Reading Response 5/15

5/15

When reading the article "Asphalt Games" I got excited about what social media and internet has done for communities. I think this is a great idea that gets people out of their homes and off their computer, to do something active and fun. At first I did not have a grasp on the whole idea but the article laid out the concept very well. A question that I came up with to bring this into current times is, if this were implemented onto smart phones with GPS tracking, would the issue of photo shopping and not being at the actual location go away because they could tag where they were when they took the photo? If this were an app that you could take pictures through then the issue of cheating the system and not taking a picture at the exact location would go away. This would free up the stress of the users and make it feel like they were not getting cheated by other players. Another aspect that was not talked about in the article was the idea of having a video aspect of the task as well. If players were able to upload a video of them doing the task this would make the game much more interactive for all the users. The players could click on any location on the map and see a photo or video of the task that has been done. Videos are on the rise and this would be a great new aspect to add to the Asphalt Games to make it more interactive and entertaining for all users.