http://www.thesixtyone.com -- get on this before it gets huge.
So, think last.fm mixed with a pyramid 'stock-market' style thing crossed with Digg - you earn exp and points for 'Bumping' (Digging) a song if more people bump it after you. Great way to discover new music, with a RPG-lite style element underneath (and more features to come). I've got it in the background now while I'm working -- pretty cool.Having worked in the game industry since I was in highschool, I've simply become bored of making more games where the goal is to shoot more aliens or save more princesses. I started wondering if games could be harnessed to entertain people AND solve real-world problems.
Everyone knows the music business is in the shitter -- the RIAA's trying to mold the web into a police state, and finding new music (that isn't being paid for by the labels supporting the RIAA) still feels like a job. I don't know anyone who successfully browses Myspace and finds new stuff they love unless they're specifically looking for it.
So I realized that my calling was to see if I could develop an accessible game that would help people find new music and reward reputation to those that play the "scouting game." This new sense of meaning was perfectly timed as I found myself droning through an expensive college, so I dropped out determined to make this thing happen. I left home with my laptop and 3 changes of clothes to live on a living room floor, roam libraries for wifi, and survive off a diet from Walgreens (um, yeah). It was a scary/sobering experience, but I'm kinda glad I went through it because, when you hit rock bottom, you really start to get your priorities straight (and priorities are different for everyone).
This site also has some of the coolest JavaScript web 2.0 stuff I've seen, it's slick. If you do sign up, use 'alext' as a referral I think I get a few more points
TheSixtyOne - musiklyssnande + rollspel, va?!
TheSixtyOne - musiklyssnande + rollspel, va?!
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