01 · The challenge
The product had to make a physical hunt feel easy to understand online while coordinating players, game hosts, sponsors, rewards, locations, and live game operations behind the scenes.
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Find the Idol
A local scavenger hunt that turns discovery into rewards.
Find the Idol brings players into local businesses through social clue drops, hidden wooden idols, QR scans, collections, and rewards.
8bit created this product from the first research and product decisions through design, development, launch, and continued improvement.
- Product research
- Product and UX design
- MVP development
- Full-stack development
- Launch and marketing
The product story
02 · The approach
8bit designed one connected system for the full experience: a cinematic public launch site, an approachable player journey, collectible progress, and a host portal that keeps local games manageable as new areas come online.
03 · What shipped
A responsive game platform that supports player accounts, QR-based finds, idol collections, host workspaces, local launch offers, sponsor participation, and the marketing needed to bring each game to life.
Built as one connected experience.
Research, interface decisions, application architecture, and public messaging were developed together so every surface reinforces the same product promise.
- Social-first game onboarding
- QR-based idol collection
- Player rewards and progress
- Host game workspaces
- Local launch and sponsor offers
- Responsive player and admin portals
A visual system that travels with the product.
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