Wearable Game Weaves Clues Into Cloth

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Wearable Game Weaves Clues Into Cloth

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Scarlett View Member Profile	Feb 21 2006, 08:57 AM Post #1
Bleeping GloDiva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228	<img src='/images/misc/eye.jpg' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>If you find yourself wearing clothes from a new company called Edoc Laundry, beware: Strangers may walk up to you on the street to examine the intricacies of your shirt's patterns.</b><br /><br /> By Daniel Terdiman<br /> Staff Writer, CNET News.com<br /> Published: February 21, 2006, 4:00 AM PST <br /> <br /> The idea is an extension of so-called alternate-reality games, or ARGs, in which people try to solve puzzles that are propagated online but require players to team up to find clues in the real world. Usually, the games are promotional vehicles for other products, including video games and movies.<br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-6041204.html?part=rss&tag=6041204&subj=news' target='_blank'><font color='red'>More @ CNET News.com</font></a><br /><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://news.com.com/Wearable+game+weaves+clues+into+cloth+-+page+2/2100-1043_3-6041204-2.html?tag=st.num' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Page two</font></a><br /><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://www.edoclaundry.com/' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Edoc Laundry</font></a><br />

Heretic Monkey View Member Profile	Feb 21 2006, 01:40 PM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,121 Joined: 19-February 05 From: NCSU Member No.: 12,503	Sounds pretty cool, but it'd have to get REALLY big to be able to be fun.... If it's not that popular, you'd have to live in a big city to even have the chance of spotting whatever shirt/pants/shoes you'd need to solve the puzzle....

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