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| redleaf_funware_proposal [2010-04-20 23:52] – aymeric | redleaf_funware_proposal [2010-04-21 07:34] – aymeric | ||
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| - | ===== Idea dump===== | + | ===== Braindump |
| - | * Text adventure games could represent a nice way to approach some more challenging subjects in a way which is quick to implement and prototype, | + | ==== Issues ==== |
| - | could provide an interestingly jarring clash with expectations of social gaming. | + | |
| - | * Another idea for the AiR is just to pitch some critical/ | + | * what is wrong with fb?: |
| - | make a really scary sounding app that doesn' | + | * social organization defined by oversimplified algorithms |
| + | * no anonymous use (you break the EULA if you give false information) | ||
| + | * applications are used to harvest data, panem et circenses | ||
| + | * the GUI to friendship is biased (ignore? -> ignore a database request or ignore a human being?) -> force people to collect friends | ||
| + | * the privacy settings is a fail/fail case, fail 1: the system is geared towards enabling the sharing of information as much as possible, including via authorized third party app, fail 2: you do not protect your privacy, eerything i still owned and tracked by fb, in fact you can only hide parts of your activity t other users. | ||
| + | * ppl have no clue how it works, they are lured into a fake freedom of speech ending up vomiting on fb and showing their tits and balls, not realizing they are seriously damaging their real social and professional network. | ||
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| + | ==== how can we express that in a game? ==== | ||
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| + | * Text adventure games could represent a nice way to approach some more challenging subjects in a way which is quick to implement and prototype, could provide an interestingly jarring clash with expectations of social gaming. | ||
| + | * Another idea for the AiR is just to pitch some critical/ | ||
| * Combination of the 2 above: text based, viral game that shows the user what application developers/ | * Combination of the 2 above: text based, viral game that shows the user what application developers/ | ||
| * Farmville plays on social obligations and actually all the stuff that makes ppl join facebook in the first place (as mentioned in [[http:// | * Farmville plays on social obligations and actually all the stuff that makes ppl join facebook in the first place (as mentioned in [[http:// | ||
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| * If everything is text based but involves many-to-many connections between players and bots/ | * If everything is text based but involves many-to-many connections between players and bots/ | ||
| * bring anonymity back in communication, | * bring anonymity back in communication, | ||
| - | * If we need to create a story, reading some Kaczynski could be inspiring to set the mood :) | ||
| * a player needs to collect the more data as possible on everyone and can sacrifice his friends for extra life, artefacts, bonuses | * a player needs to collect the more data as possible on everyone and can sacrifice his friends for extra life, artefacts, bonuses | ||
| + | * implement a blowfish app in fb or as firefox plugin to allow encrypted communications | ||
| + | * we need to find a way to make the game enjoyable but increasingly sick or disturbing to play? | ||
| ===== Outline of the concept underlying the work ===== | ===== Outline of the concept underlying the work ===== | ||
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| * Reveal underlying apparatus and risks of centralized and proprietary data-mining driven social software | * Reveal underlying apparatus and risks of centralized and proprietary data-mining driven social software | ||
| * Reverse engineer the black box by the mean of gaming | * Reverse engineer the black box by the mean of gaming | ||
| - | * Spread positive ideas using mass media channel VS remain in secure niche of specialist and already convinced communities | ||
| - | * Viral and Spreadable ideas are not for marketing but powerful vector to share knowledge and ideas | ||
| ===== General outline of the scope of the final work ===== | ===== General outline of the scope of the final work ===== | ||
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