I'm drumming up some craziness these days.
I keep thinking of ideas, cool things that I could do with Snapie Points, and the list is honestly getting a little out of hand. That said, I have to begin somewhere. Since I'm working on the foundation right now, I figured I'd lay down a few more bricks before worrying about the fancy stuff.
Today I added a little feature inside the Settings tab that lets people buy more points.
Yes, before anyone asks, you absolutely do not have to buy Snapie Points. You earn them simply by using the app. But if you're someone who lacks the time, or maybe just the patience, then you'll have the option to buy them too.
"But MenO... points for what?"
I'm glad you asked.
The evil plan is to slowly build a little marketplace inside Snapie. Not a marketplace for money, but one for customization.
I'm talking collectibles.
Maybe your Snaps can use different fonts. Different backgrounds. Maybe special profile decorations. Seasonal collectibles for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween. Maybe one for Taco Tuesday because... honestly, why not?
The more I think about it, the more I realize I'm borrowing ideas from video games.
Since I've been seriously considering diving into a game idea that's been sitting in my head for years, I've been reading about what makes games feel immersive. It's funny how many of those lessons translate into building an app.
People like collecting things.
People like showing off things they've earned.
People like making a place feel like their place.
So yes... I'm shamelessly stealing from decades of game design.
Madness?
Maybe.
But hopefully the fun kind.
There's another obvious path here that I need to spend more time understanding.
NFTs.
I know... I know.
I've said some pretty horrible things about NFTs over the years, mostly because my aging brain has always struggled to understand the philosophy behind them. It never really clicked for me.
Then again, maybe I don't actually need to understand the philosophy.
Maybe it's enough that someone wants a collectible because it supports something they like. Maybe it's simply a little digital souvenir that says, "I helped build this thing."
In this case, that thing happens to be an open source, decentralized project.
That suddenly makes a lot more sense to me than trying to convince someone it's the future of finance.
Anyway, as always, I'm thinking out loud. Oversharing, some might even say.
The coals are hot.
Now I'm just seeing what I can cook.
MenO
