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Msg in a Bottle

By: Matt Mann Mike Nichols Brandon Shewmake. Msg in a Bottle. Concept. Motivation Social Interaction Gaming Exercise Description: Social Media and Treasure Hunting via Geocaching. Cache Properties. Public vs Private Public: everyone can view Private: only friends can view

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Msg in a Bottle

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  1. By: Matt Mann Mike Nichols Brandon Shewmake Msg in a Bottle

  2. Concept • Motivation • Social Interaction • Gaming • Exercise • Description: Social Media and Treasure Hunting via Geocaching

  3. Cache Properties • Public vs Private • Public: everyone can view • Private: only friends can view • Visible vs Hidden • Hidden: uses camera to find Cach • Bottle vs Treasure Chest • Bottle: a msg and all other media • Chest: allows only text • Timer? • Linked?

  4. Cache Media • Interactive Media • Ie: watch this video, read this question, extc and answer • Text • Pictures • Videos • Audio • May add restrictions on chest media

  5. Chest Properties • Requires a min amount of gold contributed • Curse vs Blessing • Affects based on amount of gold in chest • Curse: no Gold and you are hexed • Blessing: gold boost

  6. Social Aspect

  7. Game Aspect

  8. Why Play The Game • Bragging Rights • Higher rank == better than your friends • Get rank by placing gold in chest • Get gold via daily booty and opening chest • As your rank increase, will require more gold put in a chest to continue increasing rank • Lots of Exercise • Dominating your friends and strangers

  9. Game Features(subject to change) • Daily Stipend • Curse: Lowers gold multiplier • Blessing: Increases gold multiplier • Witch Doctors: Located at McDonalds or other common places • Blessings: bought from the Witch Doctor • Curses: cured by Witch Docotors • Random Curses and Blessings • Rankings: (Will Change) • Grand Poobah, Made Man, Newb

  10. Features • Friends List • BOW (Bottle of the Week by popular vote) • COW (Chest of the Week by point value) • Groups List • Group Specific Notifications

  11. Possible Features • Achievements • Integrating Other Social Media • Other ways of adding incentive to the game

  12. Competitor: Geocaching.com App - Uses GPS features - Physical Caches - Map of Nearby POI - Post Field Notes

  13. ChallengesThings we've never done • Security features • Picture recognition • Voice recognition • Superimposing bottle/chest on camera • Superimposing directional arrow on camera • Pushing/Pulling from server • Aquiring server space • Balancing economy • Proper incentive to play

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