Zillow Dueling Digs – Company Says ‘Game On’

RISMEDIA, March 26, 2008-In the spirit of launching its interactive home game, Dueling Digs, Zillow Senior Program Manager Martin Szuster broadcasted the following blog:

“Have you ever wished you could peer into thousands of kitchens or bathrooms across America looking for your own remodel ideas? Are you looking for decorating inspiration or a new paint color to spice up your living room? Or, for the architecture buffs – wouldn’t it be fun to drool over some of New England’s Stately Colonials, San Francisco’s Victorians, or Seattle’s Craftsman homes?

Dueling Digs is an interactive game that presents you with a constant stream of Zillow home photos where you can choose to explore kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living spaces, home exteriors and yards. You’re presented with two ‘dueling‘ photos; you choose your favorite and keep going. (If you’ve ever played ‘Hot or Not,’ you’ll get the picture…). Your votes are then tallied with other players’ so you can also see what the Zillow community likes the most – which kitchens are most popular, for example. We have millions of home photos on Zillow and users are adding even more every day, so you can expect to stumble upon new pictures – and new inspiration for your own home – each time you play.

We hope you will find it as fascinating as many of us here at Zillow. When we were testing, we had to tell Zillowites to ‘put the mouse down‘ and stop rating pictures because they were forgetting about their day jobs! We would love to hear what you think, or what could make this game more useful or fun. Please visit a special Zillow Discussion thread we created just for this purpose to give us your feedback.”

For more information, visit www.zillow.com.