c4ss1us' player card

about

the idea for this experiment is for this "player card" to work like a "player profile" in a game, or an interactive "business card" - it's an introduction to yourself. it also aims to be a hybrid (phygital) piece of content, that could be presented with a minimum viable extended self device.

current options are usually: a personal website/digital garden (which often requires a lot of thought/setup/maintenance), a "link in bio" tool/links aggregator (linktree/biosites) or tools that allow you to create and publish standalone pages, such as notion, mmm.pages. (note i use all 3)

still, i feel the lack of simple tools that allow you to create interactive experiences. gather takes a shot at it enabling you to create 2d virtual worlds where you can hang out with people. mozilla hubs do so in 3d as well. some people dedicate inordinate amounts of personal time to building something like a digital room, or other kinds of fun, playful digital experiences.

yet most of these experiences aren't very interested in building upon resilient digital infrastructure, data portability/interoperability and using these experiences to support long-term knowledge-building, trust development, collaboration and more.

traditional knowledge-building tools such as wikis or digital collaboration tools such as miro or notion often are just commercial tools, lacking the fun/playful aspect of it.

trust (collective)'s experiment on modular portable multiplayer miniverses is a noteworthy reference, but they unfortunately haven't managed to move into building something accessible for the public.

my experiment/prototype

this is part of a series of experiments aiming to explore interfaces that blend usefulness and shareability - as part of the life streaming project.

below is just a mockup (v0, unreleased). the v1 (proof of concept) could be hosted on something like figma prototypes, github pages or vercel. v2 ideally on something compatible with low-tech devices (minimum viable XS device) and local-first/p2p infrastructure.

i only created this one at the moment. a page 2 with self-tracking data could look something like how is felix today's page, for example.

references:

poker player stats:

having it in a more friendly format can make it like a welcome card, an introduction to that person. see:

getamped player profile:

next steps for further development:

1. evidence in the player profile: metagames (i.e. what games you're playing in life, sourcing from obsd? -> l1f3 management ontology)

to streamline connection.

2. next: integrate missions, player menu, etc