You chose wrong: gamification of journalism and news games
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#GAevent April 2015 You chose wrong. Why journalists are no fun at games
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#GAevent April 2015
You chose wrong. Why journalists are no fun at games
1. The second hand of a clock 2. Western Union 3. Unicorns and racehorses
First, what are we actually talking about?
First, what are we actually talking about? What’s the game: the story, or the journalism?
“Every time you do something that helps inform the user community, or increases the quality of content on citizenside.com, you get recognized and rewarded for that.”
http://trippenbach.com/2011/04/19/three-reasons-game-design-is-essential-for-citizen-journalism/
“Games [need] how and why. 'How' lets you understand the system. 'Why' can be how the player understands the ways that the pieces in the system interact.”
http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2011/04/designing-a-newsgame-is-an-act-of-journalism103.html
Editorialize Raise awareness Simulate dynamics Model issues Recreate events Teach Portray experiences Turn stories into systems
Bobby Schweizer: 8 uses of news games
https://www.newsrewired.com/2012/02/03/newsrw-what-are-newsgames-and-how-do-you-use-them/
1. The second hand of a clock 2. Western Union 3. Unicorns and racehorses
“Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.”
Ben Hecht:
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“People who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.”
Frank Zappa:
Image: Heinrich Klaffs
1. The second hand of a clock 2. Western Union 3. Unicorns and racehorses
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html
https://medium.com/@alper/engagement-loops-are-the-best-way-to-motivate-people-using-game-mechanics-a0deeb9a2afc
1. The second hand of a clock 2. Western Union 3. Unicorns and racehorses
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http://usvsth3m.com/post/79357390440/game-amateur-hacker-simulator
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http://usvsth3m.com/post/79357390440/game-amateur-hacker-simulator
FUN!
FUN!
FUN!
FUN!
http://bjacksonuk.com/2014/11/ebola/
http://bjacksonuk.com/2014/11/ebola/
FUN!
FUN!http://chooseyourownadventure.tumblr.com/post/80260931984/mummyshark-its-ripped-but-there-still-arent#notes
Unicorn
SOCIAL!
Racehorse
Unicorn
SOCIAL!
Racehorse
Unicorn
SOCIAL!
Racehorse
UnicornSOCIAL!
Racehorse
Unicorn
SOCIAL!
Unicorn
SOCIAL!
SOCIAL!
SOCIAL!
FUN!
SOCIAL!
FUN!
Breeding unicorns
.http://www.flickr.com/photos/30804458@N08/3316400889/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6990109980/
Flexible CMS
Flexible CMS
A career path
Javascript for a quiz
...for a counterhttp://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/2014/02/21/wayne-rooney-earnings/
...for a counter
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/live-counter-watch-how-much-4389075
...for a gamehttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN_nbHnHDi4
More inputs.
Interbreeding
.http://www.flickr.com/photos/30804458@N08/3316400889/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6990109980/
1. Templates to make games easier 2. We don’t always need to keep score. 3. Make it fun. Make it social.
Thank you.
Image by Evan Long
@PaulBradshaw, Online Journalism Blog, HelpMeInvestigate Birmingham City University
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