The Interactive Badge Game
- The Interactive Badge Game is designed to encourage networking among attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors.
- The Leaderboard allows attendees to check progress and see who’s in the lead.
- Earned badges are displayed on an attendee’s profile.
- Participation is generally higher than expected.
- Many attendees enjoy the friendly competition.
- Event organizers should plan upfront how to set up the interactive badge game.
- This article provides hints, tips, and considerations for setup.
Let’s Get Started!
- The badge game setup is flexible. The rules are determined by the event organizer.
- Easy-to-earn badges can engage attendees early.
- More challenging badges can maintain interest over time.
- The badge game supports encouraging networking, sponsor interaction, attendee feedback, and other conference objectives.
This article covers
- Designing/choosing Badge Images
- Setting your Badge Rules
- Badge Goal Setup Options
- Check-in Badges
- Feedback Badges
- App Setup/Personalization Badges
- Networking Badges
- Other Badges
- Managing your badges
- Promoting the Badge Game
- Design Cool Badges
- Create your own Badge Images
- Badge Image Specs: 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
- Example Badge Goal Setup Options
- Check-in Badges
- Feedback Badges
- App Setup/Personalization Badges
- Networking Badges
- Other Badges
- Design examples and images illustrate each setup option
Design Cool Badges
- Create your own Badge Images
- Badge Image Specs: 300 x 300 pixels in .png format
- Use Touchpoint 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, click 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.
5) This information will be visible to app users by tapping “Badges” under the Leaderboard button.
6) 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 & explanations below.)
7) Click Save.
Example Badge Goal Setup Options
Check-in Badges
- Attend Specific Events
- One example is to award the badge when an attendee checks in to ONE specific event.
- You could also award when an attendee checks in to ALL of the events you’ve selected.
- You could award when an attendee checks in to a specific number of the events you’ve selected.
- Attend Specific Term Events
- Attendees can earn this badge by checking in to a number of Events with a specific Group Term.
- Attend Differently Termed Events
- Attendees can earn this badge by checking in to differently termed sessions.
- Attend Differently Termed Events within a Group
- Attendees can earn this badge by checking in to differently termed Events in a specific group.
- Visit Specific Exhibitors
- One example is to award the badge when an attendee checks in with ONE specific exhibitor.
- You could also award when an attendee checks in with ALL exhibitors you’ve selected.
- Visit All Exhibitors
- Award the badge when an attendee checks in with a specified number of ANY exhibitors on the list.
- Or you could select MULTIPLE exhibitors and award the badge when an attendee checks in with ALL of the exhibitors you’ve selected.
Feedback Badges
- Respond to Specific Surveys
- Attendees can earn this badge by submitting X responses to a specific survey.
- If a Session Evaluation survey is attached to multiple sessions, you can award a badge for submitting X responses to that survey.
- Respond to Surveys
- Attendees can earn this badge by submitting X responses to ANY survey on the app.
- Answer Survey Correctly
- Attendees can earn this badge by answering a specific survey with X correct answers (optionally allow multiple attempts).
- Respond to Specific Polls
- Attendees can earn this badge by responding to a specific Live Poll.
- Respond to any Live Polls
- Attendees can earn this badge by submitting X responses to ANY live poll on the app.
App Setup/Personalization Badges
- Log into the App
- Attendees can earn this badge by logging into the app and viewing this event.
- Accept Push Messaging
- Attendees can earn this badge by accepting push messaging on first login.
- Update Attendee Profile
- Attendees can earn this badge by editing their attendee profile.
- Favorite Events
- Attendees can earn this badge by adding events to My Schedule.
- Network-related badges and other personalization badges may exist.
Networking Badges
- Acquire Contacts
- Attendees can earn this badge by acquiring a number of Contacts via the Contact Exchange feature.
- Send Messages to Different Recipients
- Attendees can earn this badge by sending messages to multiple recipients.
- Post Photos
- Attendees can earn this badge by posting a number of photos.
- Post Discussion Posts
- Attendees can earn this badge by posting topics on the Activity Feed.
- Post Comments
- Attendees can earn this badge by posting comments.
- Like Activity on the App
- Attendees can earn this badge by liking posts or photos.
Other Badges
- Complete Tasks
- Attendees can earn this badge by completing a task from the To Do List.
- Manually Awarded
- Manual awarding is possible on an attendee-by-attendee basis.
- There is no bulk-award option for Manual Badges.
- Visit All Exhibitors
- Attendees can earn this badge by visiting all exhibitors on the list.
Promote the Game
- Announce the badge game to attendees before the event.
- Use event signage and the app to promote the game.
- Provide example text to advertise the game.
- Include steps for earning badges, such as checking in and visiting exhibitors.
Design Cool Badges – Download and usage
- Download Touchpoint badge image files below:
- Line Style.zip (20 MB)
- Flat Style.zip (1000 KB)
- Fancy - Shield - Aqua.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Blue.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Green.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Orange.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Purple.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Yellow.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Shield - Red.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Aqua.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Blue.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Green.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Red.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Orange.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Purple.zip (10 MB)
- Fancy - Squarish - Yellow.zip (10 MB)
- all-badges.pdf (20 MB)
Download and related resources
- The article includes related resources such as Live Polls, Videos, Badges, and Attendee Engagement.
- Related articles include Bulk Uploading Content, VIP Exhibitor Portal, and Features Overview.
Related sections
- Related Resources
- Attendees
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End note
- This page is part of the Touchpoint Support Center.