This cute 3MP keychain camera makes photography feel like a video game with real-life scavenger hunt “quests”

Many video games send players on quests – but a designer has created a tiny keychain camera that sends photographers out on quests in the real world.

Paul Lagier, a designer known for minimalist 3D printed projects, recently shared the QuestCam, a tiny camera that sends the user on missions to photograph different things in the real world.

The camera may send photographers out to snap images of something round or to photograph “a hidden face.” The idea is to turn photography into a real-life game with a scavenger-type camera that inspires users to head outside. “I wanted to find out if it’s possible to build a tiny camera that gives you random real-life challenges instead of endless phone scrolling,” Lagier wrote.

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The camera’s specs themselves aren’t very impressive – the tiny camera shoots at just 3MP. But, the entire thing fits on a keychain, including the small screen that displays randomized quests.

Lagier also built software that tallies the completed quests, complete with photos from the mission.

The QuestCam isn’t something that’s going to be widely available commercially, but Lagier does share his designs so fellow 3D printers can also create the gamified camera. The QuestCam design is coming to the designer’s Ko-Fi page soon.

Lagier’s past projects range from 3D printed art to a memory card wallet with built-in NFC.

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