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Online players could in future legwork for civil protection. They will be analyzing photos from earthquake areas within games, for then they would get bonuses. Millions of people around the world spend many hours in virtual worlds. Times they beat in a virtual guild battle, once they go it alone after various quests. Always with the goal of making their character better, stronger, invincible. Two researchers together Internet Maplestory Mesos Response League Call (IRL), now want to reward players for evaluating real images from networks like Facebook or twitter. But then maybe having an exclusive armor for the character. Only eight million people play the online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Along with the millions who play one of the many other online games, which gives a huge potential to be tapped - the thought, the game designer Jane McConigal in 2010 : "If we want to include the online players, problems to solve in the real world, then we need to learn how we can tap itself within the game world. " The IRL has taken this idea and tries to translate them. If it goes to Patrick Meier and Peter Mosur of the IRL, players from around the world will continue to help with the management of real disasters. "They should identify. For example, during the game photos from earthquake zones and assign a field," says Meier. For this, they should be rewarded virtually by giving them rewards or bonuses for their character. "more photos to be processed, the higher the premium." For years, Meier explores how one could use the vast amounts of data better during disasters that are shared through channels like twitter or Facebook by many people. "During Hurricane Sandy in the past year alone, over half a million were Instagram pictures published," says Meier. So you would have to do something useful, he believes. Together with Mosur, he wants to develop a plug-in, a small add-on for the browser, for example, in World of Warcraft could be used. While a player is staying in the virtual world, to appear with the info Runescape 2007 Gold "California Earthquake" on the side of the screen in a window. If the player clicks on it, he gets inside the World-of-Warcraft -world-like images from earthquake zones appear and may analyze it if he wants. The pictures themselves are derived from the various networks like twitter or Facebook. "Every picture is presented simultaneously by the plug-in multiple players., You need to determine if the photo shows heavy damage and whether they know the place," says Meier. If at least three players have selected a photo with the words "serious damage", it should be forwarded from the IRL to support staff such as the Red Cross. At best, local workers could then draw on photos with accurate location information, and so might work better. That gamer ever wants to participate in such a program would be no question for the Internet response League. Finally has World of Warcraft players donated a total of 2.3 million U.S. dollars for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The will to help was available so says Meier. "We can also the trend of gasification use, so the approach to be rewarded in the real world with playful elements, "adds Peter Mosur.
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