Using Light to Communicate & Investigate

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Using Light to Communicate & Investigate

Hidden Light Vault

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Glowling — Using Light to Communicate & Investigate Hidden Light Vault

Hi!

I'm Glowling.

Welcome to Hidden Light Vault!

Will you help me investigate using light to communicate & investigate?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Light patterns can carry information when sender and receiver share a code.

Clear timing and an unobstructed path help a signal be received.

What does short-long mean in our code?

  • A. Wait
  • B. Bridge
  • C. Camp

The answer is B: Bridge

Our code says short-long means bridge and long-short means camp.

The received pattern is short-long.

Moving an obstruction from the modeled path would improve visibility.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

A code should have distinguishable patterns

and a way to check the message.

Text descriptions let us investigate without a flashing light.

What must sender and receiver share?

  • A. The code meanings
  • B. Identical favorite colors
  • C. Only identical shoes

The answer is A: The code meanings

Light patterns can carry information when sender and receiver share a code.

Clear timing and an unobstructed path help a signal be received.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our code says short-long means bridge and long-short means camp.

The received pattern is short-long.

Moving an obstruction from the modeled path would improve visibility.

Which change improves the modeled signal?

  • A. Block it completely
  • B. Add a larger obstruction
  • C. Clear the obstructed light path

The answer is C: Clear the obstructed light path

Light patterns can carry information when sender and receiver share a code.

Clear timing and an unobstructed path help a signal be received.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Light patterns can carry information when sender and receiver share a code.

A code should have distinguishable patterns

and a way to check the message.

Our code says short-long means bridge and long-short means camp.

You're ready to explore Hidden Light Vault with me!

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