Gamification got swagger

Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Gamification got swagger Never thought that I would use the word “swagger” in a subject of one of my post, but I did. Couldn’t think of a phrase that would be more appropriate. Watch the video and find out why. A famous US rapper called “Camillionaire” talks about his experience with gamification to engage his fans. I listened to him talk passionate about his business and how gamification works for him. This is...
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The urge to play is in all of us

Posted by on Nov 8, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 4 comments At six November 2012 I had the pleasure of giving a talk about gamification at the Games for Health Europe conference. Realizing that a lot of people still don’t know what it implies, I decided to give a presentation about gamification in general trying to inspire people. According to the reactions I achieved my goal. One of my topics is: “gamification should imply fun.” Still there is a...
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Six reasons for educational change!

Posted by on Nov 1, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 232 comments Knowledge is the biggest value humans have and still we let our educational system go down the drain. A lot of talk, no change! We need to understand that change is needed to improve education. The solution lies beyond the knowledge of teachers. Gamification can change this landscape and improve the system. But it will only work if it is done right! Start building high quality educational games....
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Gamification of sex!?

Posted by on Oct 25, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 2 comments Will we have Sex+ next to Nike+ anytime soon? Is there no privacy left? Apparently not! Well at least youngsters in Sweden don’t mind sharing their “under the sheets” performance. Proves that we live in a world that becomes more transparent every day. Is this a bad thing? In this case: “no!” This brilliant campaign made young people aware of the danger of not having safe sex. The...
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Revealing interview

Posted by on Oct 19, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Revealing interview Douglas Stewart picked my brain and put his findings on paper in this revealing interview he did with me. I talked about the concerns I have with the movement, where my passion comes from, how I want to promote a better vision about Gamification and what it means. About two weeks ago Douglas asked me if I wanted to do an interview with him and if I needed to prepare it. I said that I want it to...
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Dutch government gamifies job hunt

Posted by on Oct 15, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | 6 comments An organization of the government (UWV) that takes care of unemployed people recently launched a job interview game. This organization wants to reach out to youngsters with a low and medium education, because this is the group with the highest unemployment rate. With the job interview game the government wants to improve 5 skills. Every skill consists of a ‘fun game’ that motivates the...
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