Although it is easy to concentrate on the merits of gamification, attention has to be made to the fact that it is not a panacea. Certainly it is not the cure for all problems. Gamification is not a magic formula. You can’t just create a generic method and apply it to everything and expect it to work with 100% efficiency … Continue reading
In gamification we can have two settings regarding teamwork. The experience may be oriented to a specific group of people, for example a team of a company’s employees, or to a group formed by random people who want to play that experience with a common goal but without the faintest idea who the other people might be, for example what … Continue reading
Open Source The open source movement has a lot of supporters, and not only because it gives you the possibility of making your own modifications to the software, so it suits your needs, but also because the large quantity of people that generally contribute and share, help to increase the speed of that product development. But not only that. With … Continue reading
On a first note, I must warn you that I don’t have children of my own, this is just based on current theories of reward/punishment behavior. So, this is just a theoretical view with no related first hand knowledge on my end. When children start to grow, often parents struggle with the need to discipline their kids. With discipline I … Continue reading
Have you ever heard about some controversial psychological experiences which, in some way, got out of hand? It’s not so hard to find some examples. In a quick search you can find rapidly something like this. Psychology has fought for a long time to be considered a science. Since science generally requires proof by experimentation, and not only an hypothesis, … Continue reading
Curiosity killed the cat but thrilled the player. Today’s topic is far from being an exclusive to games. Curiosity is a motivational engine that lead the human species from the caves to the smartphone era and beyond. It’s something so powerful that by itself is enough to lead a person to make awesome discoveries as well as getting that … Continue reading
The game of countering desertification Some time ago we were contacted by Andreas Buechel and he shared with us some of his creative ideas. This week’s post will be about one of his ideas, a gamified experience to counter desertification. First of all let’s define what desertification is. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica : “desertification, also called desertization, the process … Continue reading
One thing to consider while building a gamification experience is the learning curve associated with it. A lot of people are gamers, but inside the universe of gamers we find different levels of experience and knowledge about that said universe. On one side you have the hardcore gamers which are people who know most of everything about the game universe … Continue reading
In today’s post we will be showing 10 examples of gamification applied in different areas. These examples are displayed in no specific order. Duolingo We have talked about Duolingo before in our free report. Duolingo is a game for people who want to learn a new language. The different steps necessary to the process are well divided in levels … Continue reading
The way of the exploit One thing that we have mentioned before was the creation of rules necessary to the implementation of a good gamification environment! In video-games since the game-designers control the environment, it’s easier to enforce those rules. For example, you can limit an area in a map creating by obstacles that the player just can’t get … Continue reading