Why waste time waiting for the bus when you can be scoring points for your ‘hood instead? January 28th marked the end of Yahoo! Bus Stop Derby in San Francisco. 20 Muni bus stop shelters were outfitted giant, 72 inch touch-screens where travelers-in-waiting can play one of 4 games. All the games were less than…
Experts Exchange is a site dedicated to bringing better IT assistance to the world through competitive gamification. Founded back in 1996, Experts Exchange invites knowledgeable techies from all over the world to answer questions from users in need who assign a point value to their query. A leaderboard keeps constant watch over the top experts…
Gamification has gotten increasingly more present, but it’s also been getting more “meta”. Many game consoles have been using gamified gaming for sometime now. Both XBox 360 and PS3 have achievement and trophy systems (respectively) where players can unlock special acheivements that are supplemental and complimentary to the games their playing. These motivators work equally…
Note: if you weren’t able to get into the inaugural GSummit, visit our streaming partner, Fora.tv and get 30 days of unlimited access to content now. Thanks to everyone who attended the first ever Gamification Summit on Thursday! The turn out was absolutely amazing – nearly 400 attendees along with our phenomenal speakers, panelists and…
Thank you again for attending The Gamification Summit. Please enjoy use of the official decks from our speakers to review. To make the most of these materials, we suggest purchasing on-demand video content from Fora.tv, where you can watch archival footage of the conference for 30 days. Wanda Meloni, Founder & Senior Analyst, M2 Research- What…
The first ever Gamification Summit is underway with a full house and lots of streaming guests. If you want to join the live stream, visit GSummit.com today and get 30 days access to the content – including my keynote. If you want to follow the discussion on Twitter, search for the hashtag #gsummit .
Gabe Zichermann was a guest today for BBC World Service Podcast: Digital Planet with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson on the social media episode. Gabe chats with Gareth and Bill about what makes a successful loyalty program, whether or not we should be concerned with over-saturation with gamification and, of course, how excited he is…
I was recently interviewed by Sharon Panelo of JWT Intelligence for this really great piece that came out online yesterday. We discussed how marketing is changing, how brands in every category can use game mechanics to increase engagement and The Gamification Summit that’s happening next week! Our talk was a lot of fun and I’m…
An inside look at Wanda Meloni: Founder at M2 Research [SlideDeck id=’1925′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] When asked what she’s most excited to learning at the Gamification Summit, Wanda said, “I’m most excited to talk with companies and learn what they are planning, where they see game mechanics fitting in with their overall strategy, what tools and…
Congratulations to SCVNGR, the location-based mobile app, for recently raising another $15million in funding from European VC firm Balderton Capital! SCVNGR is a fast-growing location-based site that puts its focus on gaming by giving challenges to go with your check-ins. SCVNGR is among the most business-friendly of location-based apps as hundreds of companies, schools and…
The Gamification Summit is officially sold out! Obviously, we’re more excited than ever for Jan 20th, but even if you weren’t one of the lucky people who snagged a ticket to this exclusive event, you’re in luck. You asked, and we’re teaming up with Fora.tv to bring you live streaming coverage of the conference so…
The response has been, for lack of a better word, overwhelming. There are only 19 more tickets available for the Gamification Summit, after which we will be completely sold out. If your plans include gamifying your business this year, procrastinate no longer! Don’t miss your chance to hear keynotes, case studies and panel discussions from top thought…
There’s been an amazing amount of press surrounding the Gamification Summit and my philosophies around gamification in general. Libe Goad gave a great shout out in her recent post on ZDNet called “Can FarmVille make dealing with the IRS more fun?” She quotes from my recent radio interview with Lisa Osbourne of KFWB radio in…
The Gamification Summit is only 2 weeks away! Excitement is building and available tickets are dwindling. Of course, The Gamification Summit will have amazing keynotes and panels, featuring speakers from such top companies as: Google –Amit Fulay, Product Manager NBC/Universal -Jesse Redniss, Vice President of Digital Bing – Neal Freeland, Director Zynga – Manny Anekal,…
Our own Gabe Zichermann was recently interviewed by Choire Sicha of The Awl for this great article called “You’re Being Gamed“. The piece talks about Gabe’s beginnings in gamification, a broad overview of gamified advertising going on today, like Jay Z’s Decoded campaign sponsored by Bing and headed by Droga5, and how gamification can help…
