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The little shopping cart dog in this video reminds me how much I hate "gamification" in everyday products and services. It's rarely something that enhances your
by kdamken 10y ago
The little shopping cart dog in this video reminds me how much I hate "gamification" in everyday products and services. It's rarely something that enhances your experience, and is there simply to separate you from your hard earned dollars.
If I want to be "gamified", I'll play the video game I purchased on my gaming machine.
- binarymax 10y agoYeah but that scene was so on point! Especially how there is a cut to the next scene and the dog is wearing a hat, implying some achievement. Such a great series of videos. Extremely well done, and horrifying because it seems plausible (even if only a little).
- kdamken 10y agoHaha it certainly was. I noticed that too. Even worse a part of me totally wanted to deck my virtual pet out in a top hat as well.
- jerf 10y agoWell, that's the thing, isn't it? We don't decry this stuff because it doesn't work, we decry it because it does. With years of practice, I've metaphorically calloused myself against a lot of these things now. For instance, I'm nearly immune to the stupid "play half a commercial, post link to 'see how it ends'" technique I see every few months. By "immune" I don't mean that I no longer feel the draw, but that it is no longer anywhere near enough for me to actually do anything about it. But it took effort, and I find myself wondering, is there anything else I'm giving up to have that metaphorical callous? What are the consequences of the brain adaptations necessary to function under this constant cognitive assault? (And I'm not at all sure the answer is easy. "More alienation" or "less empathy" are really snap answers, but at the level of detail I'm interested in, also vacuous. I'd really love to know but probably never will.)
- TeMPOraL 10y agoSeries of videos? There's more than one (and that other old one about making tea)?
- derekp7 10y agoIf you think that is bad, take a look at the book "Metagame" by Sam Landstrom. The story itself is a bit far out there, but the parallels to what we see coming are a bit frightening.
- coldtea 10y ago>It's rarely something that enhances your experience, and is there simply to separate you from your hard earned dollars. That describes 90% of the internet. Heck, that describes 90% of social life.