Playing w/ 140 Characters

Playing with 140 Characters: Designing Twitter Games Mike Edwards John Sharp @mike_j_edwards @jofsharp Colleen Macklin Eric Zimmerman @colleenmacklin @zimmermaneric @localno12 www.localno12.com #playing140characters

Let’s play a game #playing140characters

colors To play, exchange cards with any other player next to you. When you take a card, you must also give a card to the same player. At the end, the largest group of adjacent color players wins. #playing140characters

Game-ness Rules & play #playing140characters

Game-ness #playing140characters

Game-ness Rules & play #playing140characters

Game-ness Rules & play Embracing constraints #playing140characters

Game-ness Rules & play Embracing constraints Parts and wholes #playing140characters

Game-ness Rules & play Embracing constraints Parts and wholes Strange identities #playing140characters

What is Twitter? NOT "The SMS of the Internet" -Leslie D'Monte, April 29, 2009 IS "[It's] not a social network... it's an information network" -Evan Williams, October 21, 2009 #playing140characters

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Anatomy of a Tweet #playing140characters

Anatomy of a Tweet CORE tweeter, 140 character message, proﬁle image EXTENDED time stamp, tool, reply to, location data #playing140characters

Anatomy of a Tweet USER INFO name, bio, URL, location #playing140characters

Nouns & Verbs #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite #playing140characters

Nouns Nouns & Verbs Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

twitter taxonomy #playing140characters

twitter taxonomy Platform Twitbrain, Twivial, tweet140, Spymaster, 140Maﬁa, Passthegun #playing140characters

twitter taxonomy Platform Twitbrain, Twivial, tweet140, Spymaster, 140Maﬁa, Passthegun Broadcast Foursquare, Gowalla, Maﬁa Wars #playing140characters

twitter taxonomy Platform Twitbrain, Twivial, tweet140, Spymaster, 140Maﬁa, Passthegun Broadcast Twitterverse Foursquare, Backchatter, Gowalla, Maﬁa Wars Twirdie, whosetweet #playing140characters

twitter taxonomy Platform Twitbrain, Twivial, tweet140, Spymaster, 140Maﬁa, Passthegun Broadcast Twitterverse Foursquare, Backchatter, Gowalla, Maﬁa Wars Twirdie, whosetweet Spam (some of the above...) #playing140characters

Nouns Broadcast Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

Platform Platform #playing140characters

Platform Platform minigame MMO-style #playing140characters

Nouns Platform:minigames Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

Nouns Platform:mmo-style Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

Nouns SPAM Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

Nouns Twitterverse Tweeters Tweets Hashtags Mentions Twitterfall Followers Lists Verbs Tweet Direct Message Follow Unfollow Mention Block Report Retweet Reply Favorite Search #playing140characters

Tools Search API by term by @name by #hashtag #playing140characters

Tools REST API Direct Messages Friends and Followers #playing140characters

Tools social network graphs nodes edges centrality betweenness #playing140characters

EIGENVECTO R CENTRALITY #playing140characters

HITS Algorithm (hyperlink-induced topic search) HUBS AUTHORITIES #playing140characters

NEW YORK CITY #playing140characters

BRONX MANHATTAN STATEN ISLAND QUEEKLYN #playing140characters

Twitter-native game #playing140characters

Twitter-native game 140-character word games #playing140characters

Twitter-native game 140-character word games true trans-media interaction #playing140characters

Twitter-native game 140-character word games true trans-media interaction lifestyle integration #playing140characters

Twitter-native game 140-character word games true trans-media interaction lifestyle integration bona ﬁde social gameplay #playing140characters

Thank you! Mike Edwards John Sharp @mike_j_edwards @jofsharp Colleen Macklin Eric Zimmerman @colleenmacklin @zimmermaneric @localno12 www.localno12.com #playing140characters

Playing w/ 140 Characters

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