Can Gaming Make A Better world?

The title of this karaoke project is a direct reference to the TED talk by Jane McGonigal "Gaming Can Make A Better World".

Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
 
[copied+pasted the description box of this TED talk]

Karaoke

We (Alex, Chae, Erica, Mitsa and Kamo) chose karaoke because...

Karaoke is a playful format (a game?) that makes the player follow the lyrics and play along. While you are singing the song you get to spend some time with the lyrics as well - some pay attention to them, others are more concentrating on keeping up with the tempo. However, you definitely pay more attention to them than when simply listening to the song.

Rewriting a symbolic song: The process started with reflecting on the readings as a group and putting in place key phrases that stuck with us. Things we wanted to bring up when we were writing the new lines. While rewriting someone else's lyrics, we were following the number of syllabises in order to keep the rhythm.

[from pad: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/si17-karaoke]

History

First attempt

On the Tuesday 1st February 2022, We shared the first attempt of our karaoke.

First Version of Lyrics:

conrad: let's get straight into it!

I wake up early everyday to be the best
Don't close the mac cuz there's no need for me to rest
My job is like a game that's why I feel so blessed
Oh, a, oh

They took the funlife out of my creativity  (Kamo but")
I am responsible for my stability (Kamo "And")
My mentor said "self-motivation is the key!"

20 points
I did a good job!
50 points
I did a better job

Gaming can make a merrier world
Gaming can make a happier world

Feedback

Over-identification strategy
Would people who are not from the inner group (XPUB) understand the meaning of this karaoke?
Who is your target audience?
How to make sure this is satire?
How this would be made public? How would you present this?

Edits on the lyrics

Let's get straight into it!
I wake up early everyday to be the best
Don't close the mac cause there's no need for me to rest
My job is like a game but why I feel so stressed

Oh, a, oh

They took the fun out of my creativity (BUT)
I am responsible for my stability (AND)
My mentor said, "Self-managing is the key!"

20 points
I did a good job! 
50 points
I did a better job!

Gaming can make a better world
Gaming can make a happier world

If you fail then don't complain

Waiting the host to let me enter the zoom call
Checking my emails, while I am having healthy lunch
We play competing games with colleages just for fun

Oh-a oh-a
Is this my leisure time?
Oh-a oh-a
Is this my working time?

Gaming can boost your fearless side
Gaming can fix your broken appetite
Make work fun and get stuff done
For my body and through my apps

Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh

(break)

Gaming can heal your anxious mind
Gaming can organise your life 
Gaming can make your inner child shine

If you fail then don't complain
Make work fun and get stuff done
Try your best and improve yourself

I am my workplace star
Although my workplace sucks

Gaming can make a merrier world
Gaming can make a healthier world
Gaming can make a practical world
Gaming can make an easier world
Gaming can change your boring job
Gaming can make you play at work
Gaming can help poor people find a job
Gaming can stop humanity's fall
Gaming can stop humanity's war

Finalizing the lyrics

The karaoke project became part of the final Special Issue #17 Publication. In order to finalise the lyrics, we re-visited them after a while. That turned out to be a great approach: since last time we worked on them, we have read more and reflected on it in class, in our casual conversations.
Final edits:
-there was a version that Mitsa worked on, right? let's add it here [tba]
-Chae's edits [tba]
-Chae and Alex finalising them in the studio [tba]

The final lyrics

 verse:
 "Let's get straight into it!"
 "I wake up early every day to be the best"
 "Don't close the mac cuz there's no need for me to rest"
 "My job is like a game that's why I feel so blessed"
 "Oh, a, oh"

 "They took the fun out of my creativity (BUT)"
 "I'm responsible for my stability (AND)"
 "My mentor said 'Self-motivation is the key!'"

 "20 points"
 "I did a good job!"
 "50 points"
 "I did a better job!"

 chorus:
 "Gaming could make a promising world"
 "Gaming should make a fulfilling world"
 "Gamify your entire day"
 "Oh-a-a-a oh"

 verse:
 "Waiting the host to let me enter the zoom call"
 "Checking my emails while I'm having healthy lunch"
 "My job is like a game but why I feel so stressed"

 bridge:
 "Oh-a oh-a"
 "Is this my leisure time?"
 "Oh-a oh-a"
 "Is this my working time?"

 chorus:
 "Gaming could make a healthier world"
 "Gaming should make a happier world"
 "Manage life through all your apps"
 "Get some rest and back to work"

 "Oh-a-aho oh x2"

 "Gaming could make an easier world"
 "Gaming should make a better world"

 "If you fail then don't complain"
 "Try your best and play the game"
 "Life is better when you may
 "gamify all the way"
 
 "Can't go on anymore x2"

 "Gaming can't make a promising world"
 "Gaming can't make a healthier world"
 "Gaming can't make a happier world"
 "Gaming can't make an easier world"
 "Gaming can't make a better world"

 "Gaming can't make a fulfilling world"
 "Gaming can't make a healthier world"
 "Gaming can't make a happier world"
 "Gaming can't make an easier world"
 "Gaming can't make a better world"