Seth Priebatsch
Encyclopedia
Seth Priebatsch is the creator of SCVNGR
and LevelUp social gaming sites. Seth was a keynote speaker at South by Southwest
2011. According to the SCVNGR site, the goal of the application is to "build the game layer
on top of the world".
As of March 2011, SCVNGR has raised $20 million in venture funding and had a valuation of $100 million.
Scvngr
SCVNGR is a social location-based gaming platform for mobile phones. The application has both a consumer and enterprise component. Companies, educational institutions, and organizations can build challenges, the core unit of their game, at places on SCVNGR from the web. The service also supports SMS...
and LevelUp social gaming sites. Seth was a keynote speaker at South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
2011. According to the SCVNGR site, the goal of the application is to "build the game layer
Gamification
Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences. Typically gamification applies to non-game applications and processes , in order to encourage people to adopt them...
on top of the world".
As of March 2011, SCVNGR has raised $20 million in venture funding and had a valuation of $100 million.
External links
- SCVNGR website
- LevelUp website
- TEDTED (conference)TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
talk, Seth Priebatsch: Building the game layer on top of the world .