This week in the Gamification Roundup we have little companies doing big things. In the face of massive companies and acquisitions, startups and other smaller institutions are still achieving great innovations across all sectors and are growing as a result.
Stefanie Hermann of Reutlingen University has recently completed a master’s thesis on gamification. She explores gamification theory and gains insight on gamification’s ability to be a motivation for action. Interviewing a number of industry experts, including Gabe Zichermann, Hermann discusses what factors these industry experts believe need to be true in order to use gamification…
This week on the Gamification Roundup it’s all about power-ups. From Badgeville parterships to Minecraft education and even your personal life hacks, see how gamification is giving everything a buff!
We’ve all read something along these lines before: “Company X announces new internal social network with gamification features”. With big names such as Samsung and Salesforce using this technology, there is clearly value to be had in having these gamified social networks. Inclusion of badges, points, and leaderboards all lead to increased user engagement but what happens…
This week on the Gamification Roundup: Nicholas Kristof creates a casual game that will benefit refugee camps and schools, HealthTap receives $11.5 from Eric Schmidt and the Mayfield Fund, gamification incentivizes college students to do extra work, education credentials are possibly being replaced by digital badges and the Tate Museum creates a fun art history…
Editors note: Today, we’re introducing a new regular feature at Gamification.co: our news roundup. With the amazingly increased level of gamification-related announcements and insights, it’s getting harder to keep tabs on everything that’s going on. So, to make it easier, we’ll be curating the most interesting items and delivering them to you in digest form. You…
