April 2012
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Passive & Active Games
When we first started working on GooseChase, we weren’t quite sure how people would use it. We knew that it would work well with the traditional 2-3 hour, “all-in” scavenger hunt, but we were really curious to see if people would use it for a passive game like Foursquare. It’s still early, but with our v2.0 product being live for a couple months now, it’s worth a...
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I’ve caved. After being harassed about Pinterest by just about everyone I know, it’s time for GooseChase to get in on the action. Since our scavenger hunts produce some of the most entertaining pictures around, it’s a perfect fit. But I’ve got a secret. I don’t really understand it yet. I get the premise and all that, but the part where I’m supposed to get...
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Peer photo review in scavenger hunts
Talk to any scavenger hunt organizer and they’ll tell you that the worst part, by far, is evaluating and scoring the photos at the end. Technology has helped a lot, but the photo review process is still very tedious.
When we ran through our platform a few months ago to figure out what was working and what wasn’t, we knew we could make this process a lot better. After testing out a few...
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GooseChase headed back to Waterloo in mid-May
As many of you know, GooseChase has had the amazing opportunity of participating in Start-Up Chile for the past few months. It’s been quite the experience and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. Our productivity has also been through the roof so it’s hard to complain. But like all good things, it must come to an end, and our time is almost up here.
When planning where to go after this,...
