I thought I’d share a project I’m working on! (and explain why you can’t access certain parts of my blog)
What Is…?
Have you ever heard of stations of the cross – if not then have a look at Wiki here.
Have you ever heard of Geocaching – if not see here.
Have you ever heard of QR Codes – if not take a glance here.
So, I got to thinking, what would happen if you combined all three?
The (Digital) Stations of the Cross
The result is a Stations of The Cross, hidden in a city centre (Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent to be precise) that can only be accessed digitally.
This is how it works:
- around the city centre there are 14 QR Codes hidden.
- each QR Code leads to a password protected post on this blog. The password can be found with each QR code.
- each post has a picture (station of the cross), a short meditation and the co-ordinates of the next QR Code.
- The first blog page that introduces the idea will not be password protected but will have a QR code that will be made into postcards (left in shops with all the nightclub fliers etc.), put on church notices in the city and, hopefully, the local newspaper.
- the first blog post will be the beginning of the journey.
- people will be invited to journey through a physical/digital pilgrimage centred around the stations of the cross.
- Once you have found one, reflected on the station, you use the co-ordinates to find the next.
- you can do it in a day or a take a few months
- you can either use a smart phone or a good old fashioned map and compass!
- when you’ve found one you can leave a comment on the relevant station blog post!
Show me…
The co-ordinates of the next one are only as a guide at the moment. hopefully this will be set up very soon. So if you come across a blog post of mine that is password protected – that is why! (no need for digiparanoia!!)