This is an at-your-own-pace photo scavenger hunt that goes throughout the entire DemiCon weekend. To participate one person per team will need a Facebook account and a smart phone that takes pictures connected to that account.
Rules for DemiCon 27 Scavenger Hunt
Rules can be added or changed by the scavenger hunt director until the April 28, 2016.
- Go to facebook.com/groups/DemiConHunt/ and become part of the group. You will confirmed by Amanda Arthur-Struss. You can join the group anytime – just don’t expect to get confirmed at 2 a.m. the morning of the convention.
- Pick up the list of picture/video possibilities located in the HUB any time during the weekend or on the Facebook page that will have the list uploaded on Friday morning of the convention (April 29th).
- Come up with an awesome team name for your group, take a picture of your whole team (think selfie), and post that picture with your team name to facebook.com/groups/DemiConHunt/. It is asked that you take this picture as soon as you start and post it so you can be kept track off by the organizer.
- Take pictures/video with a smart phone throughout the weekend. At least three pictures/videos (including Team selfies) have to be posted to facebook.com/groups/DemiConHunt/ to be considered participating.
- At least one of the team members must be in the pictures with the item/people/event. It can be a different team member(s) each time.
- Post pictures/video online at facebook.com/groups/DemiConHunt/. Please try to keep any videos under 30 seconds, with maximum length no longer than 60 seconds.
- Put your team’s name and picture/video number with your pictures when posting and use #DemiCon27 to share. Example – *#2 Picture of Tardis*. Put in description section -Team Z, Photo 2 #DemiCon 27.
- Keep pictures/video PG. This Facebook group is open to all.
- All pictures/video must be posted to facebook.com/groups/DemiConHunt/ by 10 am Sunday morning (May 1st) of the convention.
- At closing ceremonies, all teams that upload criteria/pictures/video online will be announced and will receive a prize. This year there will be a couple of prizes that are being decided yet. At least one person from a team must attend the closing ceremonies to receive the prize.
- Have fun!
Photo/Video Disclaimer
During the convention on April 29, 30 and May 1, 2016, please be advised that unless you expressly prohibit DemiCon’s official photographers/videographers from capturing you on camera, you hereby waive all rights associated with their publication and grant the Des Moines Science Fiction Society, Ltd., all publication rights.
Photos are intended for use only as promotional materials to appear in print, television, DemiCon Channel, Internet advertising, the Paradox publication, and publicity, including video.
DemiCon members (attendees) should give the courtesy of asking the subject’s permission before taking a photograph of that person.
Pictures taken and put up on the Facebook DemiCon Scavenger Hunt group will only be used in connection to the scavenger hunt group unless permission is received from the photographer and team to use in another way connected to DemiCon.