Facebook to Launch Dashboard for Your Games and Apps [PIC]

Facebook has announced that it is going to be launching two new features for organizing and interacting with Facebook apps, the Games Dashboard and the Applications Dashboard. Developers will have access to a sandbox for the dashboards starting today.

The new dashboards come with a swift new array of features, most of which are designed to better organize your social and gaming life on Facebook. The interface is divided into several sections. The left-hand side has your menu dashboard, and the right has advertisements.

Here's a mock-up of the new interface, courtesy of Facebook:

At the very top, you can see that the system lists your recently used games and applications. It lists how many of your friends are using those games/apps and recent news and activity, along with action items such as "give a gift" or "take your turn."

Underneath this section is the recent activity of your friends. It displays recent actions by your friends in specific games or apps. Under that is a section displaying the top games your friends play. Finally, at the bottom, is a directory of top games and apps.

To keep users engaged with the dashboards, Facebook has implemented "counters" in the left-hand menu. Essentially, they are notifications letting you know how many active actions you can take in your favorite games and apps.