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First Floor

The reception area of the Fogg Building is one of the most important in the School of Biological & Behavioural Sciences. It will probably be your first port of call when trying to gain important pieces of information about your studies. As so here. Below are a list of frequently asked questions you might have about this game and what you need to do.

First Floor

First Floor
Administration Head of School

Administration

Ask questions to the Administrative Staff (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS).

Head of School

The office of the Head of School, Professor Richard Pickersgill.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. You will probably need more than 1 hour to work through all the clues to find the answers to Vicki Stapleton’s questions. You can work through this for as long or a little as you like. There is a lot to explore here if you wish. In the end, it’s only designed to be a fun and informative experience for your first week at Queen Mary!
  2. Please work with others if you wish. This might help with solving some of the trickier problems, but may be a great way to meet new people and should help create a better overall experience.
  3. The clues and other information are designed to be presented on a computer (laptop or desktop) rather than a mobile device. Although a tablet (especially a larger one) should also work as well. A mobile phone screen will probably be too small to see some of the images and text clearly. If you are working on this with others, you can ideally either use one laptop for everyone or multiple laptops looking at different clues or areas on the map.
  4. Try to look at and/or read through as much information as you can, as there are clues everywhere to help you piece together the final story.
  5. If you are having problems, especially with deciphering the codes and passwords, then you can use the HINT system. Different virtual members of staff on different floors of the virtual Fogg Building can provide you with a number of hints to help solve these problems. You’ll therefore need to visit them all to see how they can help you.
  6. Each member of staff provides three levels of HINT: GREEN, YELLOW and RED. A GREEN HINT provides a general hint if you wish to solve the code yourself, but need a little help to get started. A YELLOW HINT provides a more significant hint if you’re getting stuck. A RED HINT gives you a lot of help in order to solve the code and should only be used if you’re truly stuck.
  7. There are lots of clues to found in the images and pieces of evidence, so be certain to look thoroughly across the images. When you activate a HOTSPOT (clue item), text will appear with additional information about the object or clue or a clearer image will appear. Sometimes clicking on the HOTSPOT will open a new webpage. For example, clicking on the different floors of the Fogg Building will lead you to a floor plan of that floor with a number of pieces of lab equipment relevant to the subjects related to that floor. You can click on these pieces of equipment to find out more about them and they may also be important for discovering a code word.
  8. Once you think you’ve pieced together the story behind this mystery, go to the HOME page, at the top right hand corner of that page is a link to YOUR ANSWERS. Click on that and answer the 3 queries using the Comments box to help Vicki Stapleton complete her investigation.
  9. Try to remember that this is supposed to be a fun experience. Although it touches on a few dark themes, there should be nothing here that you cannot handle. However, if you don’t like the material or theme that’s OK; there is no obligation to complete it.