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Contemplating on playing a controversial developer's bought game

Good day!

I bought a Blizzard's game ages ago. I later uninstalled it, and Battle.net, because of the bad stuff I heard about Blizzard.

Recently I've been dreaming about playing one of their games (pretty much Offline). I remain unsure however. I feel that I'm adding to their power by playing the game (it runs on their servers even when played against no human players).

Thoughts on this?

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nostupidquestions·No Stupid QuestionsbyDamaskox

How many donations worth of ten grains of rice does one need to live healthy for one day?

Good day!

I've been contemplating about https://play.freerice.com/ for a while. It lets you do menial tasks/train your mind with the function to donate for those in need at the same time.

Since I have no idea about the impact I've been working on, I decided to come here and ask about your insights. How much worth of those donations does one need in order to, say, eat healthily for one day? Live healthily for one day? Have their basic needs fulfilled for one day?

Thank you!

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Anki - studying with powerful, intelligent flashcards

Imagine having a deck of cards that contain one or more topics of things you find interesting to study, or for school and work materials.

Some features

  • Create, edit, import and study cards. Look at the front, think of the answer (at the back), flip it over and analyze how well you did with knowing the answer
  • Different types of cards. Flip over to see the answer, hide things within images, arrange data within a card in a correct order (addon), type in text within a card and many more! You can even create your own card types!
  • Handle tags to organize cards, and to do filtered studying
  • Spaced repetition. The cards you study come always back. But when does it come back? Well - that depends on how well you memorize it. Some take a minute before reappearing while some take 7+ years
  • Addons. Install different tools that makes Anki easier, more useful, or feel like a game (if it doesn't already feel like one)
  • Sync decks for many different devices
  • Look at your studying data through statistics
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moderators·Lemmy ModeratorsbyDamaskox

A guide to creating a new community to Lemmy?

Hey you!

I just created a community.
And started to wonder whether it's cool/interesting enough. Or whether it even follows the rules to exist in the first place, heh...

There's one old post about the matter already: https://lemmy.world/post/285637?sort=New
It discusses generating enough content in a new community to give some ground for discussion, and moderating it.

But I thought that as time has passed...maybe we'd have some new/more insight or ideas/thoughts about different tips, tricks or guidelines towards creating a quality community? A 2025 version of that old post, if you will.

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What kinds tasks in real life do you find the most difficult to deal with?

Things that could be good material for some gamification.

Being too boring, or a grind to accomplish, or generating (too much) anxiety etc

Mine may well be to go to bed before a set hour hits the clock 😅

I'm probably having a two-month-row of failing that one simple task.
Even now it's 5:00 and I should have gotten in bed two hours ago to fulfill that task as completed (for this day)

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Features, Mechanics & Ideas

Test whatever (real) video game type!
Level up with experience, gain loot and use stuff! Gather resources and build something from them! Do a Tetris! Make a racing map and gain on others as you progress through your to-do -list! Run a little farther away from that closet monster when you complete a task! Grow from the tiniest particle to the biggest thing via going forward in real life! Gain money to buy a trade product, travel and sell it for a better price somewhere else!

Test whatever mechanics you enjoy in yer games!
Throw the die to see what happens! Just finished a bigger task? Roll twice or get a better chance for a better thing happening in your gamification system! Come up with more features as your pile of done tasks grow (if you find it appealing)! Is it easier to find accountability through a group of other people, or is it easier to fulfill tasks when it could be turned into a competition against other "players"?

Come up with useful and fun rewards!
Enjoy a snack! Get or upgrade a tool or equipment! Get to see a picture, or a quote, or a sound as you progress through your responsibilities!

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Gamification - Tetris version

I once heard from a person that they created a Tetris system for themselves.

They would have created a task and connected it to a specific piece. Then, always when they did it, they'd color it inside the Tetris gameboard/panel.

  • You can basically use whatever shapes and colors, and different rotations
  • You can come up with different-looking levels (not just rectangles - what about a circle or a hexagon?)
  • Maybe a nice reward when one row is filled? Or when the whole field is filled?
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Some Online tools for gamification!

Habitica

  • https://habitica.com/
  • Retro RPG -game mechanics mixed in a real-life todo -list!
  • Create, manage and fulfill Dailies, To-Do's and Habits!
  • Gain experience, coins, levels, items etc from fulfilled tasks!
  • Create or join in a party with friends - go to quests or boss fights won by real-life activities!
  • Use your hard-earned cash on character items and other rewards (customized included)!
  • How high/far can you go?
  • Most of the content is free; Registration is required.

GamifyRoutine

  • https://gamifyroutine.com/game/
  • Manage counters and habits and create skills through them
  • Use the productive session for extra experience points
  • Come up with rewards when your skills level up or when you fulfill a day's tasks
  • Free; No registrations, runs locally in your browser (I believe you need to export data and import to other devices manually if used on more than one device)
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