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Why making the crowd smart is a no-brainer

Posted on by Tommaso De Benetti

… serve a radically different purpose. If game designers get together with crowdsourcing experts and integrate the two concepts, in the next years we could see the emergence of computer based activities that are rewarding for players and businesses simultaneously. These activities would be fun, educational and productive.

Now if only someone out there was smart enough to put my idea into practice… As for me, I should really get some sleep.

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Can we crowdsource the planet better?

Posted on by Ville Miettinen

… go looking for one. To get them involved, the hardcore greens will have to reach out and integrate better online, particularly with social networks.

When it comes to saving the planet, the crowd is out there; the only trouble is figuring out how to put them to work.

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Form processing

Microtask offers a cost-efficient, scalable and reliable way to integrate high volumes of hand-written forms directly into your existing database.

Customers include banks, insurance companies and public sector organizations. We guarantee full confidentiality, and provide a Service Level Agreement for turn-around times and quality.

Archive digitization

We offer a cost-efficient way to refine archive material. We use distributed human …

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Play the game of life

Posted on by Tommaso De Benetti

… make even a repetitive job more interesting. Let’s now consider the opposite case: how can we integrate tasks into games and create a win-win situation both for players and the company running the game?

It seems to me that many players who are unable or unwilling to pay a subscription, or sustain the ongoing expenses required to run a virtual farm would be willing to carry out tasks in exchange for virtual (or real) currency. The challenge for designers is to “mask” the little work …

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When worlds collide

Posted on by Tommaso De Benetti

… advances, such as the recently announced Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft might have found a way to integrate living room (or desktop) games with portable devices. However, even taking for granted the absence of technical barriers, the problem of integrating two very different kind of interaction (desktop and mobile interfaces) in a coherent gameplay experience remains unsolved.

Adam Dust and Eve

This evolution in mobile gaming is occurring at a time when exciting advances are being …

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