FantasyDJ is a mobile game where users compete to predict songs that are going to rise in popularity over a week long period. Each player’s chosen songs receive daily scores based on Spotify’s algorithm for determining popularity. Whoever’s playlist of songs increases the most by the end of a week wins! Check out the video and instructions below for more details.
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How to use FantasyDJ
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Requirements: You will need a Spotify account, either premium or free.
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Starting out: After signing in you will land on the league page, which will show you the leagues that you are currently in (which will be none at first). Use the button that says “Start New League” to go to the league creation page. Choose a league name and the Spotify username of your opponent. If your opponent has installed FantasyDJ, they will receive a push notification saying they have been added to your league. The object of the game, essentially, is to pick the three songs that you believe will get more popular over the next week.
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Picking songs: When it is your turn to choose a song, click the “New Song” button in the league page. You will be presented with a page containing a list of the day’s most popular songs according to Spotify plays. You can choose one of these or use the search box to find the song you want. Then you wait for your opponent to choose a song, and this will go back and forth until both players have 3 songs. At this point, your league is active.
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Waiting: Over the next few days you will be able to see how you are doing in comparison to your opponent, both in the league page, and in another page for analytics, which shows a graph of how your songs have been increased or decreased in popularity.