Downtown districts thrive when people actively explore, engage with local businesses, and discover hidden gems within the community. But in an era of digital distractions, attracting and retaining visitors requires more than just traditional marketing—it demands interactive experiences that capture attention and encourage participation. That’s where gamification comes in. By incorporating game-like elements such as challenges, rewards, and competition, downtown organizations can create engaging, memorable experiences that boost foot traffic, local spending, and community involvement.
Eventzee’s gamification platform, along with our new TownTrek app, makes it easy for cities to implement interactive scavenger hunts, self-guided tours, and reward-based experiences tailored to their unique needs. Whether it’s a historical walking tour, a shop-local initiative, or a seasonal festival, gamification encourages active exploration rather than passive observation. Visitors don’t just stroll through downtown; they interact with landmarks, engage with businesses, and complete fun challenges that leave a lasting impression.
Gamification enhances community pride and social interaction. When residents and visitors engage in an interactive downtown experience, they form deeper connections with the area and its history. Use our new Explore and Route Challenges to get people moving within your city or use challenges like trivia, photo contests, and GPS check-ins turn everyday locations into exciting discoveries, making downtowns more dynamic and inviting.
Use an Explore Challenge to check out every corner of your city!
Explore Challenges encourage self discovery of every inch of your town!
With the Route challenge, you can guide participants to specific waypoints.
Route challenges can send participants to specific locations and track activity!
One of the biggest advantages of gamification is its ability to drive economic impact. By incentivizing participation with digital rewards, discounts, or exclusive experiences, cities can increase foot traffic to local businesses while fostering a sense of connection between residents and their downtown district. Additionally, data-driven insights from platforms like TownTrek help organizations track engagement, measure success, and refine strategies to maximize impact.
As cities seek fresh ways to revitalize their downtown spaces, gamification offers a fun, flexible, and highly effective strategy for engagement. Whether you’re looking to boost tourism, support small businesses, or create an ongoing interactive experience, Eventzee and TownTrek are here to help.
Contact us todayto learn how you can bring gamification to your downtown!
Eventzee Just Got Even More Fun: Meet Our New Challenge Types! We’re always on the lookout for ways to make your events more interactive, more engaging, and a lot more fun, which is why we’re thrilled to roll out not one, not two, but three brand-new challenge types in the Eventzee app: Route, Explore, and Poll!
So, what’s new? Let’s dive in:
Route Challenge
Get moving! With the Route challenge, you can guide participants to specific waypoints or simply track their journey by distance and time. Whether it’s a scenic tour, a wellness walk, or just a clever way to keep people active during your event, this challenge is perfect for getting people out and about.
Hit specific areas on a Stops based Route Challenge!
Forge your own path on an Activity based Route!
With the Route challenge, you can guide participants to specific waypoints.
Explore Challenge
Ready to uncover something new? Organizers can now upload a GEOJSON file to create a dynamic map area. As players explore the designated space, pieces of the map get revealed—kind of like a real-life fog-of-war video game, but with fresh air and real adventure. It’s a great way to encourage full exploration of a park, downtown area, or historic district.
Roam freely and discover new areas on your own!
Explore Challenges encourage self discovery of every inch of your town!
Use an Explore Challenge to check out every corner of your city!
Poll Challenge
Time to let your voice be heard! The new Poll challenge lets participants weigh in on fun or meaningful questions, with results popping up in the Social Feed for everyone to see. Whether it’s voting on the best team costume or gathering feedback about the event, it’s a fantastic way to build community and spark conversation.
Use Poll challenges to gather information from your players!
As users submit their choices the results will be tallied up!
Live results can be viewed under the Social tab of the event!
Ready To Try It Out?
These new features are live right now and ready to make your next scavenger hunt unforgettable. Want to try out the new types? All three have been added to our main event demo in the app! Just download Eventzee on the App or Google Play Store, then use the use the join code DEMO and give them a spin.
Eventzee now offers up to a whopping 10 CHALLENGE TYPES- more than any of our competitors! From tourism boards and team-building events to schools and wellness programs, Eventzee is built to bring people together—and now, it’s more versatile than ever.
Want to see these new challenges in action? Head over to eventzeeapp.com or reach out to us at sales@eventzeeapp.com to start planning your next interactive experience.
More of a visual learner? Check out this video to see the ins and outs of our new challenges types!
In today’s hybrid corporate world, employee engagement is more crucial than ever, and companies are constantly seeking innovative ways to keep their workforce motivated, connected, and healthy. Enter the Eventzee Scavenger Hunt App. With customization options to fit your brand and voice, these hunts are designed not only to break employees out of the boring daily grind but also to foster a sense of community and well-being among employees.
Why Scavenger Hunts?
