Hack-me-if-you-can

[ryanermita]

Activity Name: Hack-me-if-you-can
by: Ryan Ermita, Marion Frigillana and Charlisse Limbitco.

Overview:
Participants will learn how the communication works on the internet by playing a traditional Filipino game called Patintero.

Duration:
45 minutes

Leaning Objectives:
Awareness on how the secured communication on the internet works.

Audience:
10 y/o and above

Materials:

• Paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Chalk
• Markers
• Pen

Preparations

• Get 5 participants to act as hackers and another 5 to act as the communication team
• using the chalk, draw the game area, sample photo:
  
• Ask the communication team to prepare a simple message and write each part of the message in 3 papers.
• Ask the communication team to have 3 members to work as data packets to deliver the message.
• Prepare power-ups and let the communication team to randomly pick 3 power-ups.

Activity Flow

• Explain that the game is just like the (Patintero game), Here's the simple video tutorial on how to play Patintero
• Give each team 5 minutes to strategize.
• The goal of the game is to deliver the message from sender to the recipient by crossing the lines.
• The 3 members of the communication team will be the data packets who will deliver the message.
• The goal of the hacker team is to prevent the data packets to deliver the whole message to the recipient by catching the data packets during the game.
• The data packets have 3 power-ups which they can use during the game. This power-ups are randomly picked by the communication team. Sample power-ups (you can create your own)
  • Antivirus (respawn)
  • Firewall (untoucheable wall corner)
  • VPN (move to other box through an outside way)
  • Private Browsing (hacker wont be able to use 1 of his arm)
  • Additional Time (60 seconds)
  • The communication team have only 5 minutes to deliver the message to the recipient or else the hacker team wins.

Reflection:

• How the secured messages works on the internet.
• Ways to secure communication over the internet
• How data transfer from the sender and recipient (v/v) in secure way
• How hackers can intercept data over the internet.

[tinaverbo]

For participants who are not familiar with the game Patintero, how about a video instruction?

[ntayungao]

Create an animation video where instructions and roles are explained and real life video of a brief overall game.

[tinaverbo]

@marquezjohnchristian can we contact the creative peeps who'll be willing to do the animated video for this one?

[ryanermita]

while waiting for the creative peeps. I'll add a simple vid tutorial from youtube on how to play Patintero.

[ryanermita]

added a link in activity flow on how to play patintero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJAdf5g0U4

[dzeysimarkez]

@tinaverbo Yup, we can. I already asked for their schedule and availability.

[ryanermita]

Thanks @tinaverbo @marquezjohnchristian ! 👍