If:
- Interested in expanding your offer to include a professional Quest (a tourist & educational scavenger hunting field game), or
- You have a Quest already, but your visitor volumes are low – and would like your Quest to be included in the LARGEST QUEST DATABASE IN POLAND and in the Quests – Explorer Expeditions mobile app, reaching a community of over 30,000 Quest players across Poland,
Get in touch with us. Contact a co-ordinator responsible for your region. West Poland: Calamita Foundation. East Poland – Map of Passions Foundation. (find out which Foundation is responsible for designing Quests in your region)
What we offer as part of our Co-operation Programme:
1. DRAFTING QUESTS – EXPLORER EXPEDITION SCRIPTS in one of two formats:
- Expert method – using provided information regarding the proposed theme, scope, content and route, a Quest expert will design a trail description independently, and submit it for your approval.
- Workshop method – the Quest route will be designed during a workshop attended by any local residents concerned (adults, young people, senior citizens) co-authoring textual and/or graphic content, the trainer fine-tuning any details if required.
2. UPLOADING FINISHED QUESTS to the nationwide www.questy.org.pl website:
The website is a platform for Quests designed by our in-house team and by other organisations, institutions or private individuals, provided that said Quests meet the following CRITERIA:
- They are rhymed in form (no less than 20 stanzas),
- They contain information on the location they are a guide to (history, culture, nature, individuals, etc.),
- They contain riddles, answers to which can be found in the field and are combined to form the final answer required to find a “Treasure”,
- The “Treasure” (a Treasure Box containing a seal, ink, and Quest Ledger, hidden outdoors or under specific custody – e.g. in a restaurant or hotel) can be found at the end of each route,
- They have an appointed Custodian responsible for regular route inspection, and caring for the “Treasure”,
- They support printing in .pdf format (A4 preferred),
- A map or sketch of the area (a simplified drawing will suffice) will be an asset.
To submit a Quest for uploading to the website: log in to the website; click
“ADD NEW QUEST TO WEBSITE”; fill in all boxes in the form; enclose all required attachments; and submit the form. Once the Quest has been verified for completeness criteria compatibility, it shall be uploaded to the website no later than within a term of 14 days. You can also contact the co-ordinator for the Quest-specific region by e-mail.
Your Quest CAN BE UPLOADED TO OUR WEBSITE provided that:
- The back of your Quest Card will contain a clause reading “More Quests available on www.questy.org.pl” and the Quests – Explorer Expeditions programme logo (according to the sample provided),
- Your website (if you have one) is expanded to include a reference link to the www.questy.org.pl website, and the “Quests – Explorer Expeditions” programme logo.
QUESTS ARE UPLOADED TO OUR WEBSITE:
- Free of charge – Quests developed on a volunteer work basis, and requiring no consultations or advice (meeting all quality criteria),
- For a fee – Quests whose authors have received remuneration / funds for their design and/or promotion, and/or if requiring advice / proofreading for quality;
- by small organisations and entities co-operating with us on a regular basis – they may be eligible for a fee waiver.
Fees charged for uploading Quests to our website shall cover hosting, maintenance and programming expenses, and the cost of expert work (Quest content consultation, Quest uploading).
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH UPLOADING YOUR QUESTS TO THE www.Questy.org.pl website:
- Access to a transparent and functional website featuring nearly 750 Quests, and continuously expanded to include new functionalities,
- Access to a community of over 30,000 Quest players across Poland,
- Visible Quest completion count, including a player comment section,
- User option of individual Quest file downloading,
- Quest player registration module, including an option of logging completed Quests (and seal imprints),
- Transparent Quest map, including an expansive Quest search engine by assorted criteria,
- Option of entering Quests for PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society) Quests – Explorer Expeditions Badges, and regional & themed Badges,
- Option of publishing Quests in several language versions,
- Access to a national Quest player ranking,
- Labelling every Quest with the logo of the Quest author / custodian, and source of funding information,
- Option of forming separate groups for minimum 5-quest sets (group names and logos visible on the Quest List on the website and in the app).
WE HEREBY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO HIDE A QUEST ON THE WEBSITE – AND, ULTIMATELY, TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PORTAL, IF:
- We are notified by Users that the Quest is of poor quality or outdated (e.g. clues unclear, Quest content outdated or not reflecting actual on-site conditions),
- We are notified by Users that the Quest “Treasure” is missing, and is not replaced within a term of 14 days,
- The Quest author / custodian takes action harmful to the “Quests – Explorer Expeditions” programme.
3. UPLOADING QUESTS TO A NATIONWIDE MOBILE APP:
A mobile version of your Quest will be developed for a free-of-charge nationwide
“QUESTS – EXPLORER EXPEDITIONS” mobile app for smartphones, with no need to invest in new software.
The mobile app:
- Is available free of charge for iOS and Android device users,
- Is geolocation-based,
- Offers options of generating textual, graphic and audio riddles, displaying Quest seals and Quest diplomas/certificates of completion, and many others,
- Is currently available in 4 language versions (Polish, English, German, Ukrainian),
- Supports efficient Quest management.
The fee for making the Quest available in app format includes the cost of maintenance for approximately 3 years (according to individual decisions). A subscription fee can be introduced upon expiry of the original period.
4. GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINT:
- Expedition Cards (Quest Cards),
- Quest-promoting leaflets, brochures and posters.
5. EXISTING QUEST UPDATES:
- Existing Quest textual updates – on-site Quest check, including any essential modifications to rhyming clues,
- Quest updates & update uploads to the “Quests – Explorer Expedition” mobile app, including any adaptations to the app, and adding photographs and/or GPS co-ordinates for individual route locations,
- Quest updates & update uploads to the “Quests – Explorer Expedition” mobile app & new graphic design for the Quest Card to account for any changes made.
6. QUEST PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS:
- On the www.questy.org.pl website (recommended Quests, latest news),
- On the “Quests – Explorer Expeditions” Facebook fanpage,
- In national and regional media.
7. STUDY VISITS, SEMINARS, PRESENTATIONS:
To disseminate good practices regarding the use of Quests to promote regions, individual locations, didactic paths, museum and open-air museum facilities, etc.
CO-OPERATION FORMATS:
Since the
“Quests – Explorer Expeditions” team comprises Foundations engaging in paid and/or business activities, available co-operation formats vary:
- Service delivery in paid and/or business activity format,
- Subcontractor services matching other organisational and institutional formats,
- Project-based collaboration (joint fundraising, project partnerships).
