Looking for a game-based learning solution that uses games that people have actually played? Then check out what digital distribution giant, Valve, is doing with their Portal game series. Portal and its sequel, Portal 2, are now being used in an initiative called Teach with Portals. The game is a first-person shooter but by all means is no…
Gamification leader Badgeville announced their first summit focused on educating businesses on the implementation of game, reputation, and social mechanics to their digital business model for behavior management. Recognizing the need to educate businesses on effective gamification, Badgeville will host Badgeville University—a two day summit held in San Francisco from Aug 8 to Aug 9. Day 1 will…
If you haven’t been keeping up with our Gamification.co/Live page, then you’ve been missing out on Gabe’s weekly webcasts where he talks to gamification experts and answers user questions about gamification and design! To help keep you guys updated, we will now be writing small reviews outlining the topics Gabe spoke about so you don’t…
What’s the best way to combine eco-awareness, public sector education, and extreme coupon frenzy into one neat package? Why, through gamification, of course! At least, that’s what the good people over at RecycleBank are doing. Because, let’s face it, most people aren’t going to trip over themselves to learn more about composting, for instance. But they might take a…
If you have been keeping up with general gamification news, you might be aware of the Nike Fuelband that came out in February this year.The FuelBand is another addition to the Nike+ line of products that seek to quantify and track your physical workouts, while keeping you engaged in doing so. This little device lends itself well to…
Hello GCo Readers! Today in our Gamification Company Database we have three unique gamified applications to share with you today: Education Cents – is a financial education site that incentivizes financial literacy for students by offering potential scholarships for completing finance lessons. SPARC520 – is a consumer and enterprise level energy monitoring tool that manages energy consumption…
Verizon Wireless has joined the gamification ranks! Their new venture, Verizon Insider, enjoyed a 30% increase in login rates due to gamification efforts.Gamification strategy firm Gigya oversaw the design and implementation of the gamified elements for Verizon Insider. By adding leaderboards, badges, and social media integration among other features, Verizon has engaged its customers on a closer level….
Have you ever dreamed of flying?. Of course you have! Everyone does and I actually was able to fly with brainpower…albeit not very far. It would be nice to say I was as triumphant as Ariel Kaminer of the New York Times in my ability to use the raw power of my mind to levitate…
It isn’t penetration testing—when companies employ “white hat” hacks to identify technical vulnerabilities. A cyber war game is based around a real-life business scenario (ex. Hackers attempting to access customer databases). As cyber security is everyone’s responsibility, information security employees to marketers and legal advisers work together to respond to the real-life scenario. These war games can help expose…
Imagine for a moment that you had no internal volume control. Everything you saw, heard, and felt was perceived by your brain at equal intensity–from the birds singing outside your window and the dripping of the faucet to the person giving you instructions. Imagine that you were unable to prioritize this information, to sort out…
Hello GCo Readers! Today in our Gamification Company Database we have one up and coming company and two old but classic examples of great gamification. SessionM is HTML5-based platform that adds a lightweight gamification layer to mobile applications that recently raised $20M in Series B funding. The Fun Theory was a contest held by Volkswagen to…
Perhaps taking a note from Jesse Redniss and Peter Blacker’s GSummit Presentation, Degrassi is rolling out a live-TV gamification program in conjunction with their season premier 12. The over-the-top teen drama has found issues maintaining live viewership due to the rising numbers of people pirating their shows. To combat this issue, the show’s producer Much…
What would you think if the students at Harvard were using their smartphones to participate in classroom quizzes and polls? Emergence Capital Partners and iNovia Capital certainly think its a good idea as they raised $8M in Series A funding for Top Hat Monocle’s student engagement platform. Originally intended to be a classroom polling device to compete with…
In a recent. study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and Elon University 53 percent of respondents “mostly agreed” with this statement: “By 2020, there will have been significant advances in the adoption and use of gamification. It will be making waves on the communications scene and will have been implemented in many new…
Money can’t buy everything. “The drive to make a few dollars comes from a very different place than the drive to do a favor.” That is Micki Krimmel’s belief, co-founder of FavorTree—the first ever mobile favor-trading game. Backed by a $350K investment from the Knight Foundation’s Technology for Engagement Initiative, FavorTree aims to build stronger…
