Power to the People
Those smart folks over at PSFK linked to a great article in the GuardianUK that looked at the rising trend of ARG’s and then asks:
“If ingenious games designers can inspire thousands of people to collaborate to solve a puzzle, could we do something similar to tackle global warming, keep communities safe, provide support for the elderly, help disaster victims, lend and borrow money, conduct political and policy debates, teach and learn, design and make physical products?”
As they point out in the article, some of these things are already happening. Sites that support micro-lending are showing a ton of growth and this seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Kluster is another interesting example of a site calling on the power of the people. The ability of the internet to quickly and easily bring large groups into communication forums is just awesome.
Tags: ARG, crowdsource, psfk
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March 11, 2008 9:51 pm
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