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Title:

Applying Game Design Techniques to Social Software

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Level:
Advanced
Type:
Solo
Category:
Community / Social Networks
Presenter:
Josh Knowles, Auscillate.com
Description:
Computer games are becoming increasingly social, whether by having groups of real people play together or by allowing people to share and compare scores, ranks, and trophies. Social software can be a more playful, less utilitarian affair. So what can we learn from game design that we can apply to non-game social software? Can we make users more passionate? Can we change their behavior? Can we make our social software tools more useful?
Rusty Speidel
on 8/8/08
LOVE it. We are developing an idea right now based on exactly this idea.
dennis crowley
on 12/8/08
I'm into it. Would love to see an overview of all the social gaming experiments / projects that are out there - what's been successful vs. what's promising etc.
Josh Klein
on 12/8/08
This is sorely needed - we all know there are a ton of apps out there that have the potential to be as big as games, but nobody has collected what makes or breaks these things. I'd fly down there just to see this!!
Michael dory
on 12/8/08
Big fan — there's a ton to talk about in this and I'm looking forward to hearing more about what's working, what's not, and what's next.
Anne Hong
on 18/8/08
I believe this topic may help me design a useful game to promote learning or education.
Christin Roman
on 24/8/08
Really interesting topic. There's lots to say on this. I'm looking forward to it!
Mason Carroll
on 24/8/08
There is obviously lots of unrealized potential in Social networking sites. But what is it? I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it.
Karen Sopko
on 26/8/08
Tell me more
Haley Rogers
on 26/8/08
If we can gear gaming and/or social software to get people more involved and passionate as Josh says perhaps we can eventually use these tools to inspire people and increase participation in things like voting, decreased energy usage, etc. Very interesting point he raises.
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