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ZQM Labs

ZQM Labs — Z's Quests & Mischief. Location-based scavenger-hunt games in 8 languages, 6 continents. Open-source geospatial patterns.

ZQM Labs — Z's Quests & Mischief

Games Geospatial Open Source

Games, gear & a little mischief.
Location-based scavenger-hunt games for neighborhoods, schools, churches, scout troops, and office parties — now in 8 languages across 6 continents.

🌐 zqmlabs.com • 🎮 Play Demo • 📦 Quest Packs • ✍️ Author Your Own


🎮 What We Build

Wisp's Lost Lanterns

Our flagship game — a self-guided QR scavenger hunt with 6 stops, 4 scare levels, and a global leaderboard.

  • Player PWA — offline-first, GPS-enabled, QR-code unlocks, 8 languages
  • Quest Packs — ready-to-play kits with printable signs, setup guides, and FAQs
  • Authoring Tools — create your own quests with our validator and guide

Open-Source Geospatial Patterns

14+ repos of production-tested geospatial patterns — PostGIS, H3, STAC, GDAL, GeoPandas, DuckDB, COG, and more.

🌍 Global Reach

Feature Status
Languages EN, ES, FR, DE, PT, ZH, JA, AR
Story Modes Halloween, Lantern Festival, Summer Solstice, Spring Equinox, Diwali, Mid-Autumn
Cultural Adaptations East Asian, South Asian, Western, Latin American, Middle Eastern, African
Global Leaderboard Cross-kit rankings with country flags
Community Discovery Find games near you

📚 Key Repos

Repo Description
lantern-player Wisp's Lost Lanterns player — offline-first PWA
zqmlabs-site Public website (Hugo)
quest-packs Ready-to-play quest packs
quest-authoring Create your own quests
organizer-toolkit Setup guides and FAQs
playtests Playtest protocols and results
geospatial-patterns Umbrella index of all 14+ geospatial repos

🏗️ ZQM Computing — the geospatial arm

ZQM Computing is the geospatial engineering arm of ZQM Labs. They build the patterns, data infrastructure, and tooling that ground our games in real-world locations.

📜 License

All repos are MIT-licensed unless otherwise noted. Game content (quests, stories, characters) is CC-BY-4.0.


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