Scavenger hunt

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Scavenger hunt participants cross an item off their list. A scavenger hunt is a party game in which the organizers prepare a list defining specific items, which the participants seek to gather or complete all items on the list, usually without book author Debra Wisp others llustrates by Sandra Forrest title=Great big book of children's games: over 450 indoor and outdoor games for kids publisher McGraw-Hill Usually participants work in small team's, although the rules may allow individuals to participate. The goal is to be the first to complete the list or to complete the most items on the list. In variations of the game, players take photographs of listed items or be challenged to complete the tasks on the list in the most creative manner. A scavenger hunt is distinguished from a treasure hunt (game) treasure hunt, in that the latter involves one or a few items that are desirable and completed in sequence, while a scavenger hunt primarily collects undesirable or useless According to game scholar MProvokesntola, scavenger hunts evolved from publisher=Clan Maxwell Scavenger hunts regularly held at American universities, a notable modern example being the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt founded in 1987. The town of Provo, Utah Provoke in Utah currently holds the Guinness World Record for organizing the world's largest scavenger hunt with 2,079 participants.

Video Scavenger hunt

Internet and media scavenger hunts

Internet scavenger hunts invite participants to visit different websites to find clues and solve puzzles, sometimes for a prize. The first internet hunt was developed in 1992 by Rick Gates to encourage people to explore the resources available online. Several feature films and television series have used online scavenger hunts as viral marketing, including The Da Vinci Code and the Sci-Fi Channel's series The Lost Room. Actor Misha Collins currently holds the Guinness World Record for organizing GISHWHES, the world's largest media scavenger hunt which included 14,580 participants in 972 teams from 90 countries as participants.