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Alex Robilotto Here's an idea: A Facebook app to "gamify" (somebody please come up with a better word than that) meeting goals like quitting smoking and losing weight. If the app helps people accomplish their goals, then it can be said to be successful. I think I could write a grant proposal justifying that. Anyone see any issues with it? 6 hours ago · Comment · LikeUnlike · UnsubscribeSubscribe


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 * G Richard Barton The end result is certainly desirable, but accomplishing it would require the creation of General Intelligence -- conscious thought outside of the human brain.
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 * Alex Robilotto No, I just want to test the idea that things like achievements, social recognition, points, and other things common to Facebook games could be used for a purpose beyond entertainment. I think this is a promising idea that would contribute to answering the question, no? Plus I've always wanted to write a Facebook app, and this could be a way to get funded.
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 * G Richard Barton If it the game did not include neural connections beyond the human brain capable of demonstrably predicting the future, how could it help people meet their goals better than the capabilities of their current minds?
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 * G Richard Barton If you assume that all of life is a game, you don't need the word "gamify" to distinguish between non-game life and game life. You could simply say, "A facebook app to help people meet goals..."
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 * I don't know if it could or not, but it's possible that the idea of having a " Has Gone Ten Days Without Smoking" achievement pop up on your wall might be that 0.00001% push that helps someone stick to their goal. Or a " Has Fai...led and Has to Start Over" to embarrass them. Of course they'd have to log in and let the system know how they did for it to work, and there's nothing to keep a person from lying.
 * I just read an article on quitting smoking, that's why this was on my mind. I, personally, have never smoked.See More
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 * Alex Robilotto ‎"Gamify" is the current buzzword that marketers are using to describe this tactic. They want to give achievements for eating a certain number of Big Macs and so on.
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 * Alex Robilotto I think a word to describe the tactic is helpful, even though I don't care for that particular word.
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 * G Richard Barton ‎"Gamify" works because it shows how hokey the concept is.
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 * G Richard Barton ‎"Gamify" works because it shows how hokey the concept is.
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