The mobile app
A live operations layer for a game that never sits still.
HVZ Game is being built as the operational layer for modern Humans vs Zombies: player registration, tag verification, missions, announcements, teams, map tools, scoring, inventory, and moderator controls in one connected system.
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Why technology matters
HVZ creates too much activity to manage casually.
In the SEAHO case study, KSU tracked a jump from 1,129 points of engagement in 2023 to 800,000 points of data and 53,812 app interactions in 2024. The app exists because the program becomes richer when the data, missions, and player state are connected.
Know what to do next.
Players need clear status, mission instructions, team information, score, messages, and equipment guidance.
Control the event in real time.
Staff need tools for approvals, announcements, objectives, reports, player support, and safety adjustments.
Build repeatable operations.
Reusable settings, records, and org profiles make it easier to run the next season with less reinvention.
Use cases
What the app can do for an org
Registration and player profiles
Collect player details, organization IDs, photos, team memberships, and approval status.
Tag verification and game state
Support traceable tag events, faction changes, kill counts, points, and moderator review.
Missions and announcements
Push structured objectives, critical alerts, game updates, and timed event instructions.
Maps and field tools
Support zones, public pins, radio-style updates, scanner/radar concepts, and privacy-conscious location features.
Powerups and custom mechanics
Let admins configure special rules, rewards, cooldowns, inventory items, and limited-time effects.
Reports and audit trails
Keep decisions, objectives, points, and player actions easier to review after the event.
Future asset Admin dashboard screenshot
Create this after the app UI is ready: live population, current missions, alert composer, and map health.
Organizer benefit
More time designing moments. Less time reconciling the aftermath.
The goal is not to make HVZ feel sterile. The goal is to let moderators spend their energy on great missions, player safety, campus partnerships, and story moments instead of manually stitching together spreadsheets, group chats, and paper logs.
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