The applications that use the Internet, even if developed by serious and very rich companies, have been successful above all because in many cases they have led people to play in real life. In other words, there are many popular applications whose use is not only on the internet, but has profound implications in real life which therefore becomes a role-playing game driven by the application itself.
Below we see 7 examples of applications with which you can play, influencing real life in a fun, useful, in some ways transgressive, in other maniacal ways.
1) Explore the world like in a game
There is a famous game that is based on the real world, it's called Ingress is by Google and uses augmented reality and GPS giving missions that must be completed by going around really.
Google Ingress makes the most of the ability to track user movements and adds a level of real-world gameplay.
Obviously you will have the opportunity to meet new people live, to measure yourself or get help.
2) Romantic encounters with people of the opposite sex, like in a game
The queen app of this type is definitely Tinder, where you choose the person you like best and if there is correspondence you can chat and, therefore, meet.
Playing with Tinder is fun even if you don't have a relationship purpose, just to make judgments on the faces and see if there are matches, if there is someone or someone we like.
The learning curve and the initial configuration of Tinder is practically nothing, for this and for the fact that it is free this app has had worldwide success.
3) Shopping like a game
Gocare all oshopping is actually something that sellers invented many years ago, already with competitions and promotions at points or loyalty cards.
Internet stores work the same way, but they do it with applications that using them is also difficult not to buy anything.
In this case we can mention the apps to compare prices and save on every purchase or expense, to be used also at the real supermarket to spend as little money as possible.
4) Stalking as a game
On Facebook, stalking is really child's play if you take advantage of certain tricks that every now and then come out to discover inevitable security and privacy flaws.
The latest discovery allows you to find out where our friends have been with and where we chatted, taking advantage of a little Messenger trick and the fact that few people hide the location on Facebook chat.
It is also a game to check in the various places you go, to leave reviews of restaurants and clubs and, consequently, to spy on all the movements of others to know what they are doing, where they are and how they are doing.
5) Fitness as a game
There is much more incentive to put up with the effort if you measure times, track routes and compare them with those of other people when jogging on foot or by bicycle.
Even better then if you play to escape from the Zombies, as happens with the Zombies app , Run!, one of the best fitness apps for training, sports, running.
6) Drive like a game
Even if you need to be careful not to get too distracted, the free Waze GPS navigator makes each car route real as a game environment where you can collect bonuses, where to report dangers, where to score points and where to share your movements on Facebook.
7) Learning like a game
Some applications allow you to learn each language in a playful way, with minimal effort.
Among these, Duolingo app is appreciated for learning languages while playing, which also includes the ranking of players.
Like Duolingo there are also other applications that base learning by objectives, without requiring, at least in appearance, the tedious effort that would be needed instead of being on a book.
In the end it becomes like a very challenging online challenge game, which however makes you learn something in real life.
