Take a good, hard look at Jake Gyllenhaal’s nose – it could help you win $10,000. Say what?!
For the next five weeks, a new Facebook app lets you zoom in on images from the movie “Source Code,” revealing that each image is made up of a million Microsoft Tags. Scan one of the Tags, and you just might be the lucky winner of an Xbox 360 Console with Kinect or $5,000 – and another $10,000 on top of that if the app gets 1 million scans. It’s the Microsoft Tag $10,000 Scan Challenge on Facebook. So spread the word, grab your smartphone, and start scanning!
The movie still from “Source Code” will change each week until the contest ends April 20. Here’s the app with this week’s picture, showing Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan’s characters in serious discussion.
Since the action film isn’t out yet (it hits theaters April 1), I can only guess what they’re talking about…
Gyllenhaal: “Wait, so a picture is made up of a million Tags?”
Monaghan: “Yeah. It’s Tag’s Deep Zoom technology.”
Gyllenhaal: “But how did they do it?”
Monaghan: “I’m pretty sure it’s using Microsoft Silverlight and built on Azure.”
Gyllenhaal: “Cool. I’m gonna need to save your life now.”
Monaghan: “OK.”
In addition to cash or a Kinect, people who scan the Tags can also win a Deep Zoom or “Source Code” poster, so you can look at Jake Gyllenhaal’s nose all you want.
The Deep Zoom contest is part of Summit Entertainment’s Tag-based promotional campaign for the movie, which includes a Tag on all marketing and advertising materials, including posters, banners, magazine ads, and TV spots. The innovative marketing has received good industry coverage, including this piece in Softpedia.
What do you think of the Deep Zoom contest? Let us know in the comments below or on Tag’s Facebook or Twitter pages.
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