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Play the game of life
April 21, 2010… there are many different theories for the phenomenal success of Farmville, most relate to the social aspects of the game. A.J. Patrick Liszkiewicz argues “the secret to Farmville’s popularity is neither gameplay nor aesthetics. Farmville is popular because it entangles users in a web of social obligations. When users log into Facebook, they are reminded that their neighbors have sent them gifts, posted bonuses on their walls, and helped with each others’ farms. In turn, they are …
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Boku, business model, Charles Darwin, Farmville, MMO, Paypal, social gaming, wow | 9 CommentsScience and the “Nobel” art of gaming
March 31, 2011… was a game that allowed users and companies to work together to solve complex climate change and social problems.
Developers behind the recently released game Fate of the World would definitely agree that climate change is ideal gamification material. A single-player strategy game, Fate of The World encourages players to explore serious political and social issues. Unlike many “message-focused” platforms, Fate of the World is a game you actually want to play: complex, immersive and …
Games at the museum: Mia Ridge interview
October 12, 2011… Share Culture heritage technologist Mia Ridge is a champion of crowdsourced museum gaming. Mia has worked as a developer for several world-class museums and is now writing her PhD on crowdsourcing digital heritage. She describes games as the “participation engine” of crowdsourcing.
Taking time out from her busy speaking schedule, Mia told us how and why museums should be raising their game:
How did you first become interested in crowdsourced gaming?
As a kid …
Death 2.0: Crowdsourcing the rest of your (after)life
September 22, 2011… the nature of human existence. (Yes, I watched The Matrix again on the weekend.) With the rise of social media, this idea has now gone a step further: can computers change what it means to be dead?
A few weeks ago, while watching TED videos to escape the scorching Italian sun (it’s a tough life, I know), I came across this off-beat and slightly creepy talk by Adam Ostrow, Mashable’s Editor in Chief.
Adam’s subject was our online (im)mortality. These days people are constantly …
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Adam Ostrow, crowd, crowdsourcing, Isaac Asimov, Matrix, microwork, social media, TechCrunch, TED.com, Twitter, William Gibson | Leave a commentGoogle+, Twitter, Facebook: the new capitals of crowdsourcing?
August 16, 2011… strategy document (don’t worry, I’ll get over it), I’ve been road-testing Google’s new social network as a personal user. Like most early adopters, my first impressions have been generally positive. The UI is clean and well thought-out (though let’s wait until GoogleAds arrive before rejoicing too much). The “circles” concept seems like a truly innovative feature and could be what distinguishes G+ from rivals Facebook and Twitter.
Spheres of influence
G+ circles …
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