Sounds like you want to create a software library for gameification (both implementing the features and increasing their addictiveness)?
It sort of sounds like you want to take the symmetric weapon of addictiveness, which the forces of doom have perfected and the forces of hope have neglected, and make it accessible to the good guys?
When I decided to pursue an EA career, I started taking classes and committed to grad school. This fall I’m moving to Michigan for an MS in bioengineering. Obviously that’s not concretely relevant to your project.
However, in the outlines, I think it’s relevant. I spent about $1,500 every quarter for two years on the “commitment device” of classes, and am about to drop another $25,000/semester on the “commitment/networking/internship” experience of grad school. Finding a meaningful way to pay for experiences that broadcast and reinforce your commitment and networking opportunities seems like a good strategy.
So if you’re truly dedicated to this as your life’s work, what could you spend $6,000/year or more on (maybe in chunks) that would help you network and commit and gain credibility in this space? Attending conferences? Hiring a full-time freelance programmer for a month?
Sounds like you want to create a software library for gameification (both implementing the features and increasing their addictiveness)?
It sort of sounds like you want to take the symmetric weapon of addictiveness, which the forces of doom have perfected and the forces of hope have neglected, and make it accessible to the good guys?
When I decided to pursue an EA career, I started taking classes and committed to grad school. This fall I’m moving to Michigan for an MS in bioengineering. Obviously that’s not concretely relevant to your project.
However, in the outlines, I think it’s relevant. I spent about $1,500 every quarter for two years on the “commitment device” of classes, and am about to drop another $25,000/semester on the “commitment/networking/internship” experience of grad school. Finding a meaningful way to pay for experiences that broadcast and reinforce your commitment and networking opportunities seems like a good strategy.
So if you’re truly dedicated to this as your life’s work, what could you spend $6,000/year or more on (maybe in chunks) that would help you network and commit and gain credibility in this space? Attending conferences? Hiring a full-time freelance programmer for a month?