Let’s gamify that bridge!

Posted by on Jan 14, 2013 in Gamification blog posts, Tech & specials | Comments Off on Let’s gamify that bridge! A new buoy and trampoline bridge over the Seine river in Paris, France, proposed by an architectural firm. I like it, what I love it and hope it can make it’s leap from the drawing board into reality. Would be a huge example of Gamification. A proposal  for a new design by the architectural firm AZC called ‘A Bridge in Paris’ will add a unique flair to the city. Just...
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Gamification: the golden seconds prior to boarding

Posted by on Jan 10, 2013 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Gamification: the golden seconds prior to boarding Something got you here. But how do I pull you in? What can I do to make you read further? That should be the most important question people should ask themselves regarding to Gamification and many other area’s for that matter. Get noticed, that’s what the first step is all about. That is a huge challenge, because we have less than 10 seconds before a visitor decides to board. At this point I...
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Gamification: the next phase!

Posted by on Jan 3, 2013 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Gamification: the next phase! Within the 10 years I worked in the gaming industry guiding (together with a great team of passionate people) Youdagames into the international (sub)top, I also made a lot of mistakes. But on the good side, a lot can be learned from failure. One lesson could be that you have reached your limits. Gamification as it is presented now is reaching its limits. In many posts writers are explaining that...
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Afraid of spiders? The cure is Gamification.

Posted by on Dec 20, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Afraid of spiders? The cure is Gamification. A loud scream, panic and my mother jumped on our couch within a blink of an eye. That was something I witnessed a couple of times when I was a kid. Did the earth move? Did lightning struck our house? No, a small (one inch) black, hairy spider entered the room. I live in the Netherlands so there is no chance that the spider was poisonous. Still the level of anxiety my mother experienced was huge....
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Gamification of soccer

Posted by on Dec 13, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 2 comments I am so excited about this that I had to find the time in this week’s busy schedule to put it in writing. In one of my earlier posts (September 18, 2012), a new era unfolds, I wrote this: “My middle son is a soccer fan and so am I. We both play soccer and follow the Dutch competition. My youngest son doesn’t play soccer and is less interested in the real thing, but he plays FIFA 2012...
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Achievement Unlocked

Posted by on Nov 29, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 2 comments   Sam Geuter is the first foreign guest writer on my site. I am very happy to introduce him to you through an interesting post he wrote especially for gamifier.com. It is no coincidence that my site is in English (which is much harder for me to maintain). The whole point is to get opinions from abroad, so I am excited and happy that Sam stepped up and shared his thoughts. In return I will...
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