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I wonder if this will eventually intersect with the gamification trends. This article had me imagining a crude augmented reality MMO, routine tasks are assigned point values and so are items for purchase. Walking through the store you could see that Sara Lee white bread nets you 100xp, paying your mortgage on time, Bank of America has awarded you 1000xp. A look at someone and the HUD displays their level and point value along with their various badges. Of course check-ins will be automatic.

I doubt this iteration will be very advanced, but the article definitely made me think.



This guy has something to say about that kind of thing:

http://www.ted.com/talks/jesse_schell_when_games_invade_real...

Worth listening to, it gets kind of scary toward the end.




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