HearSay
This game is still being developped. The main features of it are a lot like one of the first ideas that we posted: you get a list of articles liked by your frieds, and you can read/rate articles of your own. The game aspect of it, is that it uses badges and such to keep people entertained and interested in using the app. This also overlaps with what we plan to do to attract users.
What we learn from this is that people are definitely interested in what their friends read. Although in our concept the actual concept is hidden until it is mined, the principle remains the same. We also learn from this, as well as from a ton of other applications, that badges, achievements and similar things give users a big incentive to keep using the application.
What we learn from this is that people are definitely interested in what their friends read. Although in our concept the actual concept is hidden until it is mined, the principle remains the same. We also learn from this, as well as from a ton of other applications, that badges, achievements and similar things give users a big incentive to keep using the application.
Dig Dug
Dig Dug is a very old game using essentially the way we would use mining. Here the goal is to move around in the ground and kill all the monsters to move to the next level. This game was quite popular in the eighties. Although the concept of the game is completely different, the controls/interaction of the game are similar to what we intend to use.
From this game, we can learn that moving around underground can be exciting. Although fighting is probably more exciting than moving around to find gems, we think that the additional functionality of the game should compensate for this.
From this game, we can learn that moving around underground can be exciting. Although fighting is probably more exciting than moving around to find gems, we think that the additional functionality of the game should compensate for this.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/08/review-i-dig-it/
In this game, the goal is to mine as much as possible as fast a s possible, before running out of fuel. With the money from what you mined, you can buy upgrades, reload fuel, and also reach the final goal of the game: pay off your mortgage.
Once again the mining interface of this game is very similar to what we intend to use. The goal is different again: earn money, mine faster and so on. However, in contrary to Dig Dug, this game is actually about mining.
The lessons learnt are similar to those mentioned for Dig Dug. In addition, it shows that associating a value to what is being mined creates a stimulation to dig towards targets.
These two applications focus more on mining as a goal, while we intend to use mining as an entertaining way of discovering new things.
In this game, the goal is to mine as much as possible as fast a s possible, before running out of fuel. With the money from what you mined, you can buy upgrades, reload fuel, and also reach the final goal of the game: pay off your mortgage.
Once again the mining interface of this game is very similar to what we intend to use. The goal is different again: earn money, mine faster and so on. However, in contrary to Dig Dug, this game is actually about mining.
The lessons learnt are similar to those mentioned for Dig Dug. In addition, it shows that associating a value to what is being mined creates a stimulation to dig towards targets.
These two applications focus more on mining as a goal, while we intend to use mining as an entertaining way of discovering new things.
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