Hi,

From my experience, gamification can encourage users to take action, such as buying things or doing tasks for free. It feels much more rewarding when you receive a "prize" for your actions, even if that prize is not material.

I was thinking - what if there was a game where players could buy items for real money, and that money went directly to open-source projects? Or maybe players could provide proof of their support for an open-source project and receive rewards for it. Alternatively, for every merged pull request into an open-source project, a player could receive a unique in-game item that cannot be obtained otherwise.

I imagine an MMORPG where you can flex your gear or character to other players, multiplying the satisfaction, while simultaneously doing a genuinely good thing by supporting open source.

What do you think? Is it a stupid idea or not?

[–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago

Hi, this is good feedback. I have a similar problem with algorithms like those on YouTube or Netflix because:

  1. I don’t know what the algorithm thinks I like.
  2. I don’t know how to influence it beyond liking or disliking things.

The same applies to Steam recommendations. I’ve noticed it tries to recommend games based on my wishlist, but the issue is that adding a game to my wishlist doesn’t necessarily mean I like it or want to play it, or want similar recommendations.

Would you be satisfied with a game recommendation algorithm if you could see what it thinks you like (e.g., your top 5 preferred genres or dislikes) and be able to fine-tune it to produce more personalized recommendations? For example, you could tell the algorithm that you like sci-fi and that it should prioritize sci-fi games.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago

    Hi, no. You can also be here on Lemmy. Here is the link to the app -> app.gamescovery.com.

    The reason I'm asking people to join our Discord or Lemmy is because:

    1. The app is untested, so I want to improve it with the community's help before sharing the link publicly.
    2. I want to receive feedback from users and invite them to our community. I thought it would be a good idea to ask people to join Discord or Lemmy first, so they have a place to share feedback when they try the app for the first time.
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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago

    Nice to see you tried VR already. Yeah, VR games are in hopeless condition unfortunately. I really hope I can return one day, maybe Steam Frame release will change anything, we will see.

    Thanks for sharing that webpage with retro games, appreciated 👍

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Hi, I see, thanks for your thoughts. I often have similar feeling, but in my case it mainly caused by the fact that I like multiplayer/MMO games and current multiplayer/MMO games are trash, and old one I loved to play have servers offline for a long time now.

    Maybe you should just relax for a little and switch to something else like tabletop games, or even to movies/series/books.

    The only recommendation I can give you that worked for me a few years ago - try VR games if you still haven't. I guarantee that you will be positively shocked by experience even if you have just a headset (you don't need a west, a treadmill, etc.). The cons of that solution is the you need rather powerful PC (the best VR games now exist only on PC, games that run directly on a headset 90% of time are bad) + you need to buy a VR headset (but I recommend you to buy used one, Quest 3 for overall ok experience, Valve Index if you have money, Quest 2 or Pico 4 if you low on money) + there is only a bunch of VR games exist that are worth playing, so after a while you may be bored.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 month ago

    Hi, that's true. I thought to focus on games from GOG's library, because their support for a bunch of old games allows to play those games even on modern computers.

    But yeah, there is a lot of good old games that will require shenanigans to play them nowadays

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    Every time I use Steam's discovery queue or any "what to play next" site, I get bombarded with stuff from the last 6 months. I get it - that's what generates clicks and sales - but it's genuinely unhelpful for how most of us here actually want to play.

    I've been quietly working on a tool to change that. The core idea - your taste doesn't have an expiration date, so recommendations shouldn't either. Something from 2011 that fits exactly what you're looking for should surface just as easily as a 2024 release.

    It's early and rough around the edges, but I'm at the point where I want to validate whether this is even a problem worth solving for other people or just a me.

    If a recommendation algorithm for games like this existed - smarter discovery that actually respects older games - would you use it?

    What features would make it genuinely useful vs just another thing you try once and forget about? I want it to be the tool someone actually recommends to a friend, not just upvotes and forgets.

    submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [M] to c/gamescovery@lemmy.zip
     

    Hey all,

    Small update - finally had time to rebuild our landing page. You can check it out at gamescovery.com - new design, way more info about what we're actually building, and details on how the beta's going if anyone's curious.

