In the UK there used to be identification books for kids in the eyespy range. You got points for seeing various things.
Following this idea a platform should be created that enables developers to quickly set up content for an eyespy of interest.
The obvious target is wildlife and citizen science.
Some ideas on how to make the platform engaging for users.
(1) A game like a Captcha where you try and identify a list of images. This is the backbone of identification and user ratings.
(2) A scoring system for users to measure their skill at identifying. Users who correctly identify lots of images get a high score. Users who agree with high scored users get a higher score. The system should quickly settle on clear identifications off images and determine who the experts are.
(3) A parallel scoring system for number of sets completed (see 6) and for the value of ones records i.e. average rareness of species seen.
(4) Options to add content, suggest identification. This will be moderated by (1) as user content goes through the game.
(5) Options to add new content and ask for identifications.
(6) Score things according to their frequency of uploading in the system. You get more points for rare things.
(7) Create and Select ID lists like Pokemon with the challenge to see everything in a list.
(8) Content is shared with existing recording databases. Updates on scientific research done with the data.
(9) A historical record of ones activity.
Existing platforms do rate users. But none create a Pokemon like, or Eyespy like game from it.
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