Description The latest scavenger hunt in Colombo Location Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka Event Type Competition Industry Augmented Reality, Information Technology, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Mobile Apps, Software Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Start Date Jan 27, 2019 End Date Jan 27, 2019 Venue Name 69 1/1, Walukarama Road Event URL www.facebook.com/events/racecourse-grounds/conq... Registration URL Click here to register
The latest scavenger hunt in Colombo. The anticipation rolled in as the event promised to have bigger hurdles and higher and higher risks. Challenging the participants to be their fastest in order to win. Sending participants charging through the streets and back alleys of Colombo, completing and collecting clues while daylight lasts. The event
took the theme of a game of monopoly while the teams were rewarded on a point system based on the discovery and completion of each challenge and activity. This lead to the team with the highest number of points to be crowned the champions and presented with a horde of prizes. A reward for all the brawn, brains and skilled driving at the wheel that went into overcoming the many dangers and surprises of each turn. There were just two options here, either cash in or cash out. The event began at Nelum Pokuna Mawatha, on the 27th of January at 10 am, shortly after which the teams began pouring in through the door at GlidAR HQ. The office was soon packed with enthusiastic players, eager to make their way through the games set up for them. The challenge was to use Augmented Reality through the means of GlidAR app to sort out a puzzle, retrieve a hidden clue in order to proceed. All members of the team were required to be present and complete the task making it an excellent team building challenge. Alongside being a great experience of handling a revolutionary technology first hand, for the first time in Sri Lanka. The participants were thrilled at the experience leaving the challenge having gained new knowledge of a technology that is entering the market, and the curiosity to know more about it. Overall, the event was a tremendous success in introducing the GlidAR app to the market and educating the masses of the functionality and capability of Augmented Reality. While creating an interactive and educative experience through puzzles and games.
