SuperBetter: Game Your Way to a Healthier Lifestyle

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/gamificationsummit_nyc_2011

Sean Baenan of Social Chocolate shows screen shots of Jane McGonigal's new game SuperBetter (still in closed beta). The objective of the game is to set and achieve health goals through an immersive interactive environment.

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SuperBetter: Unleashing Heroic Potential for Health
Sean Baenan, Social Chocolate

How can a game help you achieve your health goals or recover from injury or illness? See how games can help users face life's toughest challenges in this inspiring demonstration of SuperBetter from the creative minds at Social Chocolate.

The Gamification Summit brings together top thought leaders in game mechanics and engagement science. Hear what works and what doesn't in this dynamic and fast-moving field through case studies, keynotes and panels delivered by experts such as Gabe Zichermann (Game-Based Marketing), James Gardner (Spigit), Jon Radoff (Disruptor Beam), Michael Wu (Lithium) and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (founder of Gilt Groupe). Learn how game mechanics and the new science of engagement are rewriting the rules of brand marketing, product design and customer acquisition and get your business in the game.

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[postjam]

needs better graphics.



[lanceawatt]

Great concept... drives incentive with stuff that otherwise just gets overlooked like eating/sleeping well. I'd really like to see a 'Virtue' game - changing your relationship with the world in a way that enhances virtue in character... e.g. giving to charity, sociability, working on drive to excel and success... needs some thought but I think it can be done!

[DarxusC]

This thing requires you to give it a friend's email address. It's mission 6. I'd like more people to be aware of that before they start putting time into this.

[lanceawatt]

@ArmoredFelix thats true, but this game would enable you to customize your own goals, so the challenges would reflect your own values, so in that respect it would be adaptable...

[ArmoredFelix]

@lanceawatt Ah well you can lead a person to a correct idea, but you can't make them partake.

[SomethingSea1]

@cheezit1 It's not very well done at all. Once you think about it for a second, it's clear that this game is actually a ruse. The combination of the SHOULD "health" is still at the heart of the problem. These people think health is an unpleasant task. The only way to make a good game is if you think the activity.... is actually fuckin' fun! Have people who enjoy exercise and the such make the game - not those who think it's a chore.

[angelwhite]

How will they get past the chicken/egg problem? Do I have to go pester all my friends to join just so that they can log in once a week and set quests for me?

[lanceawatt]

@bakedbeansorama thanks! I hope they employ me LOL XD

[lanceawatt]

@ArmoredFelix hmm I like the idea but its borrowing heavily from Grand theft Auto ;)

[ArmoredFelix]

@lanceawatt Charities for the most part are Jewish designed and dominated means of laundering money for hookers and blow.

[LostManSays]

@55539brian Orgasmic, even.

[LostManSays]

I think its kind of sad when a person needs this type of extra motivation to walk 10 blocks or get enough sleep. How 'bout you take the money you'd spend on this, give it to me and I'll come over and whip your ass right into shape. I dont leave bruises.