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New Pin Locations
Here is a table that shows the countries where our 149 pins are currently located.
We are continuing to add locations.
The aim is to create a local/global experience. Kids learn about the species, plants and areas that are local to them and trade their pins with other kids globally.
It’s easy to add more pins so reach out to us on Facebook , Instagram or Twitter and let us know where you would like to explore. Create a Habitat pin scavenger hunt in your neighbourhood!
| Pin | Countries |
| Highland Cow | Scotland |
| Golden Eagle | Scotland |
| Red Squirrel | Scotland |
| Red Deer Stags | Scotland |
| Scottish Wildcat | Scotland |
| Nessie | Scotland |
| Capercaille | Scotland |
| Pine Marten | Scotland |
| Osprey | Scotland |
| The Cobbler | Scotland |
| Tian Tian | Scotland |
| Gannet | Scotland |
| Hen Harrier | Scotland |
| Northern Lights | Scotland |
| Stone of Destiny | Scotland |
| White-Tailed Sea Eagle | Scotland |
| Standing Stones Circle | Scotland |
| Thistle | Scotland |
| Grey Seal | Scotland |
| Otter | Scotland |
| Shetland Pony | Scotland |
| Kangaroo Paw | Australia |
| Black Swan | Australia |
| Dolphins | Australia |
| Quokka | Australia |
| Grass tree | Australia |
| Whale Shark | Australia |
| Numbat | Australia |
| Western Grey Kangaroo | Australia |
| Western Blue-tongue Skinks | Australia |
| Thylacoleo | Australia |
| Gurrabal | Australia |
| Clown Fish | Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Papua New Guniea, Solomon Islands |
| Red Kangaroo | Australia |
| Fallow Deer | England, Ireland, Iceland |
| Black Cockatoo | Australia |
| Bald Eagle | USA, Canada |
| Manta Ray | USA, Hawaii, Australia, South Africa, Japan |
| Saltwater croc | Australia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia |
| Brown Bear | USA, Canada, Russia, China, Sweden, Finland, Norway |
| Bison | USA |
| California Sea Lion | USA, Mexico |
| Dolphins | Australia, USA, Mexico, Guatemala |
| Tundra, Polar Bear | USA |
| Sasha, Amur Tiger | USA |
| Indy, California Sea Lion | USA |
| Betty, Grizzly Bear | USA |
| Houdini, King Cobra | USA |
| Dexter, Magellanic Penguin | USA |
| Cortez, Red-Ruffed Lemur | USA |
| Opal, Silvered Leaf Monkey | USA |
| Tuti, Western Lowland Gorilla | USA |
| Kenya, White-Throated Bee-eater | USA |
| Leo, Baby Snow Leopard | USA |
| Jalak, Bali Mynah | USA |
| Charlie, California Sea Lion | USA |
| Dash, Gentoo Penguin | USA |
| Diver, Scaly-Sided Merganser | USA |
| Zoe, Snow Leopard | USA |
| Biru, Red Panda | USA |
| Sid, Babydool Sheep | USA |
| Dori, California Sea Lion | USA |
| Anura, Dart Poison Frog | USA |
| Binda, Dingo | USA |
| Drummer, Emu | USA |
| Kobo, Hamadryas Baboon | USA |
| Dakota, American Bison | USA |
| Spangles, Andean Bear | USA |
| Mable, Hyacinth Macaw | USA |
| Mags, Pronghorn | USA |
| Cleo, Puma | USA |
| Duke, California Sea Lion | USA |
| Nuka, Pacific Walrus | USA |
| Jacob, Sea Otter | USA |
| Ocellated Turkey | Guatemala |
| King Vulture | Venezuela |
| Kapok Tree | Brazil |
| Tapir | Brazil |
| Jaguar | Guatemala |
| Leafcutter Ant | Costa Rica |
| Giant anteater | Honduras |
| Black howler monkey | Belize |
| Red-Eyed tree frog | Nicaragua |
| Amazon River dolphin | Brazil |
| Green Anaconda | Venezuela |
| African Elephant | Kenya |
| Scarlet Macaw | Mexico |
| Monarch butterfly | Mexico |
| Ruby-throated hummingbird | Peru |
| Blue Morpho Butterfly | Costa Rica |
| Cacao Tree | Ecuador |
| Banana | Honduras |
| Tea plant | China |
| Pineapple | Brazil |
| Flying fox | Australia |
| Rainbow lorikeet | Australia |
| Koala | Australia |
| Humpback whale | Australia |
| Crayfish | New Zealand |
| Silver Fern | New Zealand |
| White Kiwi | New Zealand |
| Hihi | New Zealand |
| Tuatara | New Zealand |
| NZ Fur Seal | New Zealand |
| Octopus | New Zealand |
| Blue Cod | New Zealand |
| Starfish | New Zealand |
| Little Blue Penguin | New Zealand |
| Sasa, Sun Bear | New Zealand |
| Black Oyster Catcher | New Zealand |
| Brown Kiwi | New Zealand |
| Long Finned Eel | New Zealand |
| Kaka | New Zealand |
| Kereu | New Zealand |
| Beaver Mannahatta | USA |
| Bald Eagle | USA |
| Black Bear | USA |
| Puma | USA |
| River Otter | USA |
| Kiani, Orangutan | Australia |
