Gamification is definitely on trend, and periodically the web services industry pleases us with interesting and not very interesting ideas. Agree, an attempt to cross Facebook*, Skype, a trip to a cafe and a Sims game, followed by the imposition of all this happiness on the texture of real life is a rather original idea. We will talk about this service today.
There are a great many social networks now: from general thematic to some marginal communities of extreme goths, so let's figure out the positioning of this service.
Cafe4tune is not as popular in our latitudes as, say, VKontakte or Facebook*, so there is not much information about it. The project is registered in the USA and is currently in beta testing. Its creators are from the former USSR, hence the love for the Russian language and the Russian—speaking audience. The main "feature" of the grid is the creation of a three—dimensional space, a kind of virtual reality and capabilities that no other network has. Besides the fact that Cafe4tune combines the functions of Facebook*, Skype, Mamba and the same Sims, here you can vote, watch football and flirt. But, about everything in order.
Cafe4tune is an attempt to create an alternative to the real world. There are also countries, regions and cities here, and their names completely coincide with the real ones. Here each user can create his own avatar and build him any life.
Registration in Cafe4tune is no different from registration in other social networks. The main menu also does not portend anything unusual: there is the same user profile, friends' news and two blocks — "recommended people" and "recommended cafes".
In the system, thematic communities are not called groups, but cafes. Each user can create their own cafe (and more than one), specify its subject and virtual address, after which the cafe will appear on the streets of a three-dimensional city. You can also become a member of an existing cafe and communicate inside it.
One of the main "chips" of the network are tools for communication. If in the "classic" social networks they are most often limited to text messaging, then here you can communicate by voice and even arrange video conferences.
As mentioned above, there are countries in the network. Therefore, they must have a leader. Any user can become the president of the country. If they vote for him, he will become the head of a virtual country, and his portrait with a proposal to ask a question in person will hang on the page of each user. The president is elected for a certain term, but if the people are not satisfied with his board, then each user can initiate a referendum on changing the head.
The user can leave a flirting request, and the rest can respond to it. If in the process of communication users feel that they are interested in each other, then they can open personal data for each other and continue communication.
In the "karaoke" section, users will be able to sing. Moreover, it will be possible to do this not only alone, but also with friends: to do this, you need to gather in a themed cafe. You can broadcast an impromptu concert. Alternatively, you can record the performance on video and upload it to the network so that other users can then evaluate it.
The "broadcasts" section seems to be a very interesting and promising "feature" of the project. With its help, you can organize a live broadcast from a concert, a football match, a presentation and other events. You can do this from a webcam or directly from mobile devices. Those who miss the desired broadcast will be able to watch it in the recording.
We will not stop at the game section, since everything is pretty standard here.
What's really worth talking about is 3D mode. It allows you to access all the functionality described above, but in a visual form. It looks like this: you go to the appropriate section and a person standing on the street appears in your browser window. The person is you.
By controlling it with the keyboard, you can walk through the city streets, go to any cafe or karaoke bar. Crowds of passers—by will rush past you - these are the same users as you. It is possible that among them you will come across your friends — you can chat with them. If desired, you can get acquainted with other passers-by.
The network has applications for iPhone and Android. In principle, the application contains a standard set of functions for a social network client: news, a list of friends, a profile, correspondence, a list of cafes, etc.
Probably, it is impossible to ignore the functionality that Cafe4tune has in store for business. As you probably guessed, we are talking about advertising. Advertisers will be able to create their own stores, galleries and exhibitions. The administration of the network promises the possibility of organizing online sales directly within the network. 3D mode will contribute to the success of this idea: advertising shops and galleries will harmoniously fit into the streets of the city.
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