This week on the Gamification Roundup, we got loads of tips! When looking at gamification, it is important to keep some best practices and methods in mind. This roundup encompasses that into ways of using gamification for healthcare, sustaining gamified communities, business to business marketing, and even user experience design. In light of all these…
With millions of members from all over the world, Zoosk is already one of the most popular online dating communities. Now the company is adding some gamification elements to encourage more connection and improve the overall user experience. Considering that 75 percent of Zoosk users are under the age of 35, adding some game mechanics…
Today in our ongoing GList, we’re featuring Seth Cooper of Foldit. In the gamification world, Foldit is a popular example for one of the best applications of gamification to solve problems. Did you know that earlier this year, the Foldit team actually achieved the world’s first crowdsourced-designed protein? The power of crowdsourcing is immense and…
This week on the gamification roundup, we got quirky news and some successes in the gamification industry. On the quirky side, Domino’s Pizza Hero game is being used as a recruitment tool and an interesting concept of making games more passive called “Telefication” is being discussed. In the gamification industry, Blue Shield healthcare is reporting…
When scientists at the Royal Observatory Greenwich began analyzing data from the STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) Spacecraft, they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy task. The craft, which uses two near-identical satellites to reveal solar storms in 3D, has already transmitted over 100,000 images of solar activity…almost 25 terabytes of data! It didn’t take…
From the ever-hilarious site Pleated Jeans – a bit of badge levity. This time, awkward merit badges. Can you work some of these into your next gamified system? How many have you earned already today? Hat tip to Michael Archuleta.
Today in our ongoing GList series, we are featuring Keith Smith. In this digital age of endless tweets, link aggregators, and endless RSS feeds, it would seem that nobody needs to spend more than a few minutes on the internet to really get the information they need. Users consume information quickly and thus move throughout…
Hello GCo Readers! Here are this week’s additions to the GBase : Mangatar – an avatar creator with leaderboards and social features Tag Challenge – a worldwide manhunt used to research the possible effect of social media on national security AttendeeBee – a gamified conference application for attendees And remember folks! Any submission to…
This week on the Gamification Roundup: Aetna is giving away their Mindbloom wellness game, a 3D Printing platform gets gamified, Tony Vetrice covers what makes games addicting, and a RFID sensor game incentivizes workers to take the stairs. Check out the full roundup after the jump.
Today in our on going GList Series, we’re featuring Dave Cobb. Dave is the Senior Creative Director at the Thinkwell Group and has developed attractions for diverse clients around the world such as Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures & the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Have you ever realized how incredible amusement parks are…
by Justin Schier, Chief Creative Officer, Dopamine Inc. Now that just about everybody has seen or read The Hunger Games, it’s time to take a look at just what makes the successful movie and book series tick, in light of what we know about gamification. It’s a futuristic heroine’s lonely struggle to master both a…
We’re launching an exciting new feature: a weekly interactive TV show called The Gamification Revolution. The first episode will premiere Monday April 16 at 1pm Eastern (10 am Pacific/1800 UTC) featuring Nadya Direkova – UX/Game Designer at Google, Top Woman in Gamification and GSummit speaker. RSVP now and visit gamification.co/live on Monday to watch and…
BigDoor has begun implementing a new analytics feature which encourages greater user engagement, with a simplified implementation process. The new platform will offer end users incentives for engaging with their websites and help publishers understand Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like loyalty, engagement, viral distribution of content, and revenue in order to gauge the effectiveness of their incentives and actually…
NEW YORK CITY – April 11, 2012 – The Gamification Summit (June 19-21, San Francisco) today announced several significant additions to its speaker lineup, including thought leaders, academics and experts from a variety of disciplines. New speakers that will take to the GSummit stage to discuss the latest in techniques for engaging employees and customers…
Growing up, like most kids I was an avid player. From video games to cops and robbers, cardboard forts (oh how I loved it when we bought new appliances!) and the occasional sport, play was an integral part of my childhood. As with most adults, play has become a much smaller part of my daily…
