Saumya Verma

Horcrux Tracker

Horcrux Tracker

TEAM

TEAM

Saumya Verma

Saumya Verma

TOOLS

TOOLS

Figma, Google Docs

Figma, Google Docs

TIMELINE

TIMELINE

Aug-Dec 2024

Aug-Dec 2024

How might we foster team bonding and social interaction in an engaging and competitive search for "horcruxes"?

How might we foster team bonding and social interaction in an engaging and competitive search for "horcruxes"?

Horcrux Tracker is a live-action scavenger hunt app designed for team bonding in colleges and workplaces. Players are assigned AI-generated team roles such as Professor, Spell Breaker, and Auror, each with unique responsibilities critical to the mission. Together, they embark on an immersive adventure to track and find horcruxes, solving challenges and collaborating in real-time. By blending playful storytelling with teamwork, Horcrux Tracker creates a memorable bonding experience for groups.

Horcrux Tracker is a live-action scavenger hunt app designed for team bonding in colleges and workplaces. Players are assigned AI-generated team roles such as Professor, Spell Breaker, and Auror, each with unique responsibilities critical to the mission. Together, they embark on an immersive adventure to track and find horcruxes, solving challenges and collaborating in real-time. By blending playful storytelling with teamwork, Horcrux Tracker creates a memorable bonding experience for groups.

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

Leveraging Play to Enhance Team Bonding

Leveraging Play to Enhance Team Bonding

Zombie Run: A personal fitness app with a fictional zombie-apocalypse theme that gamifies running but lacks multiplayer and team-based interactions, making it unsuitable for fostering group dynamics.

Scavify: A digital scavenger hunt platform designed for organizations but primarily task-oriented, lacking immersive narratives and engaging play elements to create memorable experiences.

Actionbound: A versatile app for creating interactive scavenger hunts and quests, offering robust customization but limited in its gamification depth, missing opportunities to integrate playful bonding experiences.

Key Insight: Playful storytelling bridges the gap between fun and team connection.

Horcrux Tracker uniquely combines immersive fiction with team-oriented gameplay and communication features, fostering collaboration through shared adventures.

Zombie Run: A personal fitness app with a fictional zombie-apocalypse theme that gamifies running but lacks multiplayer and team-based interactions, making it unsuitable for fostering group dynamics.

Scavify: A digital scavenger hunt platform designed for organizations but primarily task-oriented, lacking immersive narratives and engaging play elements to create memorable experiences.

Actionbound: A versatile app for creating interactive scavenger hunts and quests, offering robust customization but limited in its gamification depth, missing opportunities to integrate playful bonding experiences.

Key Insight: Playful storytelling bridges the gap between fun and team connection.

Horcrux Tracker uniquely combines immersive fiction with team-oriented gameplay and communication features, fostering collaboration through shared adventures.

PROTOTYPING

PROTOTYPING

The process began with a paper prototype to establish the layout of its core screens: Horcrux Inventory, Description of Horcrux, Clues, and MagiCall. The yellow-highlighted elements indicate key action buttons that drive user engagement.

Starting with paper prototypes allowed me to iterate quickly on the app's structure and interactions. Each screen was designed to provide intuitive navigation and visual hierarchy. After refining the paper prototype, I transitioned to digital wireframes, progressing from low to mid to high fidelity.

The process began with a paper prototype to establish the layout of its core screens: Horcrux Inventory, Description of Horcrux, Clues, and MagiCall. The yellow-highlighted elements indicate key action buttons that drive user engagement.

Starting with paper prototypes allowed me to iterate quickly on the app's structure and interactions. Each screen was designed to provide intuitive navigation and visual hierarchy. After refining the paper prototype, I transitioned to digital wireframes, progressing from low to mid to high fidelity.

REFLECTION

REFLECTION

The project deepened my understanding of game design as a tool for immersive collaboration.

The Horcrux Tracker project deepened my understanding of game design, particularly how narrative and mechanics influence user engagement and collaboration. The competitor analysis helped me identify gaps in existing solutions and guided the development of a playful yet strategic app tailored for team bonding.

Through iterative prototyping, I discovered the value of integrating feedback loops and progressive rewards to maintain user interest. This project reinforced that successful game design is not just about entertainment—it’s about creating meaningful interactions and emotional connections that resonate with users.

The project deepened my understanding of game design as a tool for immersive collaboration.

The Horcrux Tracker project deepened my understanding of game design, particularly how narrative and mechanics influence user engagement and collaboration. The competitor analysis helped me identify gaps in existing solutions and guided the development of a playful yet strategic app tailored for team bonding.

Through iterative prototyping, I discovered the value of integrating feedback loops and progressive rewards to maintain user interest. This project reinforced that successful game design is not just about entertainment—it’s about creating meaningful interactions and emotional connections that resonate with users.