Gabe Zichermann has a new op-ed piece on The Huffington Post that just went up today. It’s called “Can Games and Gamification Fix Washington?” It’s about how the many issues that are currently plaguing the US often seem too vast and overwhelming for any real change to occur. Gamification can be used to engage an audience and solve problems – so why not make that audience the American people and empower them to start fixing things? From selecting Supreme Court judges to President Obama’s COMPETES Act, Gabe brings a lot of interesting ideas about gamification to the forefront. Read the article now.
We have seen some examples of gamification in politics
Danish Politcal Party Liberal Alliance (LA) has taken new tactics into politics – you can say they have taken politics to the next level. LA is a fairly new party and in order to engage and spread their politics they have implemented game mechanics into their campaign…….
http://turngame.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/gamification-in-politics/
What if Politicians were gamers?
http://turngame.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/what-if-politicians-were-gamers/