1. Introduction.
With Cool Tabs, you can create a fully customizable game of skill, in which players must locate one or more objects in an image.
Challenge participants to find all the hidden objects in the shortest time possible — objects that you'll have marked beforehand in the image. There's no limit: you can mark as many objects as you want.
You can also assign points for finding each object, for completing the game, or for the seconds left over. And to prevent participants from clicking randomly, you can deduct seconds for each click on an incorrect object.
2. Step by Step.
2.1. Create your campaign.
First, create your campaign and configure the basic settings. Is this your first time creating a campaign with Cool Tabs? The tutorial below shows you how to configure the basic sections of a campaign, along with other recommended settings to ensure it works properly and maximize results.
How to get started creating a campaign: basic settings.
If you have any questions along the way, contact us at help@cool-tabs.com.
2.2. Configure the game.
After completing the basic sections, go to the "Gamifications" section, enable the "Hidden Objects" option, and click "Configure".
Once inside the settings, fill in the fields related to the game's mechanics and design.
2.2.1. Main configuration.
Upload the image in which participants will have to locate the objects, and save it so you can start marking the object or objects they'll need to identify.
The image must be square, with a maximum size of 1280 x 1280px, a 1:1 aspect ratio, and preferably in JPG format.
Once you've uploaded and saved the image, mark each object: click on the image at the location of each object, and it will be marked automatically.
If you want to remove an object marked by mistake, click on the mark again and it will be deleted.
2.2.2. Game conditions.
Time. Set the maximum time, in seconds, participants have to find all the objects.
Points. Set the points awarded for each object found, for completing the game, and for each second remaining when the participant finishes.
Deduction for mistakes. You can deduct seconds each time a player clicks on the wrong spot.
Maximum number of plays. Specify how many times a user can play. When a game ends, a pop-up shows the points earned, the message "You have X more chances", and a "Play again" button. Once the play limit is reached, users can no longer replay — only continue.
2.2.3. Design.
You can add a title that will be shown as the header of the game; if you don't need one, leave the field empty. You can also include a description (text and/or image) to give participants clues about which object or objects they need to find.
Below is an example of how the game screen looks to participants.
2.3. Other settings.
2.3.1. Ranking of participants.
In gamification campaigns where players score points, it's common to display a public list of participants, so everyone can see how they rank.
If you'd like to show a ranking of players with their points, enable the participants list.
To enable the public ranking, follow the steps in How to display a public entries list or ranking of participants.
2.3.2. Winner selection.
If your game is linked to a sweepstakes, you can select winners once the participation period ends.
You can choose winners randomly or by filtering by different conditions — for example, by points earned in the game.
The participants list shows each participant's data along with their total points.
To start the selection process, follow the tutorial How to select winners and obtain your Certificate of Validity.
3. Other specifications.
The Cool Promo and Cool Promo White Label apps, included in the Gold and Diamond plans respectively, allow you to set up a hidden object game.
You can also try it with the 7-day free trial, which lets you test any of our plans.
If you have any questions along the way, contact us at help@cool-tabs.com.
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