Gamify Your Children’s Chores and Bedtime Routines — (Idea 11 of 365)

Nintendo recently released its first mobile app called Miitomo. The new app got me thinking about gamifying my children’s real life activities.

From the Verge:

Miitomo allows users to create cartoon avatars and a profile based on interests like favorite books and movies. Users can then interact with other Mii users and friends and share in-app selfies on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Clothes and other items for the avatars can be purchased using virtual currency, which can be bought with real money

I have not played it yet, but sounds a bit like The Sims in that you need to nurture your character so it does not die off.

My new app idea would be a way to bring real life meaning to a character you create. Your child builds an online character that closely resembles themselves. The goal is that your child will progress through the game (and earn real life rewards) if you properly support and care for your online character. For example, eating fruits and vegetables at dinner earns your online character experience points to better fend off attackers. Earn enough experience points and redeem them for real life gift cards etc.

The app would follow a freemium model and encourage users to pay real money to expand game functionality.