SteemitGO - The game where you look for SteemDollars with your cellphone - an idea!

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So, I have noticed all these Pokemon-hunters and was thinking - Could we make SteemitGO - where people have to run around cities looking for steem-dollars and steempower which they can collect and keep?

I included some illustrations to highlight how the user-experience would look like

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Just like PokemonGO - except there is SteemDollars and SteemPower in it - would it work? could we get the whole world running around the whole world looking for SteemDollars with their cellphones?

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What do you think about this idea? Please leave a comment below & follow @fyrstikken on steemit.com

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Hmm... if you took a model of the user locations on a map, you could get a decent spread of active users in the ecosystem.

with that information, you could promise the funds of this (or maybe matching funds from existing whales) to 'put funds in the hopper' of an algorithm that randomly distributed SBD or Steem to random geoloc coords based on the user density distribution. The amount of SBD and/or steem could be a variable based on needs of market dynamics for balance, particularly to push the SBD peg towards $1.

One important attack vector would be spoofing the GPS geolocs just to run around with virtual devices and gobble things up. it would have to be tagged to something randomized like a QR code of a nonce or passphrase placed by a participant. just like a treasure chest.

You're a pure genius @fyrstikken!

I dont see how walking around staring at a screen provides any value.... clearly you couldnt give them steem dollars.... steem power... maybe......

people would just spoof their gps location and jack all the SBD for sure....

It could be use as direct advertising as @steemhorizon just said below. There's a lot of other possibility I'm sure we haven't thought about.

Hmmm.

I would be happy to spread out some SteemDollars from my account around Norway, Perú and maybe other countries - just to have fun with the masses - maybe in front of CCTV-cameras so I could see them when they collect :)

They could expire within 24 hours and return to me if nobody collected them for example.

.... AND when they collect - it could say "Collected $8 placed by @fyrstikken" or any other @username ...

Of course we would have to make the game more secure then Nintendos Game, I´m sure we could figure out something cryptically clever in that sense... :)

Staring at a screen does provide little value, but when combined with other variables, can be highly valuable to someone willing to pay for it.

Exactly @blakemiles84 - for people willing to pay for it, imagine:

It could be used for advertising - Say I run a store, and placed some steem-dollars around my store every hour - everybody playing the game would idle around there waiting for the next batch - which would again create a stream of new customers to my store since I could accept steemdollars for products, foods and beverages, and groups of people attract more groups of people, so even if I ran a hot-dog stand, I am pretty sure I could increase my business by dropping some dollars around my stand-spot ;)

It could be used to reduce crime - I could place steemdollars around the city-block at intervals, making sure there is always people walking in the streets 24/7 with cameras - criminals would have to stay away, too many witnesses - could even make a special version for guards, in order to collect their payment they would be instructed to go from place to place within minutes to check all kinds of corners and bushes - steemdollars delivered from @fyrstikken to @username if @username picks it up between 20:30 and 20:32 for example - would keep the night watchers actually moving instead of sitting in their cars sleeping on duty...

There is a lot of things to this in the idea-face, so please contribute with what you can imagine a system like this being useful for and what it can be fun for.

It would change the world out there for sure

Its a cheap way to advertise, patrol physical spaces, take video, etc. I think the lures on PokemonGo are around $1 for 30 minutes. Multiply a hot dog or ice cream cone by the number of players coming and you have made multiples of your investment.

So much of positive comments and nobody want to think about a proof of location :-). Without it this would not work :-)

This is a GREAT idea! This could also be like a newer, better version of "direct advertising" where advertisers or retailers could offer steem dollars to people just for coming to their shop and buying whatever they have for sale in their shop! Fantastic idea man.

I was talking to my brother today and he mentioned to me the way Pokemon Go is monetizing is getting shops to pay to put the Pokemon around their stores. So it's a natural angle to take. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to complement Pokemon Go rather than trying to create a separate app. We'll see how this develops, but anyone have insights about the whole Pokemon craze I'd like to collaborate and find the best angle to take with a payments app. Feel free to email me at: [email protected]

It is a nice idea to raise awareness of steemit.
I hope the popular out than pokemon GO.

great idea @fyrstikken ;)

Great idea why didn't I think of this? I was thinking of using spots where people would find Steemit Snapchat Geofitters earlier in my post to advertise for Steemit I should've been thinking Pokemon go instead! Brilliant idea. Check out what I was thinking: https://steemit.com/steemit/@acassity/snapchat-steemit-geofilter-can-i-get-a-yes-please-to-create-a-steemit-geofilter-please

Another idea: A cryptocurrency is mined by users finding blocks (and the block reward) in the real world using augmented reality.

I love the idea of finding blocks in the real world with AR! Perhaps you have to catch it like the Pokémon so that there is some action and skill involved.

I already play Pokemon Go, so I would be glad to pick up some Steem $$$ when I'm out and about! If such a game were to be made it would have to be about more than money though right?

Also I think they could pay for this if they had advertisers at each spot where you are collecting Steem dollars like have it at Mcdonals, Subway, or the grocery store. They could do it to get people in then we could use SBD to buy somthing at the store we are out using an Apple Pay wallett or Anroid pay if we can partner with Apple somehow to accept SBD!

I will get my friends and family to sign up for SteemGO. Steemit will be the Billion Project. Haha

I'm going to charge children money for the pokemon once trading becomes available in the app

Yes this is what I was thinking. Somehow incorporating Steem dollars/Bitcash with buying/selling Pokemon. Whoa... kids don't typically have bank accounts but they probably have a bunch of Pokemon they want to sell! That might be the ticket!

I will be the first one to download it. It would fun even for small amount of Steem or Steem Dollar or Steem Power. Great marketing for sure.

