Could a game trick users into doing work?

Question

You think of millions of kids playing Minecraft, left clicking, collecting, constructing and categorizing things.Could this somehow replace menial jobs?

jneumann004 · Accepted Answer

In short, yes. I'm not sure how sustainable the platform is long term, but you can earn money in the short term.https://www.playtoearn.online/2020/07/08/axie-infinity-beats...

elviejo · Answer

Yes this is called Games with a Purpose. It is Luis Von Ahn thesis. Luis created:
recaptcha, to help digitilize books by harnessing millions of captchas.
The ESP game to help tag images for search purposes.
Both sold to Google
And later founded Duolingo, to democratize language learning.
His Ted talk is a good starting point.
https://youtu.be/-Ht4qiDRZE8

flatiron · Answer

The call center industry is going towards &ldquo;gamification&rdquo;. So the agents get metrics for doing well.

Could a game trick users into doing work?

You think of millions of kids playing Minecraft, left clicking, collecting, constructing and categorizing things.
Could this somehow replace menial jobs?

In short, yes. I'm not sure how sustainable the platform is long term, but you can earn money in the short term.
https://www.playtoearn.online/2020/07/08/axie-infinity-beats...

The call center industry is going towards “gamification”. So the agents get metrics for doing well.