Life is hard and then you…play

Posted by on Sep 28, 2014 in Gamification blog posts | 28 comments Games are part of our culture, all of our youngsters play them. But why? First of all it’s nothing new, really it isn’t. Humans have played all kinds of games for thousands of years. Not only humans play, animals do it as well. Look at little kittens, they play through their first months of their lives. Even when they grow up, they won’t stop playing. It’s more or less the same with...
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eSports is huge!

Posted by on May 25, 2014 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on eSports is huge! Who would ever thought that a bunch of “so called” nerds sitting behind a monitor could fill up an entire stadium. That’s not all, the winner gets 1 million dollars. The fun part is, they don’t call it gaming anymore. Probably the idea behind it is, if you can fill up a stadium, you should call it sport :) So they named it eSports. Funny isn’t it! Because every sport basically is a...
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Do killers rule the world?

Posted by on Mar 30, 2014 in Gamification blog posts | 27 comments I see a game in almost everything. A game contains players, so by looking at something as a game, I also recognize the players. Players can be categorized in many ways. The most popular one is Bartle’s Player types. Named after Richard Bartle, who created them based on the behavior of MMO players. A model that is adopted by many in Gamification. It provides psychological portraits for MMO...
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5 characteristics of modern society

Posted by on Jan 12, 2014 in Gamification blog posts | 87 comments Our current financial crisis is a symptom of the malfunction of our current society. That is just one symptom; a lot more is going on. We are in a transition and many people are aware of this. Our society is entering a new era. Look at our educational system for example. We educate people for their own spot in our working environment. Jobs that people made up decades ago, amongst them jobs that...
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Yet another introduction to Gamification

Posted by on Dec 8, 2013 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Yet another introduction to Gamification Recently I was asked to blog for the online magazine Society30.com. I accepted the opportunity with honor. This magazine provides information about our failing current society and offers a solution with society 3.0 A lot of great inspiring people give an inspiring contribution to this magazine. That’s why I feel honored to participate in this great initiative with my posts about Gamification....
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The power of feedback mechanisms

Posted by on Dec 1, 2013 in Gamification blog posts | 25 comments Reality is sometimes hard to deal with and often we find ourselves wondering if the direction we are going is the right one. Games are an escape from reality. Within this virtual world players know if the direction they take is the right one. Feedback given at the right moment gives them guidance. When wrong decisions are taken, they won’t reach the next level. Gamers can try over and over...
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