Singaporean in China: Web Consultant, Social Media Consultant

Informer103 is an online crime detective game played inspired by AETN’s Crime 360 TV series. Essentially, if you’re a keen and very eager detective-minded person you can complete the game with ease in 1-1.5 hours with clues and gameplay on the game site alone. If you prefer to take it slow, you can digest the each stage’s evidence over a night’s nightmares, together with additional clues (described in point 4 below) across the web. The game is split into 5 stages (days) of evidence and case investigation process.

Here’s how to play:

1. Sign up for free
First, sign up on http://Informer103.com by clicking the buttons at the bottom right of the page. After registration, login at the same site. (duh)

 
2. Day one: Examine clues, complete short tasks, add clues to evidence

You get your first set of clues (as above) from investigation day 1. To navigate, click each item to examine it, to zoom out, click the surrounding empty space.

Click to view each item. Some require you to run some tasks, like scanning the room with high tech police equipment, or bullet matching. After viewing each item and making your own notes, do remember to click the top right of the item, to “add as evidence” into your evidence folder.

 
2. Subsequent stages, different tasks, similar gameplay.
When you’re done studying and adding all the items for day 1, the subsequent sets of clues from the subsequent investigation days will appear. (You will see them as you zoom out). Do as per the first set of clues, examine, perform simple tasks, make your own notes, add to evidence, and progress along. There are a total of 6 stages/investigation days sets of clues. Here’s a cool vid of the room scanned in erm.. some high tech police scanning flash light.

 
3. Final stage: Who’s dunnit?

At the final stage, you’ll be given 2 stabs at (guessing) the killer. It’s pretty easy if you paid attention to the important clues, I got it right in one try! Do note that in order to access the final stage, you need the password. This password reveals a video which contains one last crucial bit of evidence. You can obtain the password by watching the AETN Crime 360 series every Monday at 10pm in Asia, or from 1 of these 3 Youtube Videos. 1 2 3. Good luck!

 
4. Other elements of the game
(Note that these additionals are not absolutely essential if you observe every detail on the game site, and spent your childhood watching detective movies and reading Nancy Drew and all her adventures all over the world. Which I really didn’t.)

So there’s the Informer103 Facebook page where users discuss clues, the Informer103 Youtube channel , Myspace, a mysterious user’s blog, and of course the Crime 360 TV show (which airs every Monday at 10pm in Asia).

 
Maybe I should be a social media detective, or the social media spokesperson of police homicide squads, live-tweeting interrogations and investigations…or maybe not. nevermind.

Anyway, it’s a simple and fun game for a boring Sunday night, or a few nights. Play it, write about it, I hope you enjoy it. Cheers!

More info on the TV show and game here.