From: Ian H. <ih...@be...> - 2007-08-23 02:25:04
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So I keep posting this sort of thing even though I really don't know how relevant these things are, and of course we do have a long list of more practical immediate things to do (like, um, getting something that we can seamlessly use in place of an existing GBrowse instantiation, ideally before modENCODE is history...) However I do think it's good to stay on top of this trend of thought. People are increasingly realizing that there is not that much difference between a social web application and a casual game. And what we are building is not all that far from a social web app. This article stresses the following five game-like aspects of a successful social app: - Collecting - Points - Feedback - Exchanges - Customization http://blogs.business2.com/startups/2007/08/five-ways-to-bu.html Raph Koster posts a lot of links like this on his blog. It's a fun site to dip into occasionally. See also Amy Jo Kim. I. |