Make things fun

Posted by on Oct 10, 2012 in Gamification blog posts, Tech & specials | Comments Off on Make things fun Gamification of software has my focus, but I just love it when I encounter samples of gamification in real life that make me laugh. This is one I just needed to share with you. The marketing effect this machine has is huge! It’s a new way of doing marketing, that is fun for business and consumers. It really fits my definition of gamification: “Make things fun by adding game elements...
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Gaming in the Classroom

Posted by on Oct 9, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on Gaming in the Classroom Gaming is increasingly changing once sterile classrooms into interactive places of learning: From Social Media to QR Codes and Serious MMO’s, the pressure is not only teachers and parents to understand how to integrate the best elements of Gamification into educational pursuits, but also on developers as the market of game education explodes! via Infographic: Gaming in the...
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The new normal

Posted by on Oct 5, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on The new normal Interesting numbers! Gamification is here to stay, that’s for sure. Question is: “in what form?” We are just at the beginning of our journey. For now we know achievements, badges and rewards work. But the intrinsic motivation is more important. We need to find the game-factor of an organization and this will lead us to the intrinsic motivator.   Check this interesting...
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It’s in our genes!

Posted by on Sep 21, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on It’s in our genes! I just thought you might be interested in how you can stay young. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) found the solution a long time ago, here it is: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” He was a wise man, that George. Really wish I could say that I wrote that quote. He actually says: “play and stay young!” You need to know that as soon as...
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DueProps

Posted by on Sep 18, 2012 in Gamification blog posts, Software | 1 comment Whenever I encounter gamification software and it is interesting enough to share, I will do this through this blog and give you my own opinion about it. If you see something worth mentioning, please contact me, so I can share it here. The first product that caught my attention is DueProps, it is software that increases happiness, engagement and productivity on the work floor, so the company tells...
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