Comments | van_el: What wonders and knowledge can be discovered when you play The Game of Books?

van_el

What wonders and knowledge can be discovered when you play The Game of Books?

Dec 18, 2012 07:24

The Game of Books is both an educational tool that encourages people of all ages and walks of life to read, and a means of tracking your reading interests thematically, to provide you with reading recommendations. The people behind the game (and sister site BookLamp.org, which analyses the "DNA" of books) are launching a smartphone app designed to ( Read more... )

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What do you mean don't have.... jenn_1 December 18 2012, 18:09:41 UTC

I have to agree that there are some classic books out there that Game of Books don't have or don't have 'yet'. Hopefully there will be more soon or at least by Aug of 2013.

Seriously, I don't think i want to denote to Kickstarter, but I do hope there project works out.

Don't worry about KickStarter van_el December 18 2012, 18:15:24 UTC

The KickStarter is already completely funded and over, which is why the game will be finished around August next year. As there will be an Android App, I'm very sure they'll convert it so it can run on a Kindle Fire, too.

As for the classics, I did find a few that I remember from my childhood being there, but quite a few books that are now out of print from the 80's aren't in the game - and I had a formative childhood just devouring books from all kinds of genres at the time.

That being said, all my REALLY important authors at least had one book in there, each!

babettew54 December 19 2012, 19:48:33 UTC

Thanks for reminding me about your post. I saw this and it definitely intrigued me. But knowing me, who hasn't read a book in a year (hides), this may work for me.

I miss reading books so much. It's been over three years since I've started writing and I just don't have the time or the inclination to pick of a book. I feel ashamed of myself. There's no real excuse for it.

I'll check this out though. Thank you! I need all the encouragement I can get, believe me!!:D

Glad to see you're going to check it out. van_el December 19 2012, 20:44:24 UTC

I hope this helps you get back into reading, too! I just love the written word and any way to help people take more notice of it is a great thing (hence me contributing to the KickStarter while it was running and now eagerly awaiting my beta copy of the app - followed by the full thing)

Well, if reading books is an issue due to weight/time/eyesight related reasons, then the best solution would probably be to take advantage of audiobooks. They're great for when you do long commutes or to have playing in the background while you do chores!

I do hope you check it out because I want to see what your card looks like! That, and I want to see if you get any funny replies about what people think your reading list is full of! :P

Betcha can't guess what/who I've been reading of late!

I am but a serf in this RPG anonymous December 21 2012, 20:08:19 UTC

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This RPG has been rated PG-13... van_el December 21 2012, 20:14:54 UTC

And therefore while the system has categories for "Lust & Desire", "Explicit Physical Intimacy" and "Graphic Physical Intimacy" - there are few ways for you to earn it!

I do think that this would be different if manga were involved, though... *shudder*

Re: This RPG has been rated PG-13... anonymous December 21 2012, 20:19:11 UTC

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