Scavenger hunts are more than just fun and games; they are powerful tools for engagement. Here are a few reasons why:
Increases Teamwork: Scavenger hunts could require employees to work together to solve and complete tasks, fostering collaboration and team spirit.
Enhances Remote Worker Engagement: Eventzee’s leaderboard and social features encourage engagement for employees all over the world to interact with each other in a fun way!
Boosts Morale: Participating in fun, non-work-related activities can significantly boost employee morale and job satisfaction.
Promotes Physical Activity: Many scavenger hunts involve physical tasks, encouraging employees to get moving and stay active.
Using the Eventzee app, businesses can create themed scavenger hunts tailored to specific goals. Here are a couple of examples:
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Going Green
An eco-friendly scavenger hunt is a fantastic way to celebrate Earth Day (or any day) and promote sustainability within the company.
Tasks might include:
Recycling Relay: Employees can take and submit pictures of themselves recycling different materials.
Eco-Tips Sharing: Participants share their best eco-friendly practices.
Nature Walk: Encourage employees to take a walk and snap photos of local wildlife or plant life!
Swipeclock, a Utah-based software company with both remote and hybrid employees recently utilized the Eventzee scavenger hunt app for their “Earth Hunt Month” employee event. Their event featured innovative tasks that encouraged employees to “Go Green” with challenges like “Grow Your Own Food”, instructing players to plant a veggie garden, “Another Person’s Treasure”, having players donate unwanted household items, and “Stall Out”, prompting players to have a car-free day!
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Wellness and Self-care
Promoting wellness is essential for maintaining a healthy and productive workforce, especially for remote employees!
A wellness scavenger hunt can include:
Mindfulness Moments: Participants can share their favorite relaxation techniques or places where they practice mindfulness.
Fitness Fun: Encourage physical activity by having employees log their daily workouts or tell the team what their favorite fitness classes are!
Healthy Eating: Snapshots of nutritious meals or snacks can be shared for inspiration.
Get Physical: Bonus points for employees who see their doctor for their yearly checkup!
In 2024, the Girl Scouts of Nebraska utilized the Eventzee scavenger hunt app platform to host their wellness event focused on mental health, titled “Mindfulness. Resiliency. Wellness. 2024”. This event had a variety of challenges focused on building skills to develop confidence and leadership capabilities! The girls who participated completed challenges like “Create a Meditative Space”, prompting them to take a photo of a comfy and safe space in their home, various journaling prompts, guided breathing practices, and information on how to deal with stress and other self care topics.
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Whether getting your team to go green, or promoting wellness with health-focused challenges, hosting a scavenger hunt through the Eventzee scavenger hunt platform offers a fun and effective way to engage your employees. By leveraging the versatility of the Eventzee platform where employees can join from anywhere, businesses can create memorable and impactful experiences that make their employees have fun and get engaged!
If you’re interested in learning more about hosting an Eventzee scavenger hunt, email us at sales@eventzeeapp.com or call us at 714-210-3850 x15.
We’re happy to report that Gen Con 2023 was a whirlwind of excitement and innovation for tabletop gaming enthusiasts! Amidst the bustling crowds and array of games, Doomlings, the exciting card game that brings quirky creatures to life, stood out from the crowd! How, you might be asking? By teaming up with the Eventzee App! This collaboration between Doomlings and Eventzeemassively elevated the experience for attendees which led to a substantial increase in booth traffic for Doomlings.
Doomlings has always been about delivering an immersive and interactive gaming experience, and teaming up with Eventzee proved to be the perfect partnership to achieve this goal! The combination of Doomlings’ whimsical world and Eventzee’s cutting-edge scavenger hunt platform was the perfect fit to enable Doomlings to shine at Gen Con, and to draw in thousands of attendees to their booth.
Doomlings leveraged Eventzee’s capabilities to create a series of engaging challenges and activities that seamlessly integrated with their booth setup. Attendees were invited to embark on a journey through the Doomlings universe by exploring the convention area, hunting for over-sized character cards with QR codes. Players scanned the QR cards to qualify for prizes, such as taking a free spin at a giant pinwheel located at the Doomlings booth. This gamified approach transformed booth traffic into an exciting quest, encouraging attendees to fully explore the Doomlings experience!
The challenges and activities weren’t just fun diversions; they were carefully crafted to offer attendees an interactive learning experience. As participants tackled the challenges, they gained a deeper understanding of Doomlings’ gameplay mechanics, lore, and intricacies. This interactive learning approach not only made booth traffic more meaningful but also ensured that attendees left with a profound connection to the game.
