The Scavenger Hunt Game template allows CMS admins to easily create a game for the end-users that revolves around scanning Qapture codes.
Introduction: The Scavenger Hunt Game
The main points of a Scavenger Hunt game:
End-users can collect "game items" by scanning the relevant Qapture codes.
Once a user has "collected" all the items by scanning all the "game item" Qapture codes, they can scan the final "Checkpoint" code to be included in the list of winners.
This list of winners is accessible to the CMS admin, who can then choose to reward the winners in a manner of their choosing (For example, randomly selecting a set number of winners for a raffle, or giving all winners a coupon).
If a user scans the Checkpoint code before collecting all the items, they will be shown a "Default Content", and they won't be included in the list of winners.
Note: While is entirely possible to create a Scavenger Hunt game manually in the CMS (using Content Items, Content Sets, Campaigns, and Dynamic Profile Settings), the Template makes it much simpler and more streamlined.
Creating a Scavenger Hunt Game
The Templates management page, before a Scavenger Hunt template is created.
To begin creating a Scavenger Hunt Game, click the button in the upper-right corner of the page and select "Scavenger hunt game". This will open the Scavenger Hunt game creator, which consists of 6 steps:
Step 1: Create Game
In this step, the admin must fill:
The Template name (which will appear in the Templates management page)
The unique prefix (a prefix that will be added to the names of all Content Items, Content Sets and Campaigns that are created as part of the game)
App key of the app this game will be used in
Step 1 of the Scavenger Hunt game creator, with the fields filled in.
Step 2: Game Items
In this step, the Content Items and Campaigns for the Game items (the game's collectable items) are created and designed.
Game items section
In this section, the admin adds the contents of the Game items.
An example Game item
The fields are:
Campaign display name (the name of the campaign that is visible in the app's history)
Title - usually the name of the Game item
Promo text - In this field, it is recommended to add more information about the game, such as the number of items that are available to collect, as well as this item's number in the order. For example, "This is item 2 out of 3. Collect all 3 to win!"
Cover - could be an image or a video.
The admin may also add another Game item (up to 20 items) by clicking the button.
To set a start / end / auto-archive date for the Game, click on Yes and then select the date by clicking the dropdown menu.
Game Start Date
If a start date is set, users who scan the Game's Qapture codes before the start date will not get access to the Scavenger Hunt game, and instead will see a different content item (designed in Step 5).
Game End Date
If an end date is set, users who scan the Game's Qapture codes after the end date will not get access to the Scavenger Hunt game, and instead will see a different content item (designed in Step 5).
Game auto-archive date
If an auto-archive date is set, the Game's Qapture codes will no longer be tied to the Game after that date.
Step 5: Game Lifetime Items
If a start date and/or end date are set, this step allows the admin to create the content that is displayed to users who scan the Game's codes before the game starts or after it ends.
The content that will be shown before the start date can be created in the section labelled "Before game start content". Similarly, the content that will be shown after the end date can be created in the section labelled "After game end content". The creation of these content items is identical to that in the Game Items section.
In this step, a summary of the Game is available for review. Once the admin clicks "Submit", the CMS creates the Content Items, Content Sets, and Campaigns necessary for the Game.
Managing a Scavenger Hunt Game
Once a Scavenger Hunt game has been created, it is visible in the Templates page. To see the Content Items and Campaigns that make up the Game, click on at the bottom right of the Game's card.
Example of a Game's summary in the Templates page.
In the summary that appears, the admin can see the names of the Content Items and Campaigns that make up the Game. Clicking the to the right of the name allows opens the editing page for the relevant Content Item / Campaign.
button in the upper-right corner of the page and select "Scavenger hunt game". This will open the Scavenger Hunt game creator, which consists of 6 steps:
button.
at the bottom right of the Game's card.
to the right of the name allows opens the editing page for the relevant Content Item / Campaign.