Erin and I co-hosted a birthday party on Saturday night. Since we didn’t have any experience with a mobile + tech event, I was worried about how it would come together. However, I was surprised to see how many people participated. And it was fun!
Here’s how to roll your own mobile, real-time photo scavenger hunt:
- We bought several yards of fabric (one per team) and fashioned our own makeshift scarfs (this is an important if you want to be able to tell which team shot which photo, because that person or object could be shot with scarf in the frame)
- Before the event, we informed the guests to make sure they had the Flickr mobile application (and had an account ready to go)
- When guests arrived, we ate some appetizers and had a drink… then provided instructions on how to upload scavenger hunt photos to Flickr, and which tag to use (so we can aggregate the photos more easily)
- Once we assigned teams, we set off down Henderson Avenue, stopping by various bars
- At the end, we all met up at the same location to hang out and compare photos
Check out the results from our scavenger hunt, tagged BEScavenger. I shot some photos that night with my other camera and added them later.
You’ll also notice that there are a few crazy ones that ended up in the pool, like Colleen and Tony’s cat, who did not attend the scavenger hunt in real-time, but was later given honorary “red team” status.
