More than 100 contestants raced around the city this past weekend competing in the first annual Amazing Tech Race, a competition consisting of 15 challenges spread across the city and modeled after the popular television show.
The challenges "were designed to use many digital platforms including smartphones, social media and gaming," the article says. The race kicked off at the MaRS building at College and brought teams of competitors through various hubs, including digital services studio
Brushfire North in Liberty Village. Techvibes like this challenge.
"The Microsoft Kinect based checkpoint required participants to use voice and gesture commands to re-enact a Canadian themed photo (CN Tower, Toronto Skyline, the Prairies) and upload it to the company’s Facebook page as proof of completion."
The four-person team "Hello World" took the title home, beating the other competitors' times by more than an hour. The team consisted of tech specialists from Black, Cassels & Graydon LLP, and app designers from CIBC Wealth Management. They told Techvibes their success was "a combination of strategy, luck and, of course, use of their smartphones."
North of 41, a Toronto-based organization that connects entrepreneurs within the city's tech community, hosted the event. It was so successful, the company told TechVibes it will be back next year. Proceeds went to the Global Artisan Technology group.
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Original source: Techvibes