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  Rafael 09:24 on May 16, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: game design ( 19 ), gameplay ( 33 ), gamification ( 21 ), geek, towel day ( 2 ), weekly doodle ( 36 )   

  Gbanga launches special items to celebrate Towel Day 

  Between May 16th and June 5th, Gbanga will feature three very special items to commemorate this special date celebrating the life and work of Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

  

  Join the Gbanga Towel Day Quest!

  Players are invited to take part in a special phonebooth side-quest: Call a phonebooth in a cell near you and you might get a shovel item. Use it by dropping it in a cell and wait 24 hours to dig a special Towel Day item! Each interstellar reward is worth 100’000 CASH!

  In addition, following Towel Day traditions, we invite you to carry a towel in tribute to Douglas Adams.

  So long, and thanks for all the fish!

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  Rafael 12:41 on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: casual gaming ( 59 ), conference ( 7 ), game art ( 6 ), game design ( 19 ), gamification ( 21 ), Gbanga Famiglia ( 72 ), in-game purchases, Meetup ( 5 ), team member ( 11 )   

  Sharing Experience: Gbanga’s Speaking Events in 2012 

  Apart from developing and playing awesome games, the Gbanga team will also be speaking at several up-coming conferences around the world in 2012. Approaching a large variety of game related topics, we hope to enlighten and share our expertise and experiences in developing mobile gaming and location-based apps.

  

  Meet the Gbanga Team at various events in 2012

  Matthias Sala – CEO Gbanga

  One Konferenz, Zurich, CH — May 10

  Twitter: @babalunda

  Gbanga’s CEO and mixed-reality gaming guru will be talking about in-game purchases and how the gaming platform Gbanga has pioneered the space being the first Swiss app to use the in-app monetization model. In his presentation, Matthias will share his experiences with this model, discussing its potential and limits for different sectors.

  You can check Matthias’s previous presentation on Gbanga’s slideshare account. Slides from the presentation at the One Konferenz will also be uploaded to this account.

  Robin di Capua – Lead Game Designer

  Develop Conference 2012, Brighton, UK — July 10th to 12th

  Twitter:@RobinDiCapua

  Our lead game designer, Robin, will be talking about the challenges and opportunities of designing location-based quests in a persistent online gaming world. He will be revealing his insights into quest development with LUA scripting, and AI for the location-based game Gbanga Famiglia.

  Chris Solarski – Creative Director

  Game Culture at Fantoche International Animation Festival, Baden, Switzerland — September 7th

  The Art of Video Games Exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington — September 18th, 6:30pm EST

  Twitter: @solarskistudio

  Gbanga’s Creative Director will be giving a talk about the topic of his up-coming book on applying traditional drawing and design techniques to video game design. The two events above are confirmed, with more to follow.

  Personal website: http://www.solarskistudio.com

  Will you be around at these conferences? Feel free to connect with us! You’re looking for a speaker? Please contact speakers@gbanga.com with date and topic.

   
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  Rafael 18:14 on May 3, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: gamification ( 21 ), Germany ( 3 ), guerrilla, marketing ( 15 ), new audiences ( 34 ), QR-Code   

  Gbanga is taking-over Berlin! Find out how 

  Giant green diamonds spread around the city of Berlin are catching the eye of the Berliners this week. With QR-codes printed on them, these precious items are the gateways to connect real and virtual world.

  After quickly scanning the QR-codes, people stumble upon the Gbanga Startup Quest Germany page where they can download Gbanga and find the locations of the german startups.

  If you are not in Berlin, you can check out the photos bellow to see what is happening in one of the coolest cities in Europe. If you are, join our scavenger hunt now!

  

  A Gbanga diamond on Friedrichstraße in Berlin.

  

  A Gbanga diamond in front of the re:publica conference in Berlin.

  

  A Berliner is curious about the QR-code on Gbanga street-art at Warschauerstraße, Berlin.

   

   
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  Rafael 09:56 on May 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: casual gaming ( 59 ), gamification ( 21 ), Gbanga Famiglia ( 72 ), Germany ( 3 ), news ( 12 ), sta, start-ups ( 6 ), weekly doodle ( 36 )   

  Gbanga Startup Quest Germany 

  This year’s Berlin Web Week is about to start and this is your best opportunity to become the Mafia Boss of the coolest startups in Germany!

  

  Gbanga Startup Quest Germany

  You are invited to visit the real-world location of each Berlin-based startup’s headquarters to collect their unique startup superpowers, to be used in-game. Local players may also find superpowers simply by exploring Gbanga mixed-reality world anywhere in Germany!

  In total, there are eight cool startups participating in the quest: Eye Quest, Kinderfee, Ondongo, TunedIn, Tweek, Urbany, 7 Moments and Rdio. For more information about the Gbanga Startup Quest Germany visit the dedicated website.

   
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  Rafael 14:05 on April 26, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: e-tourism ( 8 ), Gbanga Famiglia ( 72 ), location-based gaming ( 58 ), new audiences ( 34 ), player ( 24 ), promo ( 35 ), schweiz ( 7 ), weekly doodle ( 36 )   

  Gbanga Hotel Stoos Quest Winners 

  The Hotel Stoos Quest is over and the lucky winners can all now relax and unwind. That means literally! The 6 players who topped the quest’s leaderboard will each receive a special prize courtesy of Seminar- und Wellnesshotel Stoos. We hope you liked playing this innovative e-tourism mixed-reality quest!

  

  Gbanga Hotel Stoos Quest Winners

  For Seminar- und Wellnesshotel Stoos and Gbanga it was very exciting to watch the race for top ranks play out on the Hotel Stoos Quest leaderboard, with gameplay available exclusively for participants in Switzerland, Austria and Germany! The quest took place from March 22nd to April 25th 2012 and we would like to congratulate all players for their efforts.

  Winners

  Having collected and combined the largest number of star symbols, player Fresch is the winner, receiving a one night stay for two people at Seminar- und Wellnesshotel Stoos! Further winners are: fanaticdiver, ERICON, Jjack, fischa, icke and orxx who each win an exclusive “Day Spa”!

  Stay tuned, we’re preparing many new prize-filled quests for the coming weeks!