Gametize Platform 18.1.0

Gametize Platform 18.1.0 builds on the 18.0.0 release with major improvements across Maps, Community management, integrations, platform administration, and the Player experience.

Availability: Platform updates are rolled out progressively across Gametize.com and supported Enterprise platforms.

Some features may depend on platform configuration and may not be available or applicable on Gametize.com. Player application support may also vary between the Web and Mobile apps.

Maps are now available at Topic level

Map Manager has been expanded beyond the Project level and can now be used within individual Topics.

This makes Maps a more flexible navigation tool for experiences that need interactive navigation within a specific section of a Project.

Project and Topic Maps now support the same hotspot types, including new options for:

• Challenge — link directly to a Challenge
• Challenge Category — open Challenges filtered by a selected Challenge Category
• Topic Category — open Topics filtered by a selected Topic Category

Map hotspot selection has also been improved to make larger Projects easier to manage.

Faster Map Variant creation

Creating a Map Variant now starts with the parent Map's image, details, and hotspots already populated.

Administrators can adjust the variant rather than rebuilding the Map from scratch, making responsive Map setup considerably faster.

Topic-level Maps are being rolled out progressively and are currently designed primarily for the Player Web app. Mobile app support is still being expanded.

Improved privacy for Map hotspots

Map hotspots now respect Player access to the content they link to.

Players will only see hotspots for Topics and Challenges they are permitted to access, including when Projects contain private, unpublished, or individually assigned content.

This strengthens privacy while keeping Maps useful for experiences with different Player groups or access levels.

Topic-specific Community Boards

Community Boards can now be associated with a specific Topic.

A Topic-linked Board is only available to Players who can access that Topic, making it possible to create more focused discussion spaces for:

• cohorts
• programme phases
• private Topics
• individual learning or activity streams

This provides more flexibility for Projects where a single Project-wide Community is too broad.

Expanded Moderator capabilities

Moderators can now take on additional day-to-day Community and Player support responsibilities.

This includes access to Community Settings and the ability to complete Challenges on behalf of Players where required.

These changes help larger teams delegate more operational tasks without requiring full Project Administrator access.

QR codes for easier sharing

Share options for Projects, Topics, Challenges, and Communities can now display a QR code alongside their links.

This makes it easier to connect offline and online experiences, such as:

• event signage
• posters
• printed learning materials
• physical activity stations

Administrators can simply display or share the generated QR code for Players to scan.

Expanded Admin API capabilities

The Admin API continues to grow with new capabilities for Enterprise and integration use cases.

Project export through the Admin API

Projects can now be exported programmatically through the Admin API.

Combined with the Project import capability introduced previously, integrations can support more complete automated Project migration, duplication, and environment-to-environment workflows.

Self-service API credential management

Platform operators can manage Admin API clients through the Super Admin console.

API clients can be:

• created
• assigned specific permissions
• updated
• revoked when no longer required

This gives organisations more control over machine-to-machine access and helps support least-privilege integration practices.

Improved public API documentation

Public Admin API documentation has been expanded to make integration onboarding easier.

The documentation is also structured to work more effectively with modern AI coding assistants and automated development tools.

This gives technical teams more ways to explore and understand supported Gametize integration capabilities.

Optional AI-assisted Community moderation

Supported platforms can enable AI-assisted moderation for Community Posts and Comments.

When enabled, potentially inappropriate submissions can be identified before they are posted, giving Players an opportunity to revise their contribution.

This provides organisations running larger or more active Communities with an additional moderation layer.

Improved enterprise registration controls

Enterprise platforms using approved email-domain restrictions can now apply the same registration rules consistently across supported API registration flows.

This helps organisations ensure that account creation follows their configured work-email or membership requirements regardless of how registration is initiated.

Improved Super Admin platform management

The Super Admin experience has been refreshed to make platform configuration easier to understand.

Improvements include:

• clearer grouping of settings
• descriptions displayed alongside configuration options
• a refreshed platform overview
• clearer visibility of important platform capabilities and statuses

This makes it easier for platform operators to review how an environment is configured without cross-checking multiple screens.

Improved Player and Content experiences

Several smaller improvements have also been introduced across the platform.

More personalised Minigames

Supported Minigames can now use the Challenge's Featured Image as the play-area background, providing a more branded and visually consistent experience.

Clearer invitation and notification wording

Player-facing wording has been refined to better distinguish:

• email invitations
• invite codes
• Challenge invitations

Email notification settings have also been clarified so Players can better understand which types of messages they are opting in or out of.

Better image upload feedback

Administrators now receive clearer feedback when an image upload cannot be accepted, helping them resolve format issues without unnecessary troubleshooting.

Reliability and usability fixes

18.1.0 also includes a collection of smaller fixes and refinements, including improvements to:

• Challenge conversion settings
• Project carousel ordering and saved fields
• Chinese translations on embedded Player pages
• Image Library presentation
• Challenge Category publishing
• mobile and embedded layouts
• Map hotspot labels and selection

These changes collectively improve reliability and reduce friction across everyday administration and Player experiences.

Continuing to improve Gametize

18.1.0 expands Gametize's ability to support richer interactive experiences, more targeted Communities, stronger integrations, and more flexible administration.

We will continue rolling these improvements out progressively across Gametize.com and supported Enterprise platforms.