TimeHunter

A cityscape game activity powered by Blispa ibeacon technology

TimeHunter

Tourists and town dwellers alike can play to learn more about the local heritage in a 90 minute guided tour. Custom clues, puzzles and challenges engage users in a guided walk, taking in highlights and secret places in a fun and engaging experience which rewards players in a number of ways, including the potential to win rewards offered by local businesses who can host beacons to engage players as they pass. Everyone becomes a ‘Time Hunter’.

How the game worked

beacon map
The Map From the network of Beacons at the Festival, twelve were selected to trigger game questions.
Notifications As you pass a game Beacon a phone notifiction such as a sound or vibration is triggered.
The Game The aim of the game is to answer twelve questions about WOMAD as you explore the festival.
Hints Two points are awarded for a correct answer, one if you need a hint, the game includes WOMAD facts.
Challenge Complete The game keeps track of your correct answer and uncompleted challenges.
Time to explore Next it’s on to the next WOMAD stage and maybe the next challenge.

200

Beacons deployed across WOMAD

365

Game 
questions answered

2500

App 
downloads by festival goers

Exploring the town

Exploring in a playable city brings local history to life in fun ways, and engages visitors and locals alike

Exploring and learning TimeHunter provides visitors with a fun way to explore, learn a little of the history of the place and find some of the hidden gems that locals know. For the council or BID it provides new fun ways of encouraging exploration of new areas of town and helps promote local shops, pubs and cafes along the way.
Engaging visitors TimeHunter games help visitors explore the town, with challenges linked to buildings, attractions and features. Questions can be themed to align with events or festivals, but provide an attraction for visitors that can be played all year round. Challenges can be factual, fun and interactive, great for families and group activities.
A fun experience We don’t just provide an app, we provide an experience. Clues are provided in a set of collectable cards which can be sold in local shops, hotels, museums and tourist sites linking the game to local businesses. Challenges are triggered as you find the beacons and maybe factual, observational or physical challenges.
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Exploring the town The game can be tailored to suit any location, or tied to specific attractions or local events. Custom games can be created. Tasks can be questions or physical challenges, observational, factual or just plain fun and help reveal ‘historical mysteries’ lost to the antiquity of time.
Promoting retailers, integrating attractions Rewards, prizes and adverts by retailers, cafes and restaurants can be triggered. Encouraging passing visitors to step over the threshold, and social networking helps with promotion. Game routes can relate to attractions and museums so helping visitors to benefit from all that the town has to offer.
Way finding for visitors, analytics for retailers The beacon interactions give the app a unique means of showing where visitors have been, high lighting areas yet to be explored. Footfall analytics give retailers and council quantifiable information about crowd movements and extends the benefits of the app.