| People’s Climate March | USA |
| People’s Climate March | USA |
| Tasmanian Devil | Australia |
| Giant Panda | China, Hong Kong |
| Polar Bear | USA, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway |
| Amur tiger | Russia, Korea, China |
| King Cobra | India, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam |
| Magellanic penguin | Brazil, Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands |
| Red Ruffed Lemur | Madagascar |
| Silvered Leaf Monkey | Malaysia and Borneo |
| Western lowland gorilla | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| White-throated bee-eater | Senegal and Uganda |
| Baby Snow leopard | Nepal, India, China, Russia, Pakistan |
| Bali mynah | Indonesia |
| Gentoo Penguin | Falkland Islands, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand |
| Scaly-Sided Merganser | South Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia |
| Snow Leopard | Nepal, India, China, Russia, Pakistan |
| Red Panda | Bhutan, China, Myanma, India, Tibet |
| Poison Dart Frog | Bolivia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Panama and Hawaii |
| Dingo | Australia |
| Emu | Australia |
| Hamadryas baboon | Jordan,Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Eritrea to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia |
| Andean Bear | Panama, Venezuela,Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina |
| Hyacinth Macaw | Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay |
| Pronghorn | USA, Canada, Mexico |
| Puma | Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile |
| Pacific Walrus | USA, Canada, Greenland, Russia |
| Sea Otter | USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, Mexico |
| Sun Bear | India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Laos, China |
Habitat the Game is heading to the “Inspiring a New Generation Summit”
The summit will host 200 participants from across the globe. The attendees are meeting in West Virginia with the aim to develop a North American Framework for Action to inspire a new generation to experience nature.
Over the past four years we have developed software as part of a social game that rewards players for heading outdoors, colleting virtual pins and trading them with other players in the game.
To date we have worked with international partners including Environmental Organizations – lead by the WCS and the Rainforest Alliance, National Parks, Zoos and Tourism bodies to identify locations for players to visit (now in 16 countries) http://www.habitatthegame.com/pins/
Here are some articles about the experience Habitat created from parents perspective:
http://blog.doc.govt.nz/2014/09/25/habitat-game-kids-app
http://mommypoppins.com/habitat-fun-app-kids-explore-central-park-zoo-nyc
And some articles about the App –using games and technology to get kids outside:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/the-art-of-games-dialing_b_5399258.html
Through the app we can see where kids have been exploring. This map shows the kids in both Wellington NZ in the last 90 days and the pin locations:
Habitat the Game Virtual Pins
We are looking forward to the summit to exploring what the next steps may be. Can we expand our partnerships to reach more kids around the world? Or should we be looking at using the technology as part of a new platform?
We know technology is just one way we can inspire the next generation to get outdoors and I am looking forward to brainstorming the ways in which we may inspire this next generation.
Habitat is on the Map – Find the Virtual Pins
Habitat the Game Virtual pins
We have created a picasa file, a gallery of the Habitat pins showing where they are located in the world. You can view the gallery here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/albumMap?uname=104195294115560509963&aid=6062656779560432689#map
It is a public map so feel free to share.
Habitat the Game Virtual Pins
The pin gallery is in the same spot:
Habitat at the BEAMS Festival
On Saturday the 20th of September Habitat the Game will recreate an interactive winter wonderland in Henrietta Lane, at the annual BEAMS Festival in Chippendale Sydney:
The winter wonderland will allow players to mirror their portable device and play the game on the large screen.
