Seasonal ProductionStatus: Seasonal Production — Deployed for Semester OrientationsYear: 2023

Treasure Hunt

Real-time Hybrid Digital-Physical Orientation Engine

An experiential physical-digital exploration platform built for freshmen orientation. Teams scan geocoded QR markers hidden across the campus to unlock live clues, solve cryptographic puzzles, and race up a real-time auditorium leaderboard.

Under the hood

Architecture & Tech Stack

WebSockets

Node.js

Redis Pub/Sub

Next.js

QR Code Engine

System Capabilities

Feature

Real-time Live Scoreboard

Auditorium projector display synchronized with team progress via low-latency WebSockets.

Feature

Geocoded QR Puzzles

Physical-to-digital validation ensuring teams physically reach campus milestones.

Feature

Anti-Cheat Telemetry

Velocity checks and sequence timestamps preventing spoofed coordinate submissions.

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