Haystack AR

Turn your event into a real-world AR adventure

Guests explore your venue through their phone camera — hunting animated 3D objects, answering custom trivia, and racing up the leaderboard. Fully custom-branded, and built to drive measurable foot traffic to your booths, vendors, and sponsors. We set it all up for you.

Try Haystack AR yourself

Free on iPhone and Android.

Or scan with your phone camera:

QR codes to download Haystack AR from the App Store and Google Play
Florida Festivals & Events Association
Featured at the FFEA Annual Conference · August 2026

The featured game of Florida's festivals & events conference

BlazingNerd sponsored the Florida Festivals & Events Association Annual Conference, and Haystack was the conference's featured engagement game. Attendees hunted hidden objects around the venue, the live leaderboard played on the main stage, and event professionals from across Florida competed for three days.

“Created by BlazingNerd, Haystack AR is revolutionizing the traditional scavenger hunt by turning events into interactive virtual adventures.” Florida Festivals & Events Association · ffea.com
300+
event pros in the room
73
registered players
46
hidden objects
157
objects found

“This was the best part of my whole week honestly!”

Cressa Bronson, CTA
Events Manager, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce

“It was so much fun!”

Bobbie Brooks
Senior Recreation Program Coordinator, City of Fort Lauderdale
A Haystack prize winner at the BlazingNerd booth at the FFEA Annual Conference
A Haystack gift card winner at the BlazingNerd booth
Conference attendees celebrating at the Haystack booth

See the players' photo wall from the conference

Event Organizer Benefits

  • ✓Boost sponsor visibility
  • ✓Capture attendee data & engagement
  • ✓Encourage booth traffic
  • ✓Easy setup — works with existing venues

How It Plays at Your Event

  • ✓High-visibility challenges drive foot traffic to where you want it
  • ✓Real-time data: scans, plays, booth visits, redemptions
  • ✓Drops onto your existing floor plan — no venue changes required
  • ✓Fast on-site setup & live support from our team

Games & Challenges

Mix and match interactive experiences to fit your conference, expo, festival, fundraiser, or company gathering — we tailor the lineup to your event.

🐉 Animated 3D AR objects

From creatures to a fire-breathing dragon, discovered live through the camera.

Custom trivia & challenges

Written to your event, brand, or theme.

Custom objects for vendors & sponsors

Branded objects placed at booths that pull attendees right to them.

Live leaderboard & prizes

Real-time competition, grand-prize finish.

Photo challenges & social wall

Shareable moments that spread your event.

Real-world exploration

GPS-placed objects move guests across your whole venue.

Drive traffic to your vendors & sponsors

Every custom object can live at a booth, shop, or sponsor activation — and the hunt sends attendees straight there.

Each location gets a measurable count of the visitors it drove (“the hunt sent 143 people to Booth 12”), turning sponsorships into provable ROI.

It's not just a game — it's an engagement platform that moves your crowd exactly where you want them.

Booth/Vendor visits driven

Track engagement in real time — see what's working while your event is still in motion.

312
Booth & vendor visits
1,842
Objects found
768
Photos shared

Data shown is illustrative, but this is the type of live dashboard organizers and sponsors can see during your event.

Bring an AR hunt to your event

Let's build a real-world AR adventure — custom-designed for your attendees, sponsors, and brand.

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