The following is an op-ed by Ashok Kamal, Host of GSummit and CEO of Bennu: In many ways, the recent Gamification Summit (GSummit) in San Francisco marked a turning point in the development of gamification. GSummit speakers and participants celebrated gamification’s integration into every business function, the increasing sophistication of gaming science and technology, and the…
After seeing the results of the Top 40 Gamification Gurus leaderboard in the beginning of the month (I joined the list at #35!), it’s helped me really visualize the passionate people who are working in this industry, as well as the evangelists promoting the idea of engagement with fun design.
I’m certain most of the people on the list have thoughts, ideas, and great information to share with the gamification community and I would like to make these voices heard, which is why I am excited to announce the start of our Gamification Community Op-Ed Program!
At the Scottish Instuitute for Enterprise, a United Kingdom based startup called Swipii (@Swipiicard) won “The Best New Venture for 2014” award. Swipii offers a customer loyalty program for independent small and medium sized businesses. Swipii was created by Chitresh Sharma and Louis Schena. They are both international marketing graduates from Strthcylde University and received £10,000 prive to help them with Swipii. The…
We’re beyond excited to announce Gamification Summit 2012, which will take place in San Francisco June 19-21. Coming on the heels of 2011’s awesome, sold out events in NYC and SF, GSummit 2012 (our only major US event this year) promises to deliver even more of the hands-on, data-rich learning, networking and fun that helps…
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…
Last week we featured two loyalty gamification pros from Maritz Motivations: Barry Kirk and Bill Hennessey, to talk to us about the proper way to gamify loyalty and how strongly immersed the gamification is in this long standing industry.
Want to increase your knowledge on persuasive design? Be sure to sign up for Barry & Bill’s full-day Workshop at GSummit SF 2014 (June 10 in San Francisco)–Persuasive Design Workshop for Next-Gen Loyalty Marketing.
Watch the full interview below to learn about:
And much more! Check out the full 3-man special on gamified loyalty below. Be sure to also catch our next episode of the Gamification Revolution this Thursday at 1 PM ET. Also, learn more about Barry & Bill’s Persuasive Design Workshop for Next-Gen Loyalty Marketing at GSummit this June 10th.
The conversation surrounding the quantified-self and measuring all-that-is-measurable has become a very hot tech meme and has even gone so far to successfully fund a Kickstarter for measuring brainwaves. Although brainwave monitoring is a small deviation from what’s popular, everyone has seen no shortage of these devices for measuring physical activity but even then, these devices are mostly limited to running and bicycling at best. What about everyone else?
Trace is a device currently on Kickstarter that wants to bring accurate tracking to surfers, snowboarders, and skaters that goes beyond the simple accelerometers in our smartphones and little wristbands.
If you haven’t heard the news, Diablo 3 is the fastest selling game in PC history moving 3.5 million copies in just 24 hours. Blizzard employs some of the best game designers in the world and managed to create the most hyped game of 2012 by far. I should know – it’s consumed a huge…
Anyone with a sweet tooth knows exactly how difficult it is to resist unhealthy foods that taste great. Countless diet programs have been established over the years to try to train people to choose healthier foods and avoid empty calories that pack on the pounds. However, the secret ingredient diet plans may be missing is game based training that has shown promising real-world results that lead to additional weight loss.
The Following is an Op-Ed by Katheryn Rivas Gamification has had revolutionary repercussions in the realm of education, but some holdouts aren’t convinced of its efficacy. Chief among these holdouts seem to be parents and educators who have a skewed perception of just what gamification means for students. I’d like to address specifically the parents of…
Beginning this fall, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania will host the first ever MBA-course on gamification as it applies to business. The class will be taught by Kevin Werbach, a professor of Legal Studies at the Wharton School, and Dan Hunter, a professor at New York Law School. They are supporting the course with…
Gabe is the chair of the Gamification Summit, partner at Dopamine, an author, highly rated public speaker and entrepreneur. His upcoming book, “Gamification Revolution” looks at the next level of gamification as a strategy. His last book, “Gamification by Design” (O’Reilly, 2011) looks at the technical and architectural considerations for designers in this burgeoning field….
by Kevin Shane and Jeff Lopez In the past, one of the largest impediments to using games for accomplishing real world goals has been the response that the word “games” triggers in business and policy circles. But in the past few years, we have noticed a shift. Games–and now gamification–have both become accepted as a serious…
The financial crisis has no doubt impacted us all. The direct results such as unemployment are often uncomfortably close, but the root causes remain distant and removed from our day-to-day lives. People blame Wall Street – innovation outpaced regulation, and financial institutions engaged in overly risky and even predatory behavior – but this also ignores the part each…
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’s guest was GSummit veteran, Jessie Rogers. Jessie has been working with Gamification Co and has GSummit since Day 1. In this week’s episode, Gabe and Jessie discuss how the gamification landscape has changed in two years and what it means for the future to come. We also get some insights about some of the speakers and behind-the-scenes information.
Check out the video below for the full interview.
Be sure to catch tomorrow’s Gamification Revolution episode at 1PM EDT with educator Lucas Gillispie as he discusses using World of Warcraft as an education tool in his classes as a part of WoWinSchool.
