In a recent TED talk, Seth Priebatsch, the ‘Chief Ninja’ of SCVNGR (why can’t I have a title like that?) outlined how gaming dynamics will be used over the next ten years to encourage us to do stuff in the real world. One really nice example he mentioned was awarding patients points for taking their pills on time. Epic win, Apple’s app of the week this week, is another example of this thinking. It’s a combined to-do list and RPG (roleplaying game) that gives you points and loot for doing the stuff you’ve told it you should. THORIN AWESOME – my character – has just levelled-up for completing the task ‘Write Something for the weekend’. It was ‘A test of stamina’ worth 300 points. Could this be the answer to actually completing a to-do list? Or attracting new female and luddite, Moleskine-loving gamers?

Thanks to Chris Gallery for this story

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