NEW Badge Game UX

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The Interactive Badge Game

Use Touchpoint’s interactive badge game to encourage networking among attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. The Leaderboard allows attendees to check progress and see who is in the lead. Earned badges are also displayed on an attendee’s profile.

Participation is greater than you anticipate. Most people love the friendly competition. You want to give some thought upfront to how you would like to set up the interactive badge game. The article includes hints, tips, and things to think about.

It’s your game; you make the rules.

You may allow attendees to earn badges by checking in to specific agenda sessions and exhibitor booths. You may allow attendees to earn a badge by logging into the app and taking a survey. You may set all the rules for the interactive badge game.

You want to get folks involved early by having some easy-to-earn badges. Easy-to-earn badges are often the badge. You want more challenging badges to keep attendee interest. You can encourage networking, sponsor interaction, attendee feedback, and other conference objectives using this fun, interactive game.

This article covers:

Design Cool Badges

Create your own Badge Images

Badge image specs are 300 x 300 pixels in .png format.

Use Touchpoint's Badge Images

Zip files of all badge images can be downloaded at the bottom of this article. To view a list of all badge image options, see Touchpoint badges.

Set the Rules

1. Select the Badges feature under Related Resources from the left side menu of your Event Dashboard. 2. Click New Badge to create a new badge rule. 3. Select a goal to associate with your new badge. 4. Under Badge Setup, enter a Name and Description for the badge. Then upload a Badge Image. This information is visible to app users by tapping "Badges" under the Leaderboard button. 5. Under the specific Goal Setup for the type of Badge Goal you have chosen, fill in the requested information to set up your Badge Goal. See examples and explanations below. 6. Click Save.

Example Badge Goal Setup Options

Check-in Badges

Attend Specific Events

One example of this is to award the badge when an attendee checks in to ONE specific event.

Or you could select MULTIPLE events. The badge is awarded when an attendee checks in to ALL of the events you have selected.

Or you could select MULTIPLE events. The badge is awarded when an attendee checks in to a specific number of the events you have selected.

Attend Specific Term Events

Attendees can earn this type of badge by checking in to X number of Events with a specific Group Term.

Attend Differently Termed Events

Attendees can earn this type of badge by checking in to X number of differently termed sessions.

Attend Differently Termed Events within a Group

Attendees can earn this type of badge by checking in to X number of differently termed Events in a specific group.

Visit Specific Exhibitors

One example of this is to award the badge when an attendee checks in with ONE specific exhibitor.

Or you could select MULTIPLE exhibitors. The badge is awarded when an attendee checks in with ALL of the exhibitors you have selected.

Or you could select MULTIPLE exhibitors. The badge is awarded when an attendee checks in with a specific number of the exhibitors you have selected.

Or you could select Visit All Exhibitors and award the badge when an attendee checks in with a specific number of ANY exhibitors on the list.

Or you could select Visit All Exhibitors and award the badge when an attendee checks in with ALL exhibitors on the list.

Feedback Badges

Respond to Specific Surveys

Attendees can earn this type of badge by submitting X responses to a specific survey. For example, if you have a Session Evaluation survey attached to multiple sessions, you can award a badge for submitting X responses to that survey.

Respond to Surveys

Attendees can earn this type of badge by submitting X responses to ANY survey on the app.

Answer Survey Correctly

Attendees can earn this type of badge by responding to a specific survey with X number of correct answers. Optionally allow multiple attempts.

Respond to Specific Polls

One example of this is to award the badge when an attendee responds to a specific Live Poll.

Or you could select MULTIPLE polls. The badge is awarded when an attendee submits a specific number of responses to the polls you have selected.

Respond to any Live Polls

Attendees can earn this type of badge by submitting X responses to ANY live poll on the app.

App Setup/Personalization Badges

Log into the App

Attendees can earn this type of badge simply by logging into the app and viewing this event. No other setup is needed besides entering a Badge Name, Description, and Image.

Accept Push Messaging

Attendees can earn this type of badge by accepting push messaging on the app. Attendees are prompted on their device when accessing the app for the first time. No other setup is needed besides entering a Badge Name, Description, and Image.

Update Attendee Profile

Attendees can earn this type of badge by editing their attendee profile in the app and making any change to their profile. Examples include uploading a profile photo and adding more detail to the profile. No other setup is needed besides entering a Badge Name, Description, and Image.

Favorite Events

Attendees can earn this type of badge by adding X events to their My Schedule in the app. This ONLY applies to apps that are NOT utilizing personal itineraries.

Networking Badges

Acquire Contacts

Attendees can earn this type of badge by acquiring X number of Contacts. Contacts are acquired via the Contact Exchange feature. Contact Exchange scans their virtual business card on the app.

Send Messages to Different Recipients

Attendees can earn this type of badge by sending a message in the app to X number of different recipients.

Post Photos

Attendees can earn this type of badge by posting X number of Photos on the app.

Post Discussion Posts

Attendees can earn this type of badge by posting X number of Discussion Board topics or text posts on the Activity Feed.

Post Comments

Attendees can earn this type of badge by posting X number of comments on Posts or Photos on the app.

Like Activity on the App

Attendees can earn this type of badge by liking X number of Posts or Photos on the app.

Other Badges

Complete Tasks

One example of this is to award the badge when an attendee completes a specific task from the To Do List on the app.

Or you could select MULTIPLE Tasks. The badge is awarded when an attendee completes X number of the Tasks you have selected from the To Do List.

Or you could select ALL Tasks. The badge is awarded when an attendee completes ALL of the Tasks on the To Do List.

View Related Links

Attendees can earn this type of badge by viewing X number of Related Links attached under a specified feature on the app.

Manually Awarded

You may manually award badges to attendees for performing actions that cannot be automatically awarded via the app. For example, if you want to award a badge when an attendee shows a team member at the info desk their instagram post, you can manually award an "Instagram Post" badge. No other setup is needed besides entering a Badge Name, Description, and Image.

Manually awarded badges must be handled on an attendee-by-attendee basis. There is no option to bulk award a badge to multiple attendees at once.

To manually award a badge to an attendee:

Then click Manage Badges.

Then click Update Badges.

Manage Badges

Edit Badges

If you need to edit an existing badge, click Edit to the right of the badge on the Badges list.

You may see an error alert symbol next to a badge if something is wrong with its setup.

Remove Badges

If you need to remove a badge, check the box to the left of the badge. Then select Delete from the Actions menu.

Reset Badge Awards

If you have changed the badge goal setup on a badge, you will need to reset badge awards for that badge. This reset ensures attendees who already performed the intended action on the app are awarded the badge.

To reset badge awards, check the box next to the selected badge(s). Then select Reset Awards from the Actions menu.

Export Badges

To export selected badges to be used in a future event, check the box next to the selected badges. Then select Export to [Event Name] from the Actions menu.

Promote the Game

Announce your badge game to your attendees in an email before your event. Promote the badge game on event signage. Promote the badge game in the app under your Info button.

Customize the following text to suit your needs:

Play the [Event Name] Interactive Badge Game!

Enter the email address used to register for the conference and create a password.

Earn a badge for logging in!

Check in to agenda sessions as late as 30 minutes after the session ends.

Or enter the code word you’ll receive during the session.

Enter the code word you receive there.

The “Check-In” button is located at the top of the event session and sponsor/exhibitor descriptions.

Check the Leaderboard to see earned badges and to make sure you’re staying ahead of the game!

[Then list your badges and what the attendee must do to earn them. For example:]

Up and at ‘em Handyman All Star Vendor I Came for the Food

Download Touchpoint badge image files below: