AAESHA, HIND, MOZA, MARIAM, NAWF, AND SHOOG’S IDEA: CITYXPLOR: Turning City Exploration into an Interactive Game

+ What is your name?

CityXplor

+ Are you submitting as a team or as an individual?

Team submission
(Aaesha Alteneiji, Hind Ahmed, Moza Maktoum Alkhatri, Mariam Nasser Alshamsi, Nawf Ayman Jamal, Shoog Zayed)

+ Where are you located?

Abu Dhabi Women’s Campus (ADW)

+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.

CityXplor is an interactive tourism app that combines gaming, AI, and cultural immersion, allowing users to explore cities through fun tasks, challenges, and rewards while learning about local culture and supporting small businesses.

+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.

Our ideal collaborative partners include tourism boards, cultural institutions, local businesses, travel influencers, and technology companies interested in enhancing cultural tourism through gamified experiences.

+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?

The most pressing challenge is finding the right technical and business partners to help develop the app, establish local partnerships, and scale the platform to multiple cities.

+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?

We love that our idea makes city exploration fun and engaging while helping users learn about local culture and supporting small businesses and local communities.

+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?

CityXplor is innovative because it transforms city exploration into an interactive game using AI, cultural challenges, and location-based tasks—offering a deeper and more engaging travel experience than traditional maps or guide apps. No app currently combines gaming and cultural immersion in this way.

+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?

Young travelers, students, solo tourists, local businesses, cultural institutions, and tourism boards will all benefit—travelers enjoy fun and meaningful experiences, while local partners gain visibility and new customers.

+ At Sigmund, we are interested in ideas at the intersection of People, Planet, and Profit. How does your idea support these three categories?

People: Encourages cultural learning and connects users with local communities.
Planet: Promotes walking-based exploration, reducing environmental impact.
Profit: Supports local businesses through partnerships, in-app promotions, and driving customer visits.

+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?

Within one year.

+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?

• Quality Education

• Sustainable Cities and Communities

• Decent Work and Economic Growth

• Partnerships to achieve the Goal