The topic of this post is a word that was coined by a good friend of mine, Stryder. He knows I have it and has mocked me with it several times. But I don’t mind so much. He’s right, I have it. I have a (more than) slight addiction to leveling up. Although this would normally be related to games, I don’t think it’s restricted to just games.

I found a sudo-game  this weekend that I started playing. I’m not exactly sure it’s really a game… I don’t know what to call it yet. The name of this “game” is The Passively Multiplayer Online Game (link). Yup, that’s the name of this game and not just a description.

Here’s how it works. You install a Firefox extension found at the site linked above. This extension will put a tool bar at the bottom of your browser to track your surfing… or gaming as it were. As you surf, you may stumble upon chests, portal, or mines left by other players. It’s like playing an RPG while surfing the net. As you surf, you earn more points (or gold). As you earn more, you have the ability to level up.

It sounds ridiculous and that’s what made me check it out. Now, I am having fun playing it. I also can’t help but think of the possibilities that this extensions presents. Imagine what could be created with something like this in mind? I picture a community of people sharing things about the internet in real time instead of having to read their blog or their profile somewhere else.

Posted on May 18

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