Posts tagged with sparkle - Gameful

by BuffyB

SparklieMonster Log Update 20110119

Jan 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm in post by BuffyB

Hearty Greetings

Get Satisfaction ~ love the name for the help reporting system Gameful are using.

The first blog I posted in Gameful, my browser crashed, the next one a blank profile page covered it for a while so there is a glitch somewhere.  If you have experienced this, please pretty please report it as @Henry Joules did because it helps improve the game.  

Not only did I feel better someone else had this issue but as a seasoned troubleshooter I know it makes life easier for the Gameful folks.  Not that I felt better there was an issue, you know what I mean :)


Here’s the link, you’ll have to create a userid it’s a separate system from Gameful, then just hit the “I’m having this problem too” button how easy is that yay!    
http://getsatisfaction.com/gameful/topics/white_square_covers_blog_section

Don’t forget to fill out your profile there.

And while you’re at it, why not leave an idea or even better yet a compliment!  We all know something like this takes a lot of work and effort to pull off and I’m sure they would love to read your appreciation.

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I’m looking forward to receiving Jane’s book, got my note from Amazon it’s on it’s way.  I bet she’s excited must be a good feeling to hold a vision in one’s hands.  I’m excited for her and for the enlightment it will bring to make a change for the better.  Reality is Broken sure, but it’s leaders such as Jane who will help us to help fix it.  I hope this sparks a global movement so that Jane’s next book title is Reality is Rocking! 

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Have a delightful day where ever you are and always live with passion.

Hugs and waving madly across the wires.

by BuffyB

SparklieMonster Log Update 20110117

Jan 18, 2011 at 2:16 am in post by BuffyB

Monday January 17, 2011

Just passed on the word about Gameful to a friend who is a teacher.  Tg Razor, nice name and she’s sharp! I call her Teach.

I’m in Second Life, I’m submitting a video for the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge 2011 and want to get some ideas so logged in and sitting in my office for Bridges for Women at the Nonprofit Commons. Makes me feel so proud, all these wonderful nonprofits from all over.  Took a spin on the kite flying course but hmmm seems all I do is crash so need to practice up.

Was hoping to meet someone from Gameful here but they’ve left.  Almost time for dinner, and was just about to sign off, when I noticed Teach was on.  Haven’t connected in a while so sent a hello ping.

Of course I can’t help myself, I asked straight away if she had heard of Gameful, and to please pass it on, and sure enough, at that exact moment one of her gamer students signs on.

[17:09] Buffy B: hey teach how goes it?

[17:12] Tg Razor: Hi there    going well    how about you?

[17:13] Buffy B: great thanks, have you heard about http://www.gameful.org

[17:13] Buffy B: or do you know of Jane McGonigal

[17:18] Tg Razor: ooops a gamer student just came on

[17:18] Buffy B: kk

[17:18] Buffy B: if you could pass the word about gameful that would be awesome

[17:19] Tg Razor: I just did

[17:19] Tg Razor: to three students

[17:19] Buffy B: yay!  ty ty

[17:19] Buffy B: beautiful,

[17:20] Buffy B: hopefully they’ll be interested in making a game for social good

[17:20] Buffy B: or contribute somehow

[17:20] Tg Razor: one is already going through

[17:20] Tg Razor: likely will contribute

[17:23] Buffy B: perfect!

[17:23] Buffy B: thanks

[17:25] Buffy Be: so other than that life is really good these days, weather good too

[17:25] Tg Razor: my pleasure four are now looking

[17:25] Tg Razor: we have had snow upon snow

[17:28] Buffy B: yikes on the snow

[17:28] Buffy B: yay on the four!

[17:29] Buffy B: it’s been a good experience, connected with all sorts of interesting people

[17:29] Buffy B: scriptwriters, designers, arts etc

[17:29] Tg Razor: neat

[17:29] Buffy B: lol and I’m not even a gamer

[17:38] Buffy B: I’m buffyb on UrgentEvoke and Gameful if u decide to join pls send me a friend request :)

…. and then I asked her if I could use our chat on this blog.  What a stoke of luck, here I am trying to spread the word to my networks about Gameful and I luck in to 5 in one ping.  Timing is everything.

How many have you told about Gameful today?

Until next post, sparkle with passion… er, Live with Passion I seem to have sparkle on the brain these days :)

by BuffyB

BuffyB’s SparklieMonster Log

Jan 16, 2011 at 6:16 am in post by BuffyB

Hearty Greetings!

This blog is my first thoughts and using it to find my way around.  The first thing that came to my mind, is why am I here?  Why do I find myself playing yet another “silly game” according to eyes that glaze over when I talk about Second Life, or Urgent Evoke, and again now with Gameful.  

I do it because I believe we need to stay current with technology to reach the next generation.  Always have, and believe me some times I’m running to keep up.  It is these three games have enriched my life in so many ways that it will take another post to expand.

I have always wanted to make a difference in the world, however small.  It’s all starting to come together for me now, and I am becoming a Social Innovator.  Imagine that.  Who would have thought that could happen or even that I’d be a gamer.  I say the games begin.

This is Not a Game.

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