Some thoughts: > My idea is basically to build something which strengthens the friendship of friends. People bond most strongly over shared experience[1][2].

Some thoughts: > My idea is basically to build something which strengthens the friendship of friends. People bond most strongly over shared experience[1][2]. There is a lot of research on this. The appeal of games like World of Warcraft stems in part from a social experience (questing, dungeons) with friends as a shared experience. Look to any of the many real life team building or friendship building programs in the world and imagine ways you might be able to re-create that. From a gaming perspective WoW and Minecraft and online bridge games are all good social activities (death match games not so much). Getting together in real life is best of course for building relationships but that isn't available to everyone. In the US, Christian Churches of various flavors (and other churches as well might do this, I don't know) provide group activities where people work together to achieve a goal (build houses, clean the streets, feed the homeless, Etc.) which builds relationships at the same time it does something positive for the community. [1] "Sharing lived experiences, like going to a holiday party, a concert, or running a race with a close friend or family member is also key to forming deep bonds."-- https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/shared-experiences-offer-psychological-benefits/ https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/shared-experiences-offe... [2] "It has been proposed that singing evolved to facilitate social cohesion. However, it remains unclear whether bonding arises out of properties intrinsic to singing or whether any social engagement can have a similar effect." -- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.150221 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.150... [3] "Teenagers have a particular need to be accepted, to belong to a peer group, to have their own crew, and to explore the world together with friends and have fun. Yet many of them feel isolated and lonely and find an illusion of consolation in virtual social networks, which can never replace the joys of real interaction." -- https://nobelcoaching.com/team-building-teens/ https://nobelcoaching.com/team-building-teens/