    If you've got 30 seconds -> please, click around and tell me what sucks. Is anything confusing? Does it load like garbage on your phone? Does it make you want to actually try the beta or does it sound like every other "revolutionary" gaming tool out there?

    No wrong answers, just looking for honest reactions.

    Have a great day :)

    Preview Beta access to the app (app.gamescovery.com)
    submitted 1 month ago by [M] to c/gamescovery@lemmy.zip
     

    Hey everyone,

    Been a while - sorry about that. I've been working hard getting Gamescovery ready for beta, and today I'm opening it up to you.

    Join the preview -> https://app.gamescovery.com/

    This is a private beta for our community before I open it up wider. Expect rough edges - outages, bugs, maybe lost data.

    What works right now:

    • You can create an account using you email.
    • Games from itch.io and GOG
    • Rate games you've played
    • Get recommendations based on your ratings

    Found something broken? Got an idea? Drop it here or on Discord - I'll read everything.

    Thanks for testing, cheers.

     

    Hi,

    I'm looking for multiplayer games with good competitive PvP or MMORPG game to play. I want the game to be modern in a sense that it works well on modern computers without shenanigans.

    What characteristics am I looking for:

    • competitive fair PvP aspect (not PvE games with poorly implemented P2W PvP).
    • easy to learn hard to master.
    • community aspect preferable (so you can communicate with others, team play, etc.).
    • works under Linux.
    • works on a PC.

    Games I tried and didn't like (I mean maybe I liked some parts of it, but didn't like overall):

    • CS GO
    • DOTA 2
    • War Thunder
    • WOT
    • ARC Raiders
    • LOL

    Games I tried and liked overall:

    • Beyond All Reason
    • PUBG (but doesn't work on Linux 😞)
    • Old COD: Warzone
    • Overwatch 1
    • Dragon Nest
    • Robocraft (R.I.P)

    I'm ready to pay for a game, I would actually be happy to pay a monthly subscription for a game if this will guard me from the P2W trash.

    Thanks for your time!

     

    Hi,

    do you know any platforms that can help me donate to different open source projects regardless of what donation "channels" they are using? Some kind of aggregator where I load my money, choose projects I want to support, and this platform handles everything else - for example, I don't need to care that one project uses OpenCollective and another project accepts only "manual" donations in crypto, that aggregation donation platform would handle everything by itself.

    If you don't know such platforms, do you think one should be created to potentially improve the donation flow so more people can donate to different projects more easily?

    Cheers

     

    After yesterday’s post, a user requested a 3D genre map to better analyze the data. After some experimentation, I created the visualization. It should now display genre clustering more effectively than a 2D version.

    The visualization is interactive - static images can’t capture its complexity, so rotation is necessary to interpret the data properly. To run it locally, download the following HTML file and open it in any modern web browser. After a brief load, you can interact with the visualization directly.

    https://limewire.com/d/j1LgA#SzTL7qugcX

    Feedback or suggestions are welcome.

     

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/61727574

    Hey everyone,

    I wanted to share some data visualizations I’ve been working on. The images below show how different game genres cluster in the Gamescovery database. The data’s still a work in progress, but the overall patterns look interesting so far.

    ⚠️ These diagrams might not perfectly represent every genre. Mapping multidimensional data to 2D is tricky, and results can vary depending on the algorithm (I picked the one I think fits the best). There’s also some inconsistency in the genre data itself - so if something looks off on both images, let me know, and I’ll double-check it manually.

    Have a nice day :)

     

    Hey everyone,

    I wanted to share some data visualizations I’ve been working on. The images below show how different game genres cluster in the Gamescovery database. The data’s still a work in progress, but the overall patterns look interesting so far.

    ⚠️ These diagrams might not perfectly represent every genre. Mapping multidimensional data to 2D is tricky, and results can vary depending on the algorithm (I picked the one I think fits the best). There’s also some inconsistency in the genre data itself - so if something looks off on both images, let me know, and I’ll double-check it manually.

    Have a nice day :)

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