The youth vote is all important in any election , and while Trump is busycrafting Facebook - quick attack adsbased onPokémon Go , Hill is appealing to the offspring with a game of her own . It is profoundly , jaw - droppingly slow .
Hillary 2016 , which launched belated yesterday , puts the participant in the suitably drab surroundings of their own “ campaign HQ , ” a 2nd - floor office with eight chairs , one sofa , and no stave . By complete everyday challenges a highly motivated extremity of the American electorate can earn “ star , ” which really could have had a cooler name , like “ HillCoins ” or perhaps just “ points . ” ( To be clear , “ point ” are also earned in - game , though it ’s not directly clear how , or what they ’re used for . )
Today ’s day-by-day challenge include : syncing your own calendar to the movement , reply enquiry for a quiz called Trump Or False — which makes uncredited reference of that bloviate psychopath retweeting a Mussolini ( thanks Gawker!)—or intrust to vote for Hill . There does not appear to be any legally constipate understanding to A ) actually throw away your vote as such or B ) use your own name . I signalize up Bernie Sanders , but feel gratuitous to fill in , say , Ivana Trump or the pinkish - haired girl from Degrassi : Next Class .
But what oh what does one do with these wizard ? At present the options are limited to elevate safari HQ piece of furniture . A starter lamp can become a modern lamp for a mere 25 stars . I could n’t afford the brick accent wall and so opted for a standard fridge . There ’s no XP . No leveling . No sense of difficultness , onward motion , or advantage . Just the chance to remodel empty — but remarkably spacious — practical offices space .
There are a few purchasable things that crossover into the actual world , a humanity that allowed this app to be created in the first place . Among them are 20 per centum off Hillary merch ( 120 stars ) , access to “ limited campaign update ” ( 200 wiz ) , and an unknown souvenir contract by the succeeding chairperson herself ( 325 stars ) . In Sojourner Truth I had assumed I was already in for several lifespan of “ exceptional campaign updates ” when signing up for the app with Gmail .
Gamifying a contentious election makes sense in principle , but the execution pretermit almost every hallmark of the conception popularly understood as “ fun . ” On the impudent side , the Hillary 2016 server seem to be struggling a great deal less than Pokémon Go .
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