Gamification is often used to add feelings of achievement into an experience. Achievement is earned over time through completion of challenges or tasks. The effort the end-user has to put in to earn their achievement will determine how strong the feeling of achievement will be….
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Guess the number This weekend I amused myself by learning to code in C#, the course I was following had me hooked by the fact that they were teaching code by making games. I have to say I never got so much…
Gamification mechanic Monday: Unlock-able free play Over the Easter break I was playing Candy Crush and hit one of the treasure chests with random prizes in it, some of them were boosters and one of the rewards was unlimited play for 2 hours. Not too…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Trophy Cabinet Some games have a trophy wall where you can display your items, others allow you to carry a special avatar to display your special achievements and others just show the level. In real life if you have done sports or…
Gamification stuff we love: Habit changers Around this time last year I mentioned a number of apps which I was then using and liked for some of their inbuilt gamification for the purpose of achieving goals. One thing I noticed over time that the apps…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: repetition To achieve mastery and breeze through levels in a game, a lot of repetition is needed of some of the base mechanics of the game. Although it may sound boring in itself, most masters have become the best by training and…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Multiple resources At the weekend I downloaded the iPad version of SimCity, which has been a game I loved on computer for years, but had stopped playing because I was getting too engrossed. What I love about the game though is that…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Award ceremonies As the Oscar parties are probably drawing to a close, award ceremonies like them require achievement, peer and/or specialist recognition and it has significant value and status to earn an Oscar. There are multiple motivational drivers at play as well…
