Comments on: (Social) Gaming – significant numbers & the next level

By: Gianluigi Cuccureddu

Gianluigi Cuccureddu — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:08:08 +0000

Definately, gaming replaces or complements other social activities.

Gaming can be the reason for social activity or simply a result from social activity which is initiated by it.

By: Xtreme Xhibits

Xtreme Xhibits — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:40:04 +0000

Speaking on a platform level (xbox360, ps3, etc), with the increased social functions of these consoles like chat, text, group parties and the like, multiple generations of gamers can find value in pluggin’ in.

I played Madden 2010 with my 40+ yr old uncle, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare with my teenage cousin in the same night, all while being able to chat via headset.

No longer will people who play daily be automatically pigeonholed into being reclusive gamers, as they are interacting with other real-life folks constantly (now if that interaction consists of nothing more than cursing, making annoying noises and badgering just remember… there’s always a rotten apple in the bunch).

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By: Gianluigi Cuccureddu

Gianluigi Cuccureddu — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:24:54 +0000

Karl,

Interesting building blocks (mechanisms) to create games.
Thanks for sharing.

Indeed, the lines are becoming blurry, this is increased by the blurring target groups as well, which then again are attracted to these new ‘games’.

By: Karl Long

Karl Long — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:10:41 +0000

game mechanics are built into so many social tools that the lines between game, social network, application, work are bluring. Look at Foursquare, Gowalla, or even Yelp, all using game mechanics to drive user behavior. Amy Joe Kim at Shufflebrain has done a great deal of work on this, take a look at this presentation:
http://experiencecurve.com/archives/putting-the-fun-in-functional-game-mechanics-and-social-media