Last Updated: February 22, 2021
Scavenger hunts are quite popular amongst children in school, corporate offices, parties, and promotional activities. Apart from being an enjoyable game, it is also used as an orientation activity, team-building event, or professional engagement tool.
Traditionally, the scavenger hunt items and clues were printed or written on paper. Using digital solutions, people have maneuvered and enhanced the game’s experience. QR Code Scavenger hunt is one among them that is growing in popularity because of its simplicity and convenience.
While there is a ton of information on how to create a QR code scavenger hunt, none of them abide by the rules of the original scavenger hunt. This quick yet comprehensive guide will teach you how to create a fun scavenger hunt using QR codes.
At Schools: QR Code scavenger hunt can be a new-age fun activity for teachers and students. It is used to engage students with interesting topics and help them retain their knowledge
At Parties: Scavenger hunts are some of the best party games. QR Codes can be an added feature to up the competition and make the party more eventful and fun.
As a Corporate activity: Scavenger hunts at corporate offices help in team-building and creative thinking. It is also a good ice-breaker and a cost-effective way to keep employees engaged.
For promotions: QR Scavenger hunts can be an effective way to capture leads, and businesses can remarket to the audience in the future.
Planning a scavenger hunt indoors with a limited network? This version of the QR code scavenger hunt is for you!
Here’s how it works:
Discuss and brainstorm on topics or themes of the QR Code scavenger hunt. Make a list of questions and clues you want the participants to solve.
If you are thinking of a classroom activity or for a specific promotion, you can create a list of clues around the topic you want participants to learn and know more.
You can even create puzzles for clues with phrases and images.
You can add clues to a text QR Code, customize them, and add a logo depending on the type of the clue.
To show you how simple this is, let’s take an example.
Say, the object you want participants to find is a red ax. Find the best image online and open the generator.
Choose Plain Text QR Code as the QR code type
Next, type in the next clue for example “Purple Flower”
Upload the image as logo by clicking on ‘Upload Logo’
Change the color to match the logo
Generate the QR Code
Download the QR code
The objective of this treasure hunt is to find all the QR codes. You can create several QR Codes like so and place them strategically in a demarcated area. Since the image of the object is hidden in the QR code, teams will have to hunt for the QR Code and the QR code will reveal the next object that needs to be found.
Each team will just need the latest smartphone. There is no app required at all. All iPhones (iOS 11 and higher) and Android smartphones (Android 8 and higher) are capable of scanning QR codes natively.
Although, if you already have an app, you can integrate QR code API with your app to create QR codes at scale.
Related: How to scan QR Codes
Print up some empty QR codes to make the game harder. Creating the empty QR codes would require you to add a special character to the text field. Instead of a clue, just type a dot or a comma.
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With the internet, QR code scavenger hunts can be made more exciting, challenging, and engaging.
This works best for large gatherings, corporate events, and even schools.
You can allow players to complete their mission lists via Photo, Videos, Text, and more. For this QR code scavenger hunt, you will need to create landing pages.
For this QR code scavenger hunt, you will need to create landing pages.
First Click on ‘Create QR Code’
How to choose the best QR Code generator for your scavenger hunt
Choose ‘Landing Page’
Choose or create a new landing page. This is simple to do and doesn’t require any coding. Once you’re done, click on ‘Next’
Related: Landing Page Creator: Everything you need to know
Customize the QR code – Change the color and add a logo
Download it
The objective of this QR code scavenger hunt is to find all the objects mentioned in the landing pages. This makes the game far more interesting and is suitable for larger audiences.
You can tell teams to start from one particular QR code. Each team will scan the QR Code to know which is the first object they must look for. You can also hide the location of the next QR code on the first landing page.
Just like in Version #1, you can print out some dummy QR codes. But with this version, you can create a time-based QR code scavenger hunt.
By using the schedule function in the dynamic QR code, you can get teams to hunt for a particular clue in a set time. If they fail to do so, you can change the landing page attached to the QR code to “This clue has been destroyed” and award the team that finds the most number of objects in the shortest amount of time.
Use the best dynamic QR Code Generator to create dynamic QR Codes
Here is a list of QR Code scavenger hunt solutions that you can easily create using the Beaconstac intuitive platform.
You can use image QR Codes to hide clues of an image or an object. You can also place a scavenger item list for participants.
Choose Image QR Code option
Select the image you want to place in the QR Code
Customize your QR Code
Download QR Code
By using a location-based QR Code you direct participants to different locations of the scavenger hunt to find new clues.
Choose location-based QR Code option
Enter or choose the location on the map
PDF QR Codes can help event organizers provide information on rules and checklist items for participants. They can also hide maps to different locations in these QR Codes.
Choose the PDF QR Code option
Select a PDF file
You can use app download QR Codes at events and large scale treasure hunts as a part of app promotions. You can introduce online puzzles using apps as tasks within the scavenger hunt.
Choose app download QR Code option
Enter links of the app on different app stores
You can hide secret codes that unlock new clues in the game using coupon code QR Codes.
Choose coupon code QR option
Enter the secret code and message
Modify the page and add a logo
QR Code Treasure Hunts can be helpful for students of all ages. Here are some of the ways you can use them;
History lessons can turn out boring and monotonous. To encourage students and keep the classroom interactive, teachers can conduct a scavenger hunt within their school premises on history lessons.
Here is how the QR Code scavenger hunt can be conducted:
We will learn how to create a more engaging lesson by integrating tech tools to get students prepared for their quiz.
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This blog was originally published on July 5th, 2019 at 05:37 am