“Doomlings’ use of the Eventzee App at Gen Con 2023 was a total game-changer,” said Chief Operations Officer Eric McCoy. “By transforming booth traffic into an immersive quest, we not only showcased the unique charm of our game, but also set a new standard for engaging with our fans at future conventions.”
This collaboration serves as a shining example of how Eventzee can elevate the convention experience and create lasting connections between gamers and the worlds they love!
The main objective of the Knowledge Hunt Event was to create an environment where professional association members, guests, and chamber of commerce members could interact and explore potential career opportunities. By specifically targeting young professionals, the event aimed to inspire and engage the next generation in diverse fields.
When selecting a platform for their event, the organizers wanted a solution that offered flexibility and encouraged creativity without compromising on the overall event experience.
Create Your Best Angel Impression: Find the angel wings mural and use those wings to create the best “angel” impression.
William Wagner of People Working Better Together says that:
I am a big proponent of helping people learn and compete. This app provides that ability. The locations we went into when using this app were extremely happy as well as we brought about 50 people into these locations when they had maybe 5 before we showed up. I think our people also liked going to these places as they were not as familiar with the places and got to experience them.
That’s where Eventzee came into the picture! With our user-friendly interface and customizable features, Eventzee proved to be the ideal choice.
Setting up the event with Eventzee was a breeze for the organizers. They appreciated the simplicity and efficiency of the platform, allowing them to focus on the event’s content and goals. The intuitive configuration options ensured that the event was tailored to their specific requirements, providing a seamless experience for participants.
Eventzee’s customization abilities nurture creativity and gave the organizers the freedom to design custom challenges and tasks that showcased various professions, encouraging participants to think outside the box. By integrating gamification elements, Eventzee transformed the event into an exciting and interactive experience that captured the attention of young professionals.
Napkin Folding: Participants were challenged to try their hand at creating shapes out of napkins!
The Eventzee scavenger hunt app’s flexibility proved to be a game-changer for the organizers. They had complete control over the event’s flow and structure, adapting it to meet the evolving needs of the participants. Whether it was adding new challenges on the go or modifying the event timeline, Eventzee offered the necessary flexibility to create a dynamic and engaging experience.
William Wagner and the groups involved couldn’t contain their excitement about the outcome of their Knowledge Hunt Event. The Eventzee app proved to be a valuable asset, facilitating meaningful interactions and fostering connections among professionals. The event successfully achieved its objective of inspiring young professionals to explore various career paths, creating a positive ripple effect within the professions.
The Knowledge Hunt Event stands as a shining example of how Eventzee can bring professionals together, ignite creativity, and drive meaningful engagement. By selecting Eventzee, the organizers leveraged its user-friendly setup, creative flexibility, and immersive experience to inspire young professionals and promote cross-pollination among industries. The success of this event underscores the power of technology in creating impactful networking opportunities and shaping the careers of tomorrow.
This past February, Beaver Creek Resort Company utilized Freeze Tag’s Eventzeescavenger hunt app for the 2023 Talons Challenge, a skiing event encompassing the toughest runs throughout the resort. Beaver Creek Resort Company is a Colorado government based organization, designed to support the tourism and management of the Beaver Creek village.
Using the Eventzee scavenger hunt app, skiers who paid to participate in Talons Challenge were faced with the demanding task of completing all 14 of the toughest black and double black diamonds runs throughout Beaver Creek Resort, adding up to over 26,000 feet of vertical trail.
Within the app, skiers were tasked with scanning QR codes located on each of the runs throughout the resort to track their progress. Participants in the challenge choose to complete the event all into one tough day of fun, or participate in the daunting “Master of the Mountain” to complete the Talons Challenge twice over the course of the weekend.
“We were so excited to be partnering with Beaver Creek for this year’s Talons Challenge,” said Craig Holland, CEO of Freeze Tag. “The Eventzee scavenger hunt app is perfect for this event’s unique terrain and our QR code scanning feature surely helped players track their progress as they tackled these demanding runs.”
Finishers of all 14 black and double black diamond runs were awarded with a prize and a finisher patch, in addition to a sense of accomplishment and “bragging rights”. Finishers of the “Master of the Mountain” received a trophy, and additional premium SWAG.
If you’re interested in learning more about hosting an Eventzee scavenger hunt, visit our website and contact our team to set up the best package for you. You can also email us at sales@eventzeeapp.com or call us at 714-210-3850 x15.
Route Challenge
Explore Challenge
Poll Challenge
Doomlings has always been about delivering an immersive and interactive gaming experience, and teaming up with Eventzee proved to be the perfect partnership to achieve this goal! The combination of Doomlings’ whimsical world and Eventzee’s cutting-edge scavenger hunt platform was the perfect fit to enable Doomlings to shine at Gen Con, and to draw in thousands of attendees to their booth.
