# DARPA Network Challenge **Domain:** Distributed problem solving **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition The **DARPA Network Challenge** was a 2009 competition to locate ten red weather balloons across the United States using online recruitment and collaboration. ## Significance It demonstrated how incentive design and recursive teams could mobilize a large distributed search network rapidly. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/network-challenge) ## Routes [[wiki/Shredder Challenge|Shredder Challenge]] · [[wiki/Gamified Elicitation and Selection|Gamified Elicitation and Selection]] · [[wiki/Crowd-for-Hire|Crowd-for-Hire]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]