Trick or Turn Explained
Adding QR Codes to your game
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- Published: Saturday, 25 July 2020 02:56
Just had another clue idea - Use a QR code at a stopping point or along the route.
A QR code looks like a bunch of random dots or squares to humans, but an app on your mobile device or phone can read it and take you to a web page. This is great if you want to post signs up that won't give away the answers if you were to just happen to drive past them, but players will know what to do!
You can use the QR code to link to an online puzzle/clue/hint, or use it just past a driving direction choice (left/right/straight) to confirm the correct or incorrect choice.
There are free sites that let you build custom QR codes that you can link to a web page. Then just download the code, print it as a full page image, and find a safe place to post it.
Here is one such site:
I have created a few generic QR Codes for anyone to use. They get the point across with simple animations to let people know where to start and if they are on the right path or not after making a choice. You can use them for the following situations:
Start Here:
http://trickorturn.org/QRCodes/StartHere.png
Lost:
http://trickorturn.org/QRCodes/Lost.png
Dead End:
http://trickorturn.org/QRCodes/DeadEnd.png
Keep Going:
http://trickorturn.org/QRCodes/KeepGoing.png
