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EpicWin - Doing Good With a Social Game
SPEAKER/S: Tak Fung (Supermono Limited)
DAY / TIME / LOCATION: Thursday 4:30- 5:30 Room 3002, West Hall 3rd Fl.
TRACK / FORMAT: Game Design / Lecture
DESCRIPTION: This session details the design, development and outcome of EpicWin, a ToDo app that uses the concepts of social games in order to hook people into carrying out their everyday tasks. It demonstrates the intense time-scale, focus and execution order for a 1.5 man team to bring together EpicWin from concept to release in just over 3 months.
TAKEAWAY: Ideas on how EpicWin succeeded in using social game mechanics to get people doing mundane tasks in real life. A philosophy and example of how Gamification has been used to affect people positively through simple gameplay hooks. Also details on the future of EpicWin and insights into the solutions and problems encountered during its development.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: This session is intended for anyone who has an interest in Social Games, Gamification, the current exploitative nature of its game mechanics and for discussion on how you can make them better. The session is particularly aimed at old-school video game designers.

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