Eagle Feathers, Hoof-Prints and War Paint: The Achievements and Awards of the Indians of the Plains Vincent Carrella is the author of the novel Serpent Box (Harper/Perennial). He also writes Giphantia, a weekly blogazine. Imagine you live in a small community of interdependent people. Your very survival depends upon a single source of food and raw…
Mother’s Day is almost here, and with it comes the necessary phone calls, gifts, and communication around showing appreciation for all of those hard working mommas out there. I recently had a conversation with Matthew Bromberg, founder and CEO of I’mOK, an interesting app for parents and mothers. I’mOK aims to improve communication between children and parents and…
Today, we are announcing the Gamification Summit NYC 2011. Taking place on September 15-16, the event delves into how the techniques of social games and game mechanics can be used to engage audiences and drive behavior change in advertising, finance, branding, publishing, education, health, the enterprise and more. Speakers include Susan Bonds, the designer behind…
O’Reilly Radar just put up a new post by our own Gabe Zichermann exploring “The purpose of gamification“. Gamification has been differentiating itself from the earlier attempts at dragging games out of entertainment such as advergaming and in-game advertising. It is quickly taking hold as a viable process not only in advertising but also within areas as…
O’Reilly’s Gamification Master Class video has just been released as well as the early digital version of Gabe Zichermann’s new book, Gamification By Design. The Master Class video gives viewers the tools to understand the true power of games and how they can work with your business. It includes in depth coverage on the cutting edge…
Increasingly, cable television has been threatened by alternative outlets like Hulu, NetFlix, and Apple TV for viewership and advertising. Hulu’s freemium and the ease of use of Netflix are far more engaging than channel surfing on Cabletown ever could be (not to mention cheaper). In his most recent post on Econsultancy, Gabe Zichermann argues that games represent…
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) recently launched their Games & Experimental Entertainment Lab (GEElab). During SXSW GEElab director Dr. Steffen P. Walz handed out cards, co-created with Lancaster University’s Dr. Paul Coulton, for Gamification: The Rhetoric Wars. Designed in the style of Magic: The Gathering, these cards depict 5 different guilds that represent…
UPDATE: Our Workshop Series 2011 is now over. If you are still interested in keeping up with the fast-moving frontier of gamification, we will be offering an in-depth workshop at Gamification Summit New York on September 16, 2011. For information and registration, visit GSummit.com. We’re excited to announce that Gamification Co. has expanded its successful workshops…
Yahoo Research released a short study on what has become one of the most controversial mechanics in gamification: badges. Some people love ’em, some people hate ’em – but most of the arguments are based on speculation or personal preference. There hasn’t been much focused research done on their affect on people as a motivator…
OMGPOP is a casual gaming and social networking site. We’ve previously written about meta games and gamified gaming, but OMGPOP deserves a little more atttention. The premise is simple: play games, earn coins. Use those coins to customize your profile, in-game characters and environments, earn coins by reading mailing list, winning games, answering survey questions…
Gamification is picking up steam in Australia. To provide more opportunities for our antipodean friends to get involved in the movement, we’re pleased to announce some speaking events and Gamification workshops taught by Gabe Zichermann. On March 15 come hear Gabe speak on the future of fun at RMIT’s GEElab event in Melbourne. RSVP now….
Editor’s Note: There’s been a growing trend of esoteric competitions being the focus of documentaries over the past few years. The passion that the participants have for a prize most of us have never heard about is intriguing. But the spirit of competition is the same no matter what you’re playing for. We’ll be reviewing…
We’re very happy to announce that 2 videos from GSummit are now completely free to watch on Fora.tv. These are talks from our own Gabe Zichermann and Demetri Detsaridis, General Manager of Zynga (formerly Producer at Area/Code). The presentations from all of our speakers are also available on SlideShare for everyone to review. GSummit is…
