Feynman particle interaction diagrams to design placement of mirrors in device.

Open Time Period

When?

Staff Instructions

Your Role: Lab Assistant.

Handout Instructions: Do something.

Hints: Teams may call in for hints. But if you familiarize yourself with the attached hint document, feel free to give hints.

Answers: Teams have been instructed to call in their answer to the Institute.

Site Close Down:

Clean up.
Return your name badge(s) and lanyard to GC HQ at the end of your shift

Other Instructions:

Stay in character.
Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.

Detailed Description

?

How To Give To Teams

Over phone lab assistant says:

In the meantime, there's another problem you could help with. Please ask the Long Now lab assistant for the Feynman Diagrams research project.

SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL

Research Project Title: Feynman Diagrams

Objective: ?

Location: Long Now Foundation, Fort Mason Center, Building A, San Francisco

Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant

Parking: Some free spots just outside of parking attendant's booth, pay parking inside lot

Bathrooms At Location: Yes

Food At Location: Safeway and a few restaurants a few blocks away

Puzzle Answer

Puzzle Solution

The puzzle consists of a set of numeric data points, and instructions on how to plot them on a diagram. The plots form visual letter shapes, spelling a message.

Budget

Credits

Eric L - concept

Manager

?

Hints

Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).

Response to Correct Answer

Over the phone the lab assistant says words to the effect of

Blah

To Do

Needs a champion to develop the concept into a complete puzzle. Not enough meat on it in current form.

Other Notes

Initial prototype has been playtested. No one has yet showed enough interest in taking it further, including the author.

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 ==Order==
-.07.04
+.06.02
 ==Status==
   ::PROTO::
-==Location Status==
+==Location==
-Reserved
+'''Status''': something
+'''GC PoC''': someone
+'''Parking''': N/A
+'''Notes''': None
+Done deal
 ==GC Point of Contact==
-Erik & Melissa
+Allen
 ==Location Notes==
-Doctor When's laboratory
+Longnow
 ==Type==
-Mandatory Puzzle
+Optional Puzzle
 ==Plot Setup==
-Time machine has malfunctioned, but no one knows why. Prof. Chronus knows that the time machine can do a core dump for diagnostic purposes. Unfortunately, when she checks it it has been corrupted (turned into a puzzle!) by the very same malfunction. So she needs the players to decode the core dump so she knows what to fix.
 ==Props==
-Physical core boards, one for each team.
+Paper puzzle
 ==Plot Point to Convey==
-One of the "tachyon midi ether co-keypads" is broken. Luckily, Prof. Chronus is an expert in such matters--she did her dissertation on the topic! Moreover, she's not surprised that Doctor When screwed it up; he never was any good at tachyon midi ether co-keypads, going all the way back to high school. However, she is only good on their theory. To actually create a new one she needs the help of someone with implementation experience. Doctor When isn't available, so the nearest alternative is Dorian Claire in San Francisco.
+None.
 ==Short Description==
-Each team is given a corrupted diagnostic core dump board to decode in order to figure out what's wrong with the time machine.
+Players have to decode modified Feynman particle interaction diagrams to design placement of mirrors in device.
+==Open Time Period==
+When?
+==Staff Instructions==
+'''Your Role''': Lab Assistant.
+'''Handout Instructions''': Do something.
+'''Hints''': Teams may call in for hints. But if you familiarize yourself with the attached hint document, feel free to give hints.
+'''Answers''': Teams have been instructed to call in their answer to the Institute.
+'''Site Close Down''':
+* Clean up.
+* Return your name badge(s) and lanyard to GC HQ at the end of your shift
+'''Other Instructions''':
+* Stay in character.
+* Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
 ==Detailed Description==
-The core dump is actually a physical circuit board with little rings attached to resemble an old computer memory core module.
+?
 ==How To Give To Teams==
-Prof. Chronos will give live speech to all teams at once and then hand out boards. See script. Note that she will ask teams to leave Institute to solve and only to return once they have a solution.
+Over phone lab assistant says:
+: In the meantime, there's another problem you could help with. Please ask the Long Now lab assistant for the Feynman Diagrams research project.
+SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL
+: Research Project Title: Feynman Diagrams
+: Objective: ?
+: Location:  Long Now Foundation, Fort Mason Center, Building A, San Francisco
+: Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant
+: Parking:  Some free spots just outside of parking attendant's booth, pay parking inside lot
+: Bathrooms At Location:  Yes
+: Food At Location:  Safeway and a few restaurants a few blocks away
 ==Puzzle Answer==
 ==Puzzle Solution==
-Solve phrase should refer to "midi ether co-keypad ring." Perhaps it could be "REPAIRBROKENRING" or "REPLACEMIDIRINGS". 12-letter options include "REPLACERINGS" and "COKEYPADRING".
+The puzzle consists of a set of numeric data points, and instructions on how to plot them on a diagram.  The plots form visual letter shapes, spelling a message.
 ==Budget==
 ==Credits==
+Eric L - concept
 ==Manager==
-Dwight
+?
 ==Hints==
+Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).
 ==Response to Correct Answer==
-When a team has a solution it will re-enter the Institute and approach Prof. Chronos. She'll give them the text starting on p. 7 of script and send them to Dorian Claire.
+Over the phone the lab assistant says words to the effect of
+: Blah
 ==To Do==
-Pick final materials out of options. Manufacture four for full playtest.
+Needs a champion to develop the concept into a complete puzzle.  Not enough meat on it in current form.
 ==Other Notes==
-Need at least one "help debug/fix the machine" puzzle/activity, but could have many more...and not all teams need to do all activities. Spongebob, Pineapple juice? This puzzle justifies getting the teams out of the building. (Erik's opinion: should be only one "core dump" puzzle. Optional puzzles fit better in Pep Ring sequence and Retrieve Letter sequence.)
+Initial prototype has been playtested.  No one has yet showed enough interest in taking it further, including the author.
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