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May 29, 2013

Gabe Zichermann on Autism, Engagement and Memecube

Ivan Kuo11 mins

The Gamification Revolution is the only live gamification webcast featuring Gabe Zichermann and fellow gamification experts every week. Join us and have all of your gamification questions answered by these experts.

This past week, Gabe discusses how the rise of autism will make engagement even more important in his closing keynote at GSummit. He then gets into Memecube’s success as the world’s first gamified conference Twitter app, debuting at GSummit. Get the full story by watching the video below:

Be sure to catch us for tomorrow’s episode featuring Ross Smith, Director of Test at Microsoft and creator of the Language QA game for Windows!

Join us every Thursday at 1PM EST for the Gamification Revolution and have all your engagement questions answered!

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How Gaming Prepares Us for Success with Failure

Sudarshan Gopaladesikan16 mins

The Grand Theft Auto Franchise (GTA), notoriously known for promoting aggressive behavior, can also be seen as a virtual driver’s ed teacher, and possibly even a better deal; one game purchase gets you infinite lessons.

First thought that comes to mind when I hear ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is badass. Although the game typically encourages the player to break the rules, a recent Kotaku article has shown the game’s more positive side. The post explains how GTA has taught someone to drive, and I believe this is a result of two things: the ability to fail without fear and the depth of game design.

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