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  A profile combines a participant’s name, appearance and public connections.
  The player manages how others see them.
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  - Connection
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  - id: source-872a30e434db6d16
    title: Duolingo
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      https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/
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  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Social networks and public identity
    description: >-
      A profile combines a participant’s name, appearance and public
      connections. The player manages how others see them.
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/learning-duo-101-13.webp
      width: 665
      height: 1440
      game: Duolingo
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      rights: © Duolingo. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
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    tips:
      - Separate public profile information from private settings.
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      - title: Duolingo
        url: >-
          https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/
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provenance: >-
  Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
  2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
  preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
  classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
  editorial review.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/electronic-devices
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# Social networks and public identity

id: electronic-devices--family-g13
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/electronic-devices--family-g13
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/electronic-devices--family-g13/

A profile combines a participant’s name, appearance and public connections. The player manages how others see them.

## At a glance

![Duolingo: profile, studied languages and social connections](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/learning-duo-101-13.webp)

[Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/) · © Duolingo. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.

1. Profile name, languages and follower count

- Separate public profile information from private settings.

- [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/)

## How it works

Devices: Smartphone; Computer.

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-g13-variants"></a>

- Publish a post. Rule: Make information public and cause a reaction from the world... <a id="variant-g13-01"></a>
- Comment and react. Rule: Impact relationships, post visibility, or community access. <a id="variant-g13-02"></a>
- Develop an audience. Rule: Choose content and actions for the sake of subscribers and reach. <a id="variant-g13-03"></a>
- Broadcast. Rule: Keep the attention of the audience and react to the events of the broadcast. <a id="variant-g13-04"></a>
- Moderate. Rule: Detect violations, remove content or restrict users. <a id="variant-g13-05"></a>
- Create a digital identity. Rule: Set up a profile, nickname and image that your interlocutors trust. <a id="variant-g13-06"></a>
- Use connections. Rule: Select profiles, make contact and arrange meetings. <a id="variant-g13-07"></a>
- Manage reputation. Rule: Respond to accusations, disclose information or hide incriminating evidence... <a id="variant-g13-08"></a>

## Context and limits

Author's taxonomy of actions, task forms and end-to-end conditions for design. Categories overlap. References support individual families, not every variant.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/) (id: source-872a30e434db6d16)

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