Stepping Up (on the Leaderboard)
I love to land on a leaderboard. When I first began doing step challenges (outside of laser tag) I was part of a group where a few of us were always taking the top spots on the leaderboard in our challenge app and vying for number one is what kept all of us motivated to achieve. That particular app was sold and I have been searching ever since for something to replace that particular motivation for me. This weekend, I think I found it at laser tag.
Laserforce has rolled out an update recently that includes a series of digital leaderboards updated in live time for those players signed in with a local membership. This is different from the I Play Laserforce global rankings. Instead, this is a way to see how you stack up against other players at a specific LF site in a variety of categories and I think one in particular is really speaking to me.
This particular leaderboard shows my cumulative steps over the course of several games played throughout the night, but also how I stacked up in that area against other players. It rewards top achievers with a spot on the virtual podium, but also includes a ranking for those who are coming up close behind (aka the podium chasers). I love this because it is constantly updating after each game and rewarding progress. There are also several categories of leaderboards you can see at the bottom. Personal stats can be tracked for average scores, high scores, total steps and total missions.
Additionally, results can be tracked daily, monthly, all time, for SM5 or for “other”, as seen at the top of the home screen. Beanz tells me the tracking can be more customized as well.
This is something I can definitely see being a motivator to excel. Throughout the night I checked this board far more than I ever typically check my personal membership because I wanted to get a handle on how it was working. Seeing total steps accumulate was more of a personal driver for me, but others wanted to see themselves on the high score board. Or for averages, the daily leaderboard requires a minimum of three games to be played, so this is also going to encourage repeat play. The constant updating will also give more players a chance for recognition right there in the moment, so all in all I think there are a lot of positives to this new feature.
My gears have already started spinning on how this could potentially fit into a future fundraising event. I’ll have to give this some further thought, but remember when I did my “Tivia Tags To 25 Miles” challenge last year? Think how much easier something like that could be to do with others if the software is able to track steps all day long. You can see where my mind is going with this and in my opinion, the more creative ways to incorporate laser tag with building personal challenges the better!
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