"MetroNerd" - a mobile phone app to make nerds cooler

Finnish students from the University of Oulu have developed a mobile phone application to help geeks improve their looks and behaviour. [via Captology Notebook - Insights from the Standford Persuasive Technology Lab]

"In eleven slides engineering students Teppo Raisanen, Saana Orjala, and Samuli Ruti describe how MetroNerd can help the "typical male nerd" to "be more popular with the ladies."

Specifically, MetroNerd is a mobile quiz game intended to improve the appearance, behavior, and sex appeal of nerds. In theory, the app would motivate users with a vision of greater social acceptance. As people play the game, they rehearse behaviors and receive instant rewards for hip choices."

emily | 9:07 PM | SMS and Gaming |
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