Instead, Rubin focuses on making the puzzle just difficult enough to encourage people to come together and crack the code. Ben Rubin mentioned that it's easy for anyone to encrypt a message so strongly that only a government agency would have the resources needed to decode it. Throughout the years, Rubin has had to find innovative ways to make the Semaphore both challenging and solvable. New-media artist Ben Rubin designed the public artwork atop Adobe's Almaden Tower, and it took nearly 4.5 years to solve the company's previous Semaphore code. The wheels have 256 possible combinations, and each pattern changes every 7.2 seconds, making it a challenge for even the most skilled puzzle solver. The Semaphore is visible for miles, as well as online, and is made up of four wheels that assume different positions (vertical, horizontal, left-leaning diagonal, and right-leaning diagonal) to transmit a message. Adobe then partnered with the San Jose Public Art Program to bring the Semaphore to life, with a mission to infuse art and innovation throughout the downtown area. The idea for Adobe's Semaphore was conceived back in 2001 when the company first developed plans to build the Almaden Tower. What is a semaphore exactly? A semaphore, or optical telegraph, is a system that uses visible signals or symbols to transmit information. According to a recent Adobe blog post, the tech giant has launched a semaphore puzzle contest, encouraging people to decipher the hidden message in the ever-changing patterns displayed on the wheels of the illuminated artwork on their downtown tower. There's a new brain-teasing activity engaging San Jose residents, and it's being showcased high above downtown on Adobe's Almaden Tower.
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