Have a peek at what makes the Social Scavenger platform special.
We are constantly adding to our leading feature set with the goal of bringing the best experience possible to players and our client partners. If you don't see your dream feature here, don't despair it may simply not be listed. If you have truly custom needs please reach out and let us know. We may have it in the works - or we may just be waiting for an excuse to bump it to the top of our list.
The Social Scavenger platform excels at events of all shapes and sizes. Easily roll out a game on our platform with our branding, inject your branding into our apps, or create your own apps that completely hide the Social Scavenger brand.
Build, Buy or Both
Together we’ll go through everything the game builder enables you to do and then set you free! We can build your game with you, for you, or simply guide you along to make sure you leverage the right features while keeping your game experience focussed.
Supporting Services
The heavy lifting is done in the game build so that players simply click on challenges and see what there is to do, and possibly where and when to do it. They'll never need any technology other than simply downloading the app.
The Live Event
The monitor area lets you see all of the game happening in real-time and even award bonus points, take down content you don’t like, share content you love and easily access data for reporting. Content and reports can be accessed after your event to further leverage the content your guests will have created for you.
Standard
Participants download, install and use the Social Scavenger app. They see standard icons, labels and colors.
If you relate with the following statements, this option is likely for you:
- "I want to start today."
- "Branding inside the app is good enough."
- "I only need this for a one-time experience."
- "I want to be as cost effective as possible."
Professional
Participants download, install and use the Social Scavenger app. They see your custom icons, labels and colors.
If you relate with the following statements, this option is likely for you:
- "I want to start today and customize tomorrow."
- "I need my branding once participants start."
- "I need this quickly."
- "I will purchase branding for each experience."
White Label
Participants download, install and use your app. They see your icons, labels and colors. There is no mention of Social Scavenger in their experience.
If you relate with the following statements, this option is likely for you:
Together we’ll go through everything the game builder enables you to do and then set you free! We can build your game with you, for you, or simply guide you along to make sure you leverage the right features while keeping your game experience focussed.
Supporting Services
The heavy lifting is done in the game build so that players simply click on challenges and see what there is to do, and possibly where and when to do it. They'll never need any technology other than simply downloading the app.
The Live Event
The monitor area lets you see all of the game happening in real-time and even award bonus points, take down content you don’t like, share content you love and easily access data for reporting. Content and reports can be accessed after your event to further leverage the content your guests will have created for you.
Build Games with a HUGE List of Features
When we add features, we optimize and ensure they make for better player or game builder experience. You’ll have access to all the basic features you’ve come to expect, plus ones you never even imagined. If you have truly custom needs please reach out and let us know. We may have it in the works - or we may just be waiting for an excuse to bump it to the top of our list.
Latest Features
In-Game Chat
Like all of our features you can turn this on or off and even jump into the chat as an administrator.
Background Swap
A fun challenge feature that lets you put a green screen behind players after they snap a photo!
Highlight Reels
You know what people love doing after the game? Watching a curated video! But it never has enough of ‘their amazing team’ until now; every team can get their own auto-video!
A Few More Features...
White Label
Brands often want their very own version of Social Scavenger. No problem.
Embed Our App
For clients who want to boost downloads and engagement in their own App, we offer a solution where our App lives inside your App.
Live Streams
Inspire the competition to greater heights as everyone watches the game action unfold on the live stream. Easy to sort by teams or challenges, to sort the contenders from the pretenders.
Leaderboards
Automated leaderboards motivate teams as they watch the competition moving on up. Also a great time saver for game organizers.
Location Challenges
Lock any type of challenge to a location such that it will only unlock when users are in range. Amazing for location based challenges, sponsorships and more.
Sharing
Participants have many options when it comes to getting the content out to the world. On iOS and Android, players can share the content via the standard share sheet. On top of that, the content is saved to their library.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Involve sponsors in challenges or the App design and content.
Advanced Game Builder
A flexible game builder means whether you are moderating content, or setting up games, the power is at your fingertips.
Moderation
Approve or reject submissions in real time. Brands can ensure nothing goes live without approval.
Real-time Management
Did it start to rain, or do you want to add a new challenge mid game? Control the game live with your laptop or phone.
Locked Challenges
You can lock challenges to first require completion of other challenges, or to require being at a GPS location, or to being near a hidden hardware beacon.
