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This is a really cool idea. I wonder if the play calling is a pure democracy or if they have an algo to make good play callers have more sway. They could do s

This is a really cool idea. I wonder if the play calling is a pure democracy or if they have an algo to make good play callers have more sway. They could do something like, for every play I vote for that wins, the results of that play add to the weight of my vote. So, for a sack, interception, etc, I lose weight, but I gain weight for every play with positive yardage. Obviously that's a bit naïve, but you get the idea. However weights are assigned, they could carry over from game to game and lead to the best play callers in the crowd having the most sway. It would also solve the problem of non-fans trying to sabotage the game.

PKop 10y ago
Good point. Instead of just achieving "engagement" from the fans, they could attempt to crowdsource the best calls. They could also extend the tracking / rating of play calls to fans at home. Their votes wouldn't have influence like fans at the game, but award / subtract points just the same if their calls succeed. Then when they do attend games, their rating already exists. At home vs at game could be determined by having purchased a ticket.
- xahrepap 10y ago
  They could even use that to monetize people who want to vote but don't want to go to the game (and even monetize away games). Purchase of an at-game ticket comes with a free voters pass. Or can can buy a voter pass on a game-by-game basis or a season pass.
  - marak830 10y ago
    That's a really good idea. Now I'm thinking of other situations that could apply to.
crowbahr 10y ago
Having an algorithm that increases your ability to call plays by giving your votes more weight based on number of correct plays would be really interesting. Make it biased so that you need to maintain a significant accuracy to get a vote above 1 but generally manage the voting so that the shrewd plays get made more often... that'd be really neat.

PKop 10y ago

Good point. Instead of just achieving "engagement" from the fans, they could attempt to crowdsource the best calls. They could also extend the tracking / rating of play calls to fans at home. Their votes wouldn't have influence like fans at the game, but award / subtract points just the same if their calls succeed. Then when they do attend games, their rating already exists. At home vs at game could be determined by having purchased a ticket.

xahrepap 10y ago
They could even use that to monetize people who want to vote but don't want to go to the game (and even monetize away games). Purchase of an at-game ticket comes with a free voters pass. Or can can buy a voter pass on a game-by-game basis or a season pass.
- marak830 10y ago
  That's a really good idea. Now I'm thinking of other situations that could apply to.

crowbahr 10y ago

Having an algorithm that increases your ability to call plays by giving your votes more weight based on number of correct plays would be really interesting. Make it biased so that you need to maintain a significant accuracy to get a vote above 1 but generally manage the voting so that the shrewd plays get made more often... that'd be really neat.