Now, a mobile game to give you a virtual tour of city’s heritage

LUCKNOW: Now, you can take a virtual heritage tour of Lucknow’s monuments with just a click of your phone, courtesy a mobile phone game developed by the state tourism department.

Based on the city’s heritage walk, the game can be logged on to through Facebook or an email account on the tourism website. It opens with the selection of a character that thereafter passes through some of the most iconic monuments of the city, such as the Bada Imambara, Rumi Gate, Chattar Manzil, Tile Wali masjid and the General ki Kothi among others.

The game, which begins with a walk from the Vidhan Sabha, also increases your knowledge about these monuments through questions and snippets. “We have tried to keep the questions simple so that people attempt them. Most of the questions are related to the name of the nawabs who built the monuments and each question has multiple options so that people can easily attempt them,” said Awinash Mishra, deputy director, tourism.

The game doesn’t end here because those who win by giving the maximum right answers, wins two tickets of the heritage walk conducted by the tourism department. “This is basically a promotional exercise to motivate people to take heritage walks and know about the rich cultural value of Lucknow. It also aims to generate interest among people towards heritage and promote it among youngsters who are fond of playing mobile phone games,” added Mishra.

The 10-minute game was launched by the chief minister on Saturday. “The game has been formally launched and will be uploaded on the tourism department’s website very soon for people to log in and play,” said an official.

Besides, the department has also launched a mobile phone application for information related to UP tourism.