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Tweaking the XP Formula – Get Out and Play!

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You’ll likely notice your StatFame XP bumped up today a bit.  We’ve been tweaking the formula to better align with giving eXperience Points for just the participation itself.  The thought behind “experience” shouldn’t be based on how WELL you play the game (we’ve got something else cooking for that), but it should be based on how MUCH you play the game!
bump it up!

We’ve all got kids, so we know with all the new gadgets and gizmos out there that it’s tough to get them outside and interested in staying fit/healthy. The NFL’s “Play 60″ campaign has really done a lot of good things for kids. “NFL PLAY 60 is the National Football League’s campaign to encourage kids to be active for 60 minutes a day in order to help reverse the trend of childhood obesity.” We’re on that boat 110%!

Our goal is to mesh the fact that kids love badges and “leveling up” in online games with the fact that getting out and staying in shape is something that needs to stay at the top of kids priority lists. So anything you do in REAL life, gets you eXperience Points on StatFame!

How do I get more eXperience Points?

By being out and playing outside! Again, XP not about being AWESOME at the game, it’s just about being IN the game. Anything you do will get you different levels of points. The more you explore and achieve different aspects of the game (an at-bat, a walk, a double, reached on an error, etc), the more you gain points.

Do some actions on the field result in more eXperience Points?

Yes. Like in a computer game, you get more points for discovering new features, new treasures, and by having new experiences. Some take a little more effort, so they result in getting a little more experience.

Can I get multiple eXperience Points for the same thing?

Absolutely. If you played in 20 minutes of the soccer game, you’ll get twice as much XP the person that only played for 10 minutes got.

So then you’re saying the best athlete will ALWAYS have the most eXperience Points! That is not fair!

Nope, we’re not. If that athlete is always playing, always outside, sure. But her ABILITY to get larger XP pieces doesn’t mean you can’t play in 10 more games than that person. You playing outside for 120 minutes without doing anything spectacular may trump her 3 homeruns she hit last night. XP is about more about QUANTITY, not as much about QUALITY.

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May 13, 2012

Feeling Like the Pros!

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The TEAM PAGE is really starting to come along nicely.  We added sorting and team leaders; now you can sort by columns of your choice on the stats, as well as see the team leaders along the top of the page just like ESPN does it!

Filed under stats, team pages
May 5, 2012

When Will I Be Able to Sign Up?

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So this is a two-part question disguised as one.  ANYONE can already be part of the site.  You just need to get us your scorecards however you prefer:

Signing in to the site will allow you to further customize your profile, add video, pics, sync with Facebook/Twitter, post live stats, etc.  All that data will be coming in the weeks ahead, but as it stands now, get us that scorecard and we’ll get your name in lights!

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May 5, 2012

Team Pages Are LIVE!

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Another big win today was the launching of TEAM PAGES!  Nowhere else online is it so easy to sort your teams seasons and categories in one place.  One site will have 15 other dropdowns.  One will have all the teams, but in different links on different pages.  One will have SOME of the stats for the league and charge you to see the rest.  One will have each season stats, but individual team stats will be only based on the team you’re on.  Confused yet?  Yea, so were we; so we fixed it!

Now revel in the excitement of being able to sort/view your team stats for ALL your years in one easy to use place!  Never again be pestered by that multi-click scour dance you used to do.  No longer worry about cutting and pasting excel spreadsheets together to get ALL your team on one page.  No more wondering which website your coach signed you up for this year.  Forget about trying to guess what site he used the LAST year.  It’s all here.  Right here.  All free.  Enjoy!

It used to look like this:

Now it looks like this:

Questions/Comments/Concerns?

 

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May 3, 2012

We’ve Got Your Sabermetric Stats!

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One of the things I REALLY love about the Agile methodology is how FAST things can get done and results can be seen!  Working in the corporate environment you need to have ducks in a row, dozens of people involved, code reviewed, changeboard approved, DEV/TEST/STAGING environments satiated…  the list goes on and on.  When you’re a small start-up, things can turn on a dime.  3 weeks ago I never would have guessed we’d be here already, but we’re introducing our first (of many) sets of Sabermetric data for your game!

What are “Sabermetrics” You Ask?