Mock of Habitat the Game’s Winter Wonderland at the BEAMS Festival
To reinforce the sustainable message a series of displays will be set up to demonstrate the real-world actions required to keep the polar bear alive and happy. The Installation will represent bear’s habitat by projecting an icy arctic ocean with oversized cardboard icebergs, sheets of ice and life size polar bears inhabiting the cardboard ice world.
Team Habitat will also be running an interactive scavenger hunt. There will also be some of Australia’s most popular virtual pins relocated to the area for the day! Players will be able to collect the humpback whale, koala, black cockatoo, kangaroo, including popular Wilderquest series of pins.
Find all of the pins and receive a prize!
Habitat the Game virtual pins at the BEAMS Festival
The event starts from 5pm so bring your kids and your phone and enjoy!
Habitat the Game at the People’s Climate March
On September 21, the day of the People’s Climate March, Habitat will place two virtual pins along the March’s Route. These pins will be one off unique pins that kids/players will only be able to pick up on the day of the march.
People who attend the climate march will be able to play Habitat and be rewarded for their participation in the march. This activity will be appealing to kids in the march with their parents.
Habitat the Game will pop two virtual pins along the route of the march: one at the start in Columbus Circle and the other at the finish at 34th Street. Players will capture these unique pins when they are within 50m of the designated area.
The pins will be branded with the 350NYC logo.
The first pin the players collect is a climate change pin where the focus of the multiple-choice will be on climate change. The second pin will be an animal pin – the three multiple-choice questions on the pin will focus on what is at stake for the animals.
Habitat the Game is available to download for free on all iOS, Android and tablet devices. Visit www.habitatthegame.com to learn more, or find the app on iTunes and Google Play.
Find out how more about the People’s Climate March http://peoplesclimate.org/march/
To learn more about how the location services work in the game watch the video and visit the following links: http://youtu.be/FOWUuHwLUM4
https://habitatthegame.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/how-to-trade-pins/
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- 350NYC Animals Pin
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- 350NYC Climate Change
Peoples Climate March and Habitat the Game’s virtual pins
Habitat the Game Player Tutorials
We have finished 7 short videos that explain Habitat the Game.
An Introduction:
How to Care for your Bear:
How to feed your Bear:
Real World Actions:
Glacier Park:
Your Profile
How to Trade Pins
You can see these videos and more on our youtube channel at :Habitat the Game on YouTube
Can technology get kids outdoors?
We are hoping to talk at SXSW about how technology can get kids outdoors.
If you have 2 minutes you can vote for our project below.
Habitat the Game video tutorials
There are so many aspects to Habitat the Game – real world actions, bear care, glacier park, player profiles, mini games and more.
A number of players have asked us “how to” so we have begun to film a series of player tutorials with the game’s creator Kylee Ingram.
They will be available on our YouTube channel.
Check out the first video, all you need to know about Bear Care:
Feedback for Habitat the Game
Habitat has enjoyed it’s first month in the hands of players young and old.
We have had a lot of feedback from parents and players. See some of our favourite comments below:
Sally mother of Lachlan aged 9
Lachie found Habitat on my phone, he loves it!! When he gets a turn on my phone he’s choosing Habitat over Minecraft!
Mat father of Alex aged 8
Given that he only has about 30 minutes a day on an ipad, habitat held its own against games like clumsy ninja, and lego star wars for play time.
Jane mother of Will aged 9
Will loves Habitat. He has taught his siblings and neighbours how to play. Will has a life’s amount of ‘screen time’ each week but he manages to check on his bear – and if he doesn’t his brother or sister do! It has been great to see some of Habitat’s lessons put into action in our home – shorter showers, lights turned out and a keenness to recycle their old toys and clothes.
Olivia aged 7
I liked taking care of the bear and feeding it so I knew the bear was healthy and could have a baby. I liked the swimming in the Arctic looking for fish.
Krissie mother of three
Habitat allows a child to imagine and create with a positive environmental focus. This is the best app of it’s genre. It is a positive and challenging experience for children. It encourages children to think about the environment and the positive choices they can make as independent thinkers.
Madeline aged 7
I LOOOOOOOOVE your game. (Today at my brothers soccer my mum said do you want to play on my phone I said no I,d like to play on dads phone can you guess why?)
I soooooooooooo like your game I am the leader. I have 4594 points already.
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- Habitat the Game virtual pin – Mannahatta Beaver
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- Habitat the Game pin trading
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- Virtual seal collected in Central Park Zoo
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- Habitat the Game player’s score
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- Real World Behaviours
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- Temple Run style feeding game
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- Bear care
