Hello GCo readers! Here are our latest additions to the GBase: Uplaude – a platform that lets sites or blogs add achievements and reward their visitors with an easy self-serve approach to gamification. SlimCast – a fitness app that helps people build long-term habits by turning weight-loss goals into a winnable game. GoJiyo – a virtual world…
This week on the Gamification Roundup, we got news filled with possibilities. NextJump provides an leisurely gameplay platform akin to Draw Something, GDC Online is making a gamification summit in Austin, Bunchball writes an article about the work ethic of millenials, International scientists create an epidemic game to research disease outbreak models, and Bluewolf and Bunchball partner up to…
Armed with a smartphone, anyone can be a reporter. This is the idea behind NewsiT, a mobile ‘crowd-reporting’ platform that uses gamification to make reporting the news a collaborative, social, fun and rewarding experience. Founded by experienced journalist Melinda Wittstock, who has worked for the Guardian, the Observer, ABC News, National Public Radio, and MSNBC, NewsiT is all…
Today in our ongoing GList series, we’re featuring J.P. Rangaswami. As the Chief Scientist for Salesforce.com, JP knows a thing or two about getting things done. He’s been named one of the 50 most influential people by Silicon as an outspoken advocate of open source software and the use of emerging technologies for information sharing…
It’s a great day for the gamification world! Gamification platform BigDoor just closed $5M in funding from Foundry Group, Founder’s Co-op and other investors. This brings BigDoor’s total funding to $13M for this young three year old company. As one of the leaders in the gamification space, BigDoor has helped gamify different aspects of MLB.com, Nickelodeon…
What if there was a way to take the guesswork out of becoming a regular? What if you knew exactly how many visits it took to get a comped meal, to skip the line, to never need another reservation? In a place like Perkville, you do. The app, which still seems to be in it’s…
This week on the gamification roundup, we’ve got some good news on new releases in the gamification world. Jive is rolling out an Advanced Gamification Module with Bunchball, Outbid is bringing social elements and gamification into the auction world, Energy Battle cuts energy consumption by 45%, Katie Salen talks about newly learned gaming principles for…