Sabermetrics is the specialized analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research. It was coined by Bill James, who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.

There are so many other stats you can derive from a baseball/softball game that oftentimes go unnoticed and can lead to shifts in the mindset and coaching of the game.  How people react to different scenarios throughout the game based on the situation they’re in can lead to the WIN or to the LOSS.  You can never have too much data in this game.

Without further ado, you’ll find the first set of Sabermetric data on the “stats” tab of each player like this:You've got Sabers!

There will be MANY more stats we start adding to here that’ll affect both the way you and your coach maybe play the game, but will enhance/increase your player eXperience Points as you progress in your career!

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May 3, 2012

What Happens When I Claim My Profile?

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So this has been the special sauce since day 1 here.  To be able to allow the individual person that owns the profile to edit/update/customize (to a degree) the page that their stats show on.  It’ll allow you to control your page info:

  • Update your profile picture
  • Add/update other game related photos
  • Add/update videos of your game
  • Add basic birthday/weight/height details
  • Integrate Facebook/Twitter to share new page updates/stats
  • Live updates of your in game at-bats/pitches
  • You can contest your stats if they’re not right
  • Merge other profiles that are duped that got entered from another source
  • Many more things secretly under the covers right now!

Essentially, it allows for customization the way YOU want it! This has been one of our core goals since day 1 as there are so many other sites out there that’ll just let you see some of your stats, or let you pay to see the stats – we want to give it to you all, for free!

We have a lot of other good things in store for it once we get there, but need to fine-tune a few of the other pieces on the site still, but be ready – it’ll be there soon enough!

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May 2, 2012

2012 Softball/Baseball Season is Under Way – We’ve Got Some Sponsorship Money Available!

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The MLB season is underway, and so are most of the Rec League/amateur leagues around the country!  We know from experience, playing isn’t cheap and some leagues are too expensive to go at it alone, so we’re here to help!  We’ve had some good traction in bumping up site visibility in the last few weeks and we want to extend the gratitude your way!  We have a limited budget, but still a budget that we’re willing to sponsor your team for the 2012 season!

Ideally we’re looking for teams that already use the ESPN iScore application to score their games, but are also open folks that are just using the ol’ pencil and paper to keep score!

To be considered, shoot us an email with:

  • YOUR NAME
  • HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?
  • WHAT LEAGUE DO YOU PLAY IN?
  • WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE THIS MONEY FOR?

Feel free to use the “Contact Us” button in the top left there as well to send us the info!  We’ll get back to each person individually to let you know how we can help!  Good luck in 2012 all!

[edit:: please don't comment on this post with the info, use the contact us button!]

Filed under baseball, softball, sponsorship
May 1, 2012

What’s This “Stumble” Button in the StatFame Menu?

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You may have noticed a new button in the last few days appear in our header, “Stumble”.  

This is just a handy way to get around/browse/stumble around the site.  Everytime you click it, it’ll just give you another random player in the site to see/compare your stats against!

It’s lightweight and easy as pie – you’ll may get addicted to finding your next competition with it though!

Have fun and keep playing!

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April 30, 2012

Badges? We DO Need Some Stinkin’ Badges!

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Contrary to popular belief, these days you DO need some badges!  Everyone loves proving their worth by showing of some of the schwag! So we’ve started to share your badges/awards you accomplished along the way!  You’ve busted your hump to put up the numbers, we’ll help you show them off!  Now on every profile that has hit certain stats, you’ll be awarded with a badge proving your skills!

This’ll be great for showing off to your friends/family and competitors to show you’ve got the edge on them!  The number of badges you get, you’ll see directly correlates to your player eXperience Points, so the more you get here, the more you get there!

How many badges are there?

LOTS!  We’ve got a good 25 with dozens more in the pipeline for different stats.  If you’ve got an idea for a badge, feel free to ping us and we’ll see about whipping it into the mix!

Get out there and rustle up some stats!

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April 30, 2012

Super Progress…

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We’ve had a lot of good support/progress over the past month that have far surpassed the last year+ combined.  A longer post will be coming on this topic later, but for the record, the Waterfall methodology is horrid for site development.  You need to take an Agile approach.  Trust me.

Filed under agile
April 28, 2012

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