What will you need for playing MaxQuest?
MaxQuest expects to attract the widest audience, because there is
practically no entry threshold:
Participants are not required to have any special knowledge or training.
There is no need of special skills
Gender doesn’t matter to win
Adults are allowed to participate, with no other age limits.
You do not need to have any special props, except for:
- - an iOS or Android Smartphone
- - a car
Mechanics and organization
In order for the quest to take place, the following conditions (elements) are necessary:
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1
The presence of gamers who have
made bets. - 2 Content of the quest. There has to be a route, checkpoints, riddles and tasks. Usually the platform makes all of the above. But if the quest is organized by one of the participants he/she will do everything on his/her own.
- 3 The application carries out the technical part of the quest performance. This part is also provided by the platform.
An example of progress quest:
The participant bets, chooses the location of the quest, while others accept it. Then the time and place of the quest is assigned.
Before the start of the quest participants receive the start point and when arriving there, check-in via application. So, the system understands that all participants in the certain point and in equal conditions.
The partakers receive the first point of the route at the launch. This can be a riddle or another format.
When participants arrive the place, they can:
- a. When participants arrive the place, they can: check in via the application at this point, confirming that they are there.
- b. The task will be executed after Interaction with the AR object at the point.
- c. To perform other tasks. For example, take a photo and post it to social networks or interact with an agent-a real person, a representative of the platform.
Participants will receive next task after successful completion of the previous. The participants will have to choose which way to move forward while the route is branching.
The one, who will reach the last point faster than the others, will be the winner.
Rates will be distributed after the quest finished.
The content of the game
Preparation of the content (the filling of the games) is handled by the platform staff. At the very beginning, only European capitals and capitals of US states will be available, but gradually the number and filling of the routes will расти вместе с новыми городами.
As well as routes in the cities, the platform will offer themed games, related to the certain events or holidays. For example, it could be related to the well-known plots (pirates, spies, etc.), Christmas, the premiere of a movie.
Some routes will be available seasonally: for example, the road to the sea from the big city