Hi Pine -- did you have any specific ideas? I spent some time in the gaming industry and am familiar with Ingress, the game that Pokeman Go is based on, as well as the theories behind mechanics/compulsion loops that mobile games use.

I'll share one general thought -- the research-edit-publish loop is a great mechanism -- it's quick and easy and very gratifying, especially combined with a google search.

However, we've generally found that the notion that we use gaming mechanics to encourage people to read or edit wikipedia does not have broad support in our communities.

-Toby

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi WMF Mobile and Research,

I'm wondering if we (mostly meaning "you" but perhaps with external collaborators) have considered how the Wikipedia mobile apps, Wikipedia mobile web, the Wikidata game, and/or the Commons app could borrow some design ideas or features from Pokémon Go to make Wikimedia offerings more appealing, particularly to younger audiences. This would apply to content consumption and contribution, as well as community aspects of Wikimedia experiences, particularly on mobile platforms.

Thanks,

Pine

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