Boy Scouts turn each other into "zombies" at Jamboree
Scouts walking during the National Boy Scout Jamboree at the new Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Mount Hope, W.Va. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. / Rick Barbero,AP Photo/The Register-Herald
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Pssssst. Hey, Scout. Tag! You're a zombie!
Participants at the Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree are turning each other into virtual creepy crawlies by the thousands this week.
It's part of an educational game Virginia Tech researchers designed to show how disease spreads.
The Virus Tracker combines technology with the age-old game of tag. At the 10-day Jamboree, Scouts can earn points by "infecting" other players through a "virus" on bar-coded labels that are attached to their Scout IDs. Codes can be activated at scanning stations or by smartphones that have downloaded the Virus Tracker app. Individuals and troops that amass the most points each day win.
The goal is to stay human.
Colin Slavin, 15, whose Scout troop is based in Germantown Hills, Ill., called the chance to turn other Scouts into zombies "really cool."
Players can sign up when they visit the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute's tent at The Cloud, a technology area at the Jamboree where Scouts also learn about robotics, engineering, computer science and mobile communications.
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This event was predicted to be a potential false flag event with it being moved from its normal 30 year event grounds plus the military and HLS drills that were planned. Just the fact that they are pushing the Zombie scenario over and over again is unnerving. Boy scouts should be left out of the BS terrorists game the government has wedged in our throats for so long.