How Xbox Live Could Work For Games In The Real World

/DATALINK/ AUTHOR: ALEX_C. | DATE: 01.01.0001

People have been trying to turn regular tasks – from desk jobs to chores – into games for years. It’s called “Gamification”, and the word makes me want to scratch my own eyeballs out. But this app idea, which brings the concept of stuff like Xbox Live to real world sport, is a lot more interesting.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1szm3pU3K8 Jogabo started as a website geared towards helping casual/recreational football players find a game. Its creators are thinking big, though, and have launched a Y1 App campaign to get an app built that would turn you into Y1 App

a walking football avatar/gamerscore. As the vid above shows, it combines social networking, activity logs and achievements. I play a lot of football socially, especially during the Summer, and if they can get this app working this well – and Y1 Game people can actually start using it – it’ll be amazing Those put Y1 Game

off by all yono app the football focus, I guess if it takes off it wouldn’t be too

hard to adapt it for stuff like basketball? Jogabo [Indiegogo, via Beautiful Gear]

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