myCityHunt - Digital Scavenger Hunt Platform From Scratch
Overview
myCityHunt is an innovative digital scavenger hunt application that allows users to explore cities worldwide through engaging and interactive tours. Each tour guides participants through notable landmarks and hidden gems, even those that locals might overlook. At each stop, users face challenging riddles designed to test their problem-solving skills and encourage thorough exploration of their surroundings.
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Overview
myCityHunt is an innovative digital scavenger hunt application that allows users to explore cities worldwide through engaging and interactive tours. Each tour guides participants through notable landmarks and hidden gems, even those that locals might overlook. At each stop, users face challenging riddles designed to test their problem-solving skills and encourage thorough exploration of their surroundings.
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Problems
Urban exploration often misses the mark on engagement and interactivity, especially for tourists seeking unique experiences beyond typical guided tours. Traditional methods fail to offer the immersive and interactive adventure that modern explorers crave. myCityHunt identified the need for a platform that combines the thrill of scavenger hunts with the educational value of guided tours, making city exploration fun and memorable.
Objective
myCityHunt aimed to create a digital platform that offers interactive scavenger hunts in cities across the globe. The primary goal was to provide users with an engaging and educational way to explore urban landscapes, uncover hidden gems, and solve challenging riddles at various landmarks. The platform needed to be robust, user-friendly, and capable of handling real-time interactions and tracking.
Solutions
Here’s how we helped myCityHunt
Interactive Tours
Developed curated tours that lead participants through significant landmarks and hidden spots in various cities. Each tour stop includes detailed descriptions and historical context, enhancing the user’s exploration experience.
Riddle Challenges
Incorporated challenging riddles at each tour stop to test participants’ problem-solving abilities. These riddles are designed to be fun, educational, and encourage deeper exploration of the surroundings.
Map Functionality
Integrated advanced map functionality within the app to track participants’ locations and guide them through the tours. This ensures users can easily navigate from one landmark to the next.
Backend Development
Utilized Strapi CMS and GraphQL to create a flexible and scalable backend. Supabase was employed for buckets, authentication, and edge functions, ensuring secure and efficient data management.
Database Management
Implemented Neon DB and Supabase DB for reliable and scalable data storage, ensuring quick access to tour information and user data.
Frontend Development
Leveraged Next.js with TypeScript for a dynamic and responsive frontend. This combination provides a seamless user experience and enhances performance across various devices
Version Control
Used GitHub as the management tool for efficient version control and collaboration, ensuring smooth development and deployment processes.
Results
- Enhanced User Engagement: The interactive tours and challenging riddles significantly increased user engagement, with a significant rise in app usage and positive feedback from participants.
- Improved Exploration Experience: Users reported improvement in their exploration experience, enjoying the blend of education and adventure offered by the scavenger hunts.
- Scalability: The robust backend and database solutions allowed myCityHunt to scale effortlessly, accommodating thousands of users and expanding to new cities without performance issues.
- User Satisfaction: The intuitive interface and seamless navigation led to a user satisfaction score of 4.7 out of 5, with many users praising the app’s innovative approach to city exploration.