Seth Priebatsch: Building the game layer on top of the world

http://www.ted.com By now, we're used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web -- building a "social layer" on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress: the "game layer," a pervasive net of behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape education and commerce.

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[Ratoscruvy]

Hello Pogotribe...

[DynamicDeclan]

Dan Brown?

[Americanbadashh]

Why is a batman villain leading orcs?

[yiotos]

I wish school was a better designed game.

[YamiPoyo]

wtf level 10 and 20 paladin and orc of wtf?

[iOscartheGrouch]

Damn, No matter where i go,and what i do... Im grinding to better myself xD

[Shnimberz]

What he said about Digg that the leaderboard got to the point where the top 7 helped each other out even at the expense of good news just so they can keep their positions is the way out system works today. These top corporations and politicians will group up and help each other even at the expense of the people so that they can stay at the top no mater what. What do you guys think?

[Son0fHobs]

Gamification is amazing. VW's "The Fun Theory" Fold.it, folding puzzles for science had incredible impacts, and huge scientific discovery that also utilized the community teamwork. I wish we could see it more.

I wonder how we can create it in our own lives. I feel like we need recognition or competition from others to make it practical. We can always reward ourselves, but that's only so effective.

[antiirony]

nice fucking sunglasses, bro.

[The6ChickMagnet]

@gulllars /watch?v=nZ-VjUKAsao watch this pimp