Hi Pine -- did you have any specific ideas? I spent some time in the gaming industry and am familiar with Ingress, the game that Pokeman Go is based on, as well as the theories behind mechanics/compulsion loops that mobile games use.
I'll share one general thought -- the research-edit-publish loop is a great mechanism -- it's quick and easy and very gratifying, especially combined with a google search. However, we've generally found that the notion that we use gaming mechanics to encourage people to read or edit wikipedia does not have broad support in our communities. -Toby On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi WMF Mobile and Research, > > I'm wondering if we (mostly meaning "you" but perhaps with external > collaborators) have considered how the Wikipedia mobile apps, Wikipedia > mobile web, the Wikidata game, and/or the Commons app could borrow some > design ideas or features from Pokémon Go to make Wikimedia offerings more > appealing, particularly to younger audiences. This would apply to content > consumption and contribution, as well as community aspects of Wikimedia > experiences, particularly on mobile platforms. > > Thanks, > > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > >
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