We often receive the question what does good gamification look like, but to me, it should also be about what it feels like. If it feels wrong, then we have missed something. Wrong can make gamification feel childish, manipulative or irrelevant. To create a good…
Gamification stuff we love: Recognition On Monday I took a taxi to get to my workshop destination and it was the first time ever someone asked me are you the “An Coppens” from gamification? I thought it was because of my email signature when booking…
Gamification Mechanic Monday: peer to peer Peer to peer support, recognition and motivation is a strong motivator for a lot of players. Being a respected scientist or developer often relies on fellow experts in the field to endorse your research or code. Being a respected…
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 Mechanic Monday: Rewards In gamification design, we will often use rewards to recognise activities of the players or users of the process. Rewards can come in the shape of points, badges, certification and more. They work well to attract people to get started and…
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…
