Andrzej Marczewski
Below is a very low brow, non expert look at how the technological revolution has changed the definition of words and concepts over the last few years.
Social: When I were a lad, socialising meant going ot the local for a few drinks. Now it means something totally different, with the advent of Social Networking.
A lovely chat with some new friends brought about an interesting thought. Can you really write games or gamify things if you don't play games?
I have rambled at length about my views on gamification. I have explained what I think the basics of game theory boil down to. A task with some kind of reward or incentive offered for completion.
I was watching a young person with an iPhone the other day. I witnessed, with some amusement, this persons reaction when the phone crashed. The string of expletives that ensued left me to conclude that he had either a. lost an unsaved document he had been writing for 8 months or b. was about to break the world record on Angry Birds.
Well, in a few hours it will be 2012. Now, sadly we are not traveling in flying cars though luckily it doesn't look like the world is going to end. So what is going to happen in 2012?
I think it is pretty certain that a gajillion new social media related jobs will be created. That said, I have to wonder how long that can last.