Points for Voting: Facebook Places Becomes Part of an Elections Game

Fred Trotter, the son of Clayton Trotter, a candidate up for a Congressional seat in Texas, developed a game that lets voters level up depending on how involved they are in a campaign.

Users get past the first level by writing a personal endorsement that’s posted to their wall. Then they can get additional points by checking in at campaign events or headquarters, setting up a telephone voting reminder for themselves or even checking-in at a polling station on election day. They