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Epic Win app turns your life into an RPG to help you attack your to-do list
Many geeks view daily life and its challenges the way they view a role-playing video game. Clean up your apartment? Get experience points! Go to work? Collect gold! Work out? Increase your strength attributes! Well, a new iPhone app called Epic Win attempts to translate those imaginary points into real points in a game.
It hasn't been released yet, but the trailer shows how the game will work. Completing different types of to-do items offers different levels of XP and loot, motivating you to actually get things done. Your character develops based on what you do in your real life, and traveling to different locations opens up possibilities for new kinds of loot.
What do you think, DLS readers? Would an RPG like this actually help you get things done?
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsKarlWJul 9th 2010 5:17PM
Good lord, that's fantastic!
Now all we need is a holodeck, and reality can kiss my shiny metal...
mkoJul 9th 2010 6:21PM
Now there is one reason to get a iPhone for me
mer2329Jul 10th 2010 3:49AM
I may get an I touch for this
5hRreDDyJul 9th 2010 6:37PM
Sold!
erkenbrand2xJul 11th 2010 10:34AM
omg I soooo hope they make an Android App as well!!!
KjonJul 9th 2010 11:52PM
http://xkcd.com/189/
DiRTJul 10th 2010 12:51AM
iPhone only? Epic Fail.
LrpbpbJul 10th 2010 2:20AM
GO ANDROID!
Alex MJul 10th 2010 2:18AM
I could swear I've seen something like this before ... was it a web app? Maybe a kongregate game? I just can't make the connection.
horusofozJul 10th 2010 4:22AM
I don't have an iPhone nor want one so I hope this is ported to Android. I think a webapp version would be awesome. In fact a web app base would be optimal as you could maintain a single instance across multiple devices.
Epic Win is an Epic Win!
moneeJul 10th 2010 8:57AM
Funny idea, but it clearly needs to get a web app version.
Marshall WilliamsJul 10th 2010 9:13AM
@Alex M
I think I know what you're talking about. I've seen this before too.
http://www.chorewars.com/
Dragoro7Jul 10th 2010 11:08AM
Any word on when this is coming out on android?
bobengle3Jul 10th 2010 8:29PM
I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but I would be all over this if were to be ported to Android. I also agree that a web app would be a good way to go.
ruslan1023Jul 11th 2010 5:15AM
Oh my god, I've had this idea for ages, finally someone's made it!
LOVE IT!
suzannecisarikSep 23rd 2010 7:29PM
Just think what this APP will do for all those who live with ADD and ADHD, especially the 3rd graders thru college people. This will make the special
ed teachers last longer before burning out!