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Life Imagined As One Big RPG

Posted by timothy on from the congratulations-you're-employed dept.

Scoop Snookems writes "Will there be a day where we earn achievement points simply by brushing our teeth or high-fiving a friend? There could be, according to Carnegie Mellon professor Jesse Schell. In this video from the annual DICE summit, Schell comments on recent evolutions in gaming before fixating on a concept where our futures evolve into one big RPG. Fascinating stuff, and I hope writing this post nets me 10 points."

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  1. Though tangental to the post, I'm reminded of... by Delusion_ · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Achievement Unlocked"

    http://armorgames.com/play/2893/achievement-unlocked

    I think it's an excellent statement about the prevalent use of achievement systems for their own sake.

  2. Been there, done that, claimed the XP by SlowDancing · · Score: 3, Informative

    Already been done.

    1. Re:Been there, done that, claimed the XP by HikingStick · · Score: 2, Informative

      Actually, that's the second site. The original was http://www.chorewars.com/. The folks at ChoreWars created WorldOfChoreCraft so that people who had it set up at home could use it at work (and vice versa).

      --
      I use irony whenever I can, but my shirts are still wrinkled...
  3. Re:Which RPG? by jgtg32a · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not everyone in a Square game has a long monologue, but you are only required to wear 3 belts at a minimum.

  4. Life Achievements.com by Pinktits · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is a website that does just that actually (let you rack up points for your own life achievements). http://www.lifeachievements.org/