Easy Game Play
Even with so many features, game play is completely streamlined so all players have to do is be creative and have fun.
Offline Mode
Sending your players underground? They can still complete challenges in offline mode.
Map Your Adventure
You choose if you want to include maps, or keep them hidden, showing where challenges were completed.
Automated Scoring
Assign a value to each challenge and let the leaderboard take care of the rest. Want to make points worth 'up to' a certain value? Go for it, and you can also judge content as it comes in.
Post Game Follow-ups
Easy to share content with teams and clients after the event using private live stream links, widgets or full export options.
Team Names and Photos
Users are prompted to create a fun team name and take a team photo before they even start the game.
Push Notifications
Don't just moderate content, let teams know when you love it or hate it with custom messages direct to their device.
Customized Live Streams
If you don't want every piece of content, such as trivia answers or QR codes, displaying on the live stream it's fully in your control.
Feature Content
Make your content marketing really easy with featured streams, sharing only the best of the best.
Tablet Support
Use iPads and other tablet devices to play your games, opening up even more ways for players to connect.
Responsive Microsites
Optimized for both game builders and players, games can be organized and watched on the live stream with tablets, phones or any size browser.
Highlight Reels
We can help you make highlight reels, that mix photos and videos, as the perfect memento of your day.
Game Timing
Give players a set amount of time to complete their game, then choose to accept or reject late submissions.
Challenge Timers
Set individual challenges to lock/ unlock at a specified date/time - great for multi-day events. Alternatively, set a timer for a particular challenge that doesn't start until the challenge is opened.
Rewards
Reward players with coupons, jokes, bonus clues or other positive achievements. Reward players based on game wide or challenge specific triggers.
Clues
Add a riddle, unlock your story in steps, or add any other new dimension with clues that are hidden until challenges are successfully completed.
Hints
Assist players by adding hints to tough challenges. You can also add a point value to each hint encouraging teamwork and deterring teams from using them too hastily.
Custom Game Branding
Your game can be fully branded for a company, individual or theme. Full branding means not just a logo, but terms, icons, custom areas and more.
Challenge Library
Unlock our library of challenges from past successful implementations. Search the library by tag, tap a button and it is now part of your game.
Custom Stickers
Branded, personalized or themed stickers can be created for you. Get players interacting and producing photos of themselves with your logo, mascot or otherwise special sticker.
Personalized Challenges
Every challenge can be personalized. Get executives to introduce challenges with a video, integrate vision and mission statements, and test on company or group trivia from the past.
Custom Reporting
Analytics on your mind? Beyond our standard reporting we can work to develop custom reports based on your goals and desired outcomes.
Route Markers
Route markers can be pre-placed physical signs or game builder generated QR codes for check-in. They can also be purely virtual, completed by GPS location.
Quantity Limits
Set limits on how many teams can complete a particular challenge. After the limit is met, the challenge is cut from the list and any additional submissions received are rejected.
Types of Challenges
Unique challenges are at the heart of every game. Some may require hunting down GPS locations, or they might be locked to a QR code hidden on a poster. Others might require photo or video creativity. Whatever the challenge, it’s always the same easy process for players. Read the clue, click a button to complete the challenge and earn points for being awesome.
Stickers
Layer fun on to reality. Look through your camera and you could find a new hair style, a funky frame, or any photo booth style sticker that you can dream up.
Photos
Pics or it didn't happen.
A billion photos shared online a day can’t be wrong. Let your players shine with a skill they know all too well.
Videos
Put yourself in the directors seat and choreograph the action. Players can really stretch the comfort and creative zone with short videos.
Background Swap
A fun challenge feature that lets you put a green screen behind players after they snap a photo! Beach selfie anyone?
Trivia
Take the role of Trivia Master by mixing in a few brain teasers. Pair fun facts and figures with educational opportunities.
QR Codes
Make your players prove they went to an exact location by tracking down hidden QR codes. Game builder generated, all you have to do is decide where to hide them (i.e. online or IRL).
Multiple Choice
For harder questions, use multiple choice to give the participants a chance at guessing right.
Text
Get teams socializing and sharing their thoughts /opinions with free form text submissions. Use prompts such as 'would you rather?' or, have them share something they all have in common.
Ready To Get Started?
Our experts are ready to work with you to create the best experience possible. Talk with us today.