MathTrekResearchTriangle

toc =Math Trek Research Triangle=

Math Trek is an alternate reality game (ARG). You can play it with your group, for one day or a year. Here is how we play in Research Triangle, North Carolina, USA.

The game uses [|Flickr group for photos.]

To join, contact the game master MariaD: droujkova@gmail.com

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=Spring II game series 03/15/2011-=

Fibonacci the Geek topic quests, first played 03/15/2011
Post your fibs at the Flickr group! []

Peacefully Parkouring Pythagoras topic quests, first played 03/22/2011


=Spring I game series 01/25/2011-02/28/2011=

LINES Topic Quests, first played 01/25/2011
The progression to complexity worked well. Everybody was able to find one line, then two lines, then many, and then the abstract idea of the infinite.



Me and a celebrity line (tag celebrityline)
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Between the lines (tag betweenthelines)
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Lots of lines (tag lotsoflines)
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The edgy line (tag edgyline)
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To infinity and beyond (tag infinityline)
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SQUARES&FRIENDS topic quests, first played 02/01/2011
Player questions: Is a circle a polygon? Is a leaf a polygon - it sort of has angles? What is "tessellation"? Why do some shapes tessellate and others do not?

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SHAPES IN/ON SHAPES topic quests, first played 02/08/2011


Triangles on triangles (tag: overlap) media type="custom" key="8367900" Circles in circles (tag: contain) media type="custom" key="8367916" Scribe: a top 10 profession for 1011AD (tag: inscribe) media type="custom" key="8367928" Triangulation, reloaded (tag: triangulation) media type="custom" key="8367946" To infinity and beyond (tag: fibonacciforever) media type="custom" key="8367968"

VARIABLES topic quests, first played 02/15/2011


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ANGLEFUL topic quests, first played 02/21/2011
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CURVES topic quests, first played 02/28/2011
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=Gameplay=

Topic Quests
Topic quests are the heart of the game. Playing with one math idea for a while means noticing more subtle, more general, more detailed properties of the idea: "growing math eyes."

Topic suggestions
Suggesting a topic is an achievement at Level 3. You can suggest a topic at a meeting or [|reply to the Flickr discussion].
 * **Squares (Sally) - first played 02/01/2011**
 * **Circles in circles (Biter Freak) - first played 02/08/2011**
 * **Triangles on triangles (LeapDancer) - first played 02/08/2011**
 * Rings (Sauron)
 * Thousands of stars (Sauron)

Achievements for Level --- (1)

 * 1) __** Come to a meeting **__
 * 2) __** Make a Math Trek character **__
 * 3) __** Suggest a level name **__

Character creation sheet
 * **Date** || || **Number of characters who reached Level** ||
 * January 25th 2011 ||  || 6 ||


 * Level name suggestions:**
 * Red (Le)
 * **Orange (Sally) - used for Level 3**
 * Heliotrope (Borogove M.D.)
 * **Out of order (Leaving Rice) - used for Level 2**
 * **Sauron (Sauron) - used for Level 4**
 * **--- (Pokemon) - used for Level 1**
 * WhiteFlower (LeapDancer)
 * Beetle (Maya)
 * RIP JAW (Biter Freak)
 * Mustard's Bane (No-One)
 * Snow (Frosty)
 * Shellhound (Harry)

Achievements for Out of Order Level (2)

 * 1) ** Finish a full sheet of Topic Quests **
 * 2) ** Upload a picture to the [|game's Flickr Group] **

Achievements for Orange Level (3)

 * 1) ** Finish two full sheets of Topic Quests **
 * 2) ** Upload five pictures with descriptions, tagged STORY, to the [|game's Flickr Group] **
 * 3) **Suggest a Topic for future Topic Quests in this [|Flickr Discussion] or during a meeting**

Achievements for Sauron Level (4)

 * 1) ** Finish and upload to [|Flickr] three full sheets of Topic Quests **
 * 2) ** Comment on 5 or more pictures from other participants **
 * 3) ** Suggest 2 or more quests for any topic in this [|Flickr Discussion] or during a meeting **

Character table by levels
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 * **Character** || || **Level** || || **Started level** || || **Family playing (optional)** ||
 * Leaving Rice ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Ghofrani ||
 * Borogove M.D ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Droujkov ||
 * Sally ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Jones ||
 * Pokemon ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Jones ||
 * Le ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Meadows ||
 * Sauron ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Anon ||
 * Biter Freak ||  || 1 ||   || 2 ||   || Combs ||
 * Leap Dancer ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || McMullans ||
 * Maya ||  || 2 ||   || 3 ||   || Herring ||
 * Frosty ||  || 1 ||   || 2 ||   || Altman ||
 * No-One ||  || 1 ||   || 2 ||   || Cross Sugg ||
 * Harry ||  || 1 ||   || 2 ||   || Henry ||