Last night marked GamificationCo’s most recent gsummitX event as a part of Social Media Week 2013. After a full night of craft beer, free pizza, gamification demos, learning, ideation, and 80 engaged people, our latest gsummitX event was our best yet.
If you live in the continental United States, winter is probably the furthest thing from your mind right now. However, if you do happen to be planning ahead for or fantasizing about the next skiing season while the AC fails to cool you down, the resort town of Vail in Colorado made a new, gamified…
Susan Bonds of 42 Entertainment gives the keynote speech this afternoon. “Why So Serious?” was a game developed to be played out before the Batman film, The Dark Knight – It would take iconic characters (“Boys have to choose between Batman and Superman,” Bonds pointed out, or so she was clued in- “Batman was tortured,…
Want to learn more about gamification & help write the definitive books, guides and research on the subject? We’re looking for someone with strong research and writing skills that can commit to 10-20 hrs a week (varying) between now and March to help investigate and curate the tremendous amount of knowledge being generated in gamification….
If you have a passion for gamification, and want to help transform the engagement industries, why not join GCo?
We are seeking two amazing candidates: a Content/Community Intern and a Sales/Marketing Associate
If you have knowledge on the topic of gamification, you should be letting people know. Gamification is one of the hottest topics in business–whether it’s about motivating employees, creating loyal consumers or engaging other users. Since 70% of the workforce is disengaged and there are more distractions than ever that brands have to compete with for consumer attention, people & companies are looking for solutions & advice on how to better engagement–gamification being one of those solutions. So, if you have knowledge about gamification, you should promote it…and Linkedin is a great place to flaunt your skills.
Today in our on going GList Series, we’re featuring Dave Cobb. Dave is the Senior Creative Director at the Thinkwell Group and has developed attractions for diverse clients around the world such as Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures & the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Have you ever realized how incredible amusement parks are…
The Gamification Revolution is the only live gamification webcast featuring Gabe Zichermann and fellow gamification experts every week. Be sure to catch our next episode next Thursday, October 3 at 1PM ET/1800 GMT, where we will feature Michael Wu, Chief Scientist at Lithium.
Remember you can participate in the show if you sign-in and RSVP! Signing in will allow you to receive show reminders, ask questions, and even join Gabe and our guest for a live question.
In this episode, Jim Wexler, CEO of Experiences Unlimited and chair of the Enterprise Gamification Forum, came on to talk about advergaming’s place in the world of gamification. Can advergaming still matter with gamification around? How can marketers decide between the two? Learn about Jim’s design philosophy in the full episode below:
As the world settles into 2015, we’re reaching that point when people start to slack on their “get fit” New Year resolutions. If you’re starting to feel the drag of going to the gym, you might benefit from the growing number gamification mobile apps that aim to make physical fitness fun. For many people, gamification is the…
Health care experts warn that child obesity rates are rising to alarming levels. With the increase in obesity-related medical conditions, such as diabetes, it’s no wonder that parents and health professionals alike are looking for ways to keep children healthy. A good diet is one part of the equation. But an equally important part of child health is physical activity. Gamification startup HopeLab developed a technological way to keep kids on the move while tracking this activity at the same time. The company’s gamification software is called Zamzee.
In their common endeavor to engage its employees, enterprises have been slowly embracing the concept of gamifying employee training programs and handmade cosmetics firm Lush is no exception.
Lush’s training program, Lush Quests bears the markings of a gamified training system where employees are introduced to Lush’s brand and products through an interactive story filled with challenges and rewards. Upon completion of the narrative, users are then given a 10 minute quiz to reaffirm what they have learned from the material. Thus far, over 2,000 Lush employees have completed this online training program.
These days, most people will do what they can to lessen their individual impact on the environment. We shut off the tap while brushing our teeth. We try to remember to bring those reusable grocery bags along, when we head to the supermarket. The problem is, other than these, very few, popular green habits, most people are at a loss when it comes to living a more Earth-conscious lifestyle. So, now what? How do we get people to not only invest their valuable time learning new green habits, but also expend the energy necessary to implement these new habits into their daily life? The answer is simple. We use gamification.
It’s not an easy road towards achieving wellness for working adults. With day-to-day obligations and distractions, health is an afterthought for many. Strategies to create incentives and tracking methods are widely discussed but rarely implemented. However, gamification may change the way people view improving their health.
Gamification is being utilized as productivity tools in Nokia, AutoDesk, and Microsoft Whether it is to design a new system, troubleshoot bugs or implement new features, developers are the chief problem solvers in any enterprise. D Developers and programmers are software engineers who are often tasked with finding solutions for abstract problems in addition…
I recently registered for both ScreenTribe and Get Glue, the entertainment-based social network sites. I immediately started using them every single day. (What can I say, I watch a lot of movies!) Both have similar basic formats and both utilize basic gaming mechanics to engage users and incentivize frequent usage. I find I log into…
