Our 3 Goals for Hyper SQ in 2023
Things are moving fast here at Hyper SQ. We’re currently in the early stages of our Alpha Phase with a fantastic community of early contributors, testing out our early production version, helping us piece together the building blocks of the Movement Economy. We are forever grateful for the ‘Alpha OGs’ who are crucial to our journey ahead. You know who you are.
But as we’re deep in the trenches — building, testing, iterating, listening to our early contributors — the new year brings an excellent opportunity to step back and remind ourselves why we’re building what we’re building. And so we’re taking a few moments to briefly reflect on three goals that drive us to our commitment to reignite the adventure within us, whilst creating an equitable system that rewards those explorers for contributing their location data that benefits us all.
First, we want to encourage people to explore more. We’ve become increasingly glued and addicted to our screens as technology has evolved. Those short bursts of dopamine hits that get us stuck in endless doom-scrolling result from carefully engineered products that keep us hooked and wanting more. But instead of fighting technology, we want to leverage these product design and game principles that have been finessed over the past decades and to direct people to the outside world.
Second, we want to reward people for exploring the world. There is intrinsic value in our everyday movement. That value comes from the trail of data we endlessly generate through our physical movement patterns. Whilst we may not all be content creators, we are data generators and should be rewarded for this. With the devices we carry daily, we are effectively nodes within a broader network to help map out the world, adding validation to locations by simply going places.
Finally, we want to provide real value and enjoyment. Through building a new location graph based on real-world behaviours and movements, we want to help people find the next place to seek the adventure their after. At the same time, we want to make it a fun experience where friends and communities increase a deep sense of belonging. There is something incredibly powerful about the locations where we experience parts of our lives; we attach great fondness to the places that help form our most significant memories.
By inspiring people to explore new places and venture down the untrodden path, we can positively impact the world by reigniting our sense of adventure. Let’s get off our phones, out of our houses, and explore the magic the world has to bring. On that note…
To learn more about our project, visit our website to sign-up for our upcoming Private Beta waiting list, and follow us on Twitter. Or you could message us at hello@hyper-sq.com if you want to get in touch.
