Switch into CCTV cameras via online game
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 07 October 2009, 15:09 IST   |    22 Comments
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Switch into CCTV cameras via online game
Bangalore: A new internet game to be launched shortly will enable the players to plug into thousands of UK's Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) and report crimes. The 'Internet Eyes' service will involve players scanning through the CCTV cameras that are installed in shops, businesses and town centres across the UK searching for law breakers. The players who manage to spot most number of criminals each month will win cash prizes up to 1,000 pounds. The game website will feature hall of fame in which suspected criminals along with a list of their offences and the name of internet user who caught them will be posted. The game is the brainchild of Tony Morgan, and will be launched next month in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the Daily Mail reported. The report said that the detractors have condemned the game, stating it as 'a snoopers paradise'. Morgan will charge 20 pounds a week per camera to have their CCTV included on the site which could eventually include local authorities and even police forces as well as shop owners. "This could turn out to be the best crime prevention weapon there's ever been. I wanted to combine the serious business of stopping crime with the incentive of winning money", said Morgan. "We have had a lot of interest from local businesses and hope to roll it out nationwide and then worldwide," said Morgan adding that UK has around four million CCTV cameras. The players can collect points by clicking a button every time they see some suspicious activity taking place in the CCTV images in real time. SMS will be sent along with a still image of the crime to the operator controlling the camera. The players are awarded one point for spotting a suspected crime and three points if they see someone committing an actual crime. Also, the players may lose points if the camera operator rules out the alert as a crime.

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