I think it's a good idea even though I'm disabled i would send my lazy 18yr old out to pick me some up lol

Well, is people gone so crazy after pokemons to use in game, i don't see why Steemit Go will not have success because you gonna gain real money and steem powe wich also means money..

Overall i guess is a brilliant idea.. i don't play Pokemon Go but ig Steemit Go will get released i'm sure that will be my new addiction !

steem mark look like spring spots :)
viva growing up steemit economy!

Awesome. I'll need to finally upgrade my flip phone just so I can play this app all day. Rather than draining my bank account, like I did with Candy Crush a couple of years ago, I can enlarge my net worth. I live in Colorado. Maybe you can see if some of the MJ retailers here would be interested in making their store a special stop. This will be the next craze for sure. Hope no one becomes so obsessed that they abandon their children at home!

A game that pays you to play. Now that is a revolutionary idea!

A plane ticket and an attractive girlfriend help out a lot in this game!

thank

Great idea @frystikken :) Tying in two tremendosly fast growing trends is genius :)

That kinda feels like what we are doing on Steemit anyway :)

I want to play this right now!! Imagine the exposure steemit would get!! This is the greatest idea I have heard on steemit. News channels, gamers, and cryptonerds would flock to this and steemit would go viral.

I wasn't into Pokemon Go at all though I love Pokemon. It's part of my childhood. Steemit is now part of my youth.

This idea is insane! I would open a Steemit stop at my place and invite everyone of you to drink a coffee I payed with Steem dollars! Then I would make interviews with those who want and spread the word here :D

There'll be heavy casualties, much more than with Pokemons

Your head is in the right space with Pokemon Go & augmented reality. There will be treasurehunt games.. probably things like the Amazing Race and travel games.. I'm sure and people will play for the money, but it's a straight giveaway so you need a way for people to contribute to Steem. It's worth a shot if you can get some kind of hype, but anyone can do something like that with a regular cash giveaway. There's going to be many more augmented reality games that catch on. I think it's better as some add-on to PokemonGo or something like that. Trust me this Pokeman craze has me thinking of ways of complementing it...

good idea! it has a possibility to add advertisements.

Would need some mix of advertising and/or a way for steem to be used to dig for treasure maybe. Then steem spent could get "scattered" into treasure hunt locations. Some form of eco system would need to be modeled. Let the ideas keep steemin'!

How about BrainGO. You need to hunt brains. That's just what the zombies always do.
When people ask if you're searching for pokemons, you can say "No, I'm looking for brains." :D

What a hell? :)
If you create some like this it will be awesome :)

Nice idea)

Well this is a game I would gladly play all day!

That is an idea. But what is the value for steemit from this? Engagement will be high, but there is sth missing.
Do you have solution for this?

I upvoted this article to applaud your open mind.

But I agree with some of the others' comments. I don't want to play PokemonGo - ever! :)

It would be incredible to be walking along the street while you obtain SBD, it might live travelling!. A few days ago I did SteemitGO's "parody" where I hunt one " pokemon dan (Danachu) " in the video, I am not a great publisher of video but I think that it is graceful, leave the link you for if you want to see the video and to spend a good moment. Regards!

https://steemit.com/steemit/@amartinezque/pokemon-go-steemit-go-y-have-one-danachu

cool idea !

i think your on to something, i find the pokemon go thing totally fascinating. real life treasure hunting.

Hi, it's not about the topic, but... I found out on Facebook that year ago you had celebration of 33 birthday, so now you are 34. Is it right? I need it for statistics https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@lukmarcus/mega-statistics-and-analysis-for-top-50-most-popular-steemit-introductions-introduceyourself

yep, 34 :)

Thanks a lot!

Nice idea

I like this idea , but if wanna do it make sure available for all around the world .

Iv had a similar kind of idea about using this kind of idea of an alternate reality within reality to come up with some kind of crime mystery, where you go around like a detective trying to piece together the pieces of the puzzle. It would be so cool, you could create a whole story and to just look for in animate objects but get like a cut scene sequence or something else. Such potential for putting money into the agenda as well as an incentive. HUGE growth will come in this area.

I like the creativity, but there are a lot of things I currently do not like about pokemon go. People are making foolish decisions and accidents and deaths are occuring because of it. I think it would be cooler to have an app that allows you to find fellow steemians in the area who wish to make themselves known and complete some sort of tasks together. Some sort of geocache contest with clues that would allow the winner to get to a certain place and receive a reward.

I don't think that the perception of pokemon go is truly that great. Don't get me wrong. I completely understand the draw and why people are excited about it, but at the end of the day is it really making anyone better or creating engaging conversations? Entertainment definitely has its place, but I would love to see someone innovate an app like pokemon specifically for steemit.

I'd have to spend some more time thinking about an interesting way to implement an augmented reality program with the platform that is steemit. Love that you are thinking of ways to add value though!

Kickass idea sir and to be perfectly honest, I would probably play this game more than Pokemon GO!

Nice idea. Haha should users fling balls to capture the Steem?

this actually exists for Bitcoin. It's called Takara by 'Mandelduck'. You can leave BTC for others to pick up...

Count me in @fyrstikken! :D

This is fantastic. I support this all the way! It's a great marketing tool. This could be done for so many platforms.

if you can get ahead of Pokemon Go to come to cities when Pokemon Go hasn't arrive, then that will be cool. :-)

How does this not have more votes?!

I'd play the shit out of this!
Would also be a good vehicle for ad delivery/profits.

waoo that good idea but here there are many developers and if one suddenly has a cryptocurrency you can steal the idea, although it is not known whether the go pokemon has duly registered 'll go out in a legal problem a lot of money

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