Sunday, February 10, 2002
Mystery Maps
Web site with a mythology/mystery background.
The Game
Users need to solve riddles and puzzles to pass a stage. The first who complete all the stages is the winner. -> Make a Hall of Fame
In some cases the users only need to solve all the riddles in a stage to pass to the next one and other times every riddle solved in a stage unlock part of the final riddle. It could be a jigsaw puzzle where a piece is added every time a riddle is solved or it could be an image that becomes clearer after every solution (like a progressive JPEG).
Some puzzles may be time sensitive (but clues must be given). If you are at the right place at the right time you can find the solution. Like in movies where a hidden city is revealed only when the sun is in the right position.
User needs to subscribe to the site. This will allow the system to store at wha point he/she left, display the clues already discovered and so on.
-> it will need a privacy policy
On the right side of each page there should be a list of resources (web sites, books, ...) related to the topic. They could be useful for the user to learn more about the topic and also to get clues aout the riddles.
Revenue
Maybe 1 type of mystery could be free and another "pay-to-play." (free games have no prize only the honor of being in the hall of fame, "pay-to-play" games may have a prize).
Ask companies for sponsorship. For example if the site is about Pirates we could strike a deal with Treasure Island in Las Vegas and the first prize could be a weekend in a suite at the hotel.
In other cases the riddle may be hosted by a different site, causing the site to receive additional traffic (what's the profile of the average user?)
-> Will need to hire 1 or more marketng persons.
K-12
A spin-off could create simpler riddles for kids to learn about subjects.
Possible topics
The Game
Users need to solve riddles and puzzles to pass a stage. The first who complete all the stages is the winner. -> Make a Hall of Fame
In some cases the users only need to solve all the riddles in a stage to pass to the next one and other times every riddle solved in a stage unlock part of the final riddle. It could be a jigsaw puzzle where a piece is added every time a riddle is solved or it could be an image that becomes clearer after every solution (like a progressive JPEG).
Some puzzles may be time sensitive (but clues must be given). If you are at the right place at the right time you can find the solution. Like in movies where a hidden city is revealed only when the sun is in the right position.
User needs to subscribe to the site. This will allow the system to store at wha point he/she left, display the clues already discovered and so on.
-> it will need a privacy policy
On the right side of each page there should be a list of resources (web sites, books, ...) related to the topic. They could be useful for the user to learn more about the topic and also to get clues aout the riddles.
Revenue
Maybe 1 type of mystery could be free and another "pay-to-play." (free games have no prize only the honor of being in the hall of fame, "pay-to-play" games may have a prize).
Ask companies for sponsorship. For example if the site is about Pirates we could strike a deal with Treasure Island in Las Vegas and the first prize could be a weekend in a suite at the hotel.
In other cases the riddle may be hosted by a different site, causing the site to receive additional traffic (what's the profile of the average user?)
-> Will need to hire 1 or more marketng persons.
K-12
A spin-off could create simpler riddles for kids to learn about subjects.
Possible topics
- Cagliostro
- Rasputin
- Count of St. Germain - Elixir of youth
- Atlantis (hotel in Bahamas)
- Incas - El Dorado
- Mayas
- Aztecs
- Egyptians - Sphynx
- Pirates - Treasure Islands (hotel in LV)
- China - Emperors
- North dieties
- Argonauts
- Vello d'oro
- Lost Galeon. (Search for Atocha. Book: "Fatal Treasure")
- The treasure of Arsene Lupin.
- Noah's ark (sightings in Turkey)
- The Amazons
- Vikings
