Gamification Mechanic Monday: Random rewards If you have ever tried to surprise a friend, family member or person you love with a surprise bunch of flowers or a a gift, then you already fully understand the concept of random rewards. Now, the question is when…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Mayor Foursquare brought back the opportunity to become the Mayor of a place you frequent the most and check in from in their Swarm app. I always found that element of Foursquare good fun even if I stopped using the app when…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: Equipment In most games you have the changes to earn access to equipment that will help you complete the next level or enable faster progress or improvement of some kind. The way to look at it in my view is to think…
Progress tracking In gamification a player benefits from knowing their journey, from a psychological view it means you have a sense of control. You can speed up or slow down in order to complete the journey. In most cases players are looking for a journey…
With the first bit of heavy rain and the damp coldness chilling London air, it just felt right to share my holiday or at least a snapshot from it with you. I went to Sweden and explored some of the magnificent vastness this country has…
