Find the Future
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Game Credits

Find the Future – The Game was created by The New York Public Library.

  • Executive Producer: Caro Llewellyn
  • Creative Director: Jane McGonigal
  • Story Director: Kiyash Monsef
  • Experience & Visual Design: Natron Baxter Applied Gaming
  • Web Development: PlayNicely Labs and Natron Baxter Applied Gaming
  • Mobile Development: MokaSocial and Green Wire LLC
  • Original Poster Art: Jacob Glaser
  • Game Design: Jane McGonigal, Kiyash Monsef and Natron Baxter Applied Gaming
  • Additional Quest Design: Ian Kizu-Blair and Sam Lavigne
  • Preliminary Game Design: Playmatics
  • Location scouting and puzzle design: Josh Shabtai
  • Additional field research: Jonathan Bellinger, Kristina Kallas, Brenda Fogg, Peter Blas, Ross Newmann, and Jessica MacDonald

There are two ways to play:

To play at the Library

Step 1

Download the Find the Future app to your iPhone (requires iOS 4.0 or later).

Also available for Android

Step 2

Visit the Library to unlock maps to each Artifact, learn their stories, and scan them with your camera to activate their special Powers. Collect their Powers by touching and holding your screen, and watch your Powers grow.

Step 3

Finish your adventure online, where the Artifacts you found at the Library can help you write and publish your own worldchanging Epic.

To play online

Step 1

Create your player.

Step 2

Visit the quests page to view artifacts and activate their powers.

Step 3

If you're inspired, complete the quest for each artifact by writing a story online.

Step 4

View other player's stories, like them, and add them to your own worldchanging Epic.