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GeoQ: Game Based Training Tool For First Responders

Heong Weng Mak10 years ago10 years ago05 mins

Few environments present training challenges more difficult than those encountered in disaster management. The elements of any particular disaster – including location, severity, duration, the extent of damage to infrastructure, and existence of any continuing threat – are unique. Even so, and regardless of the exact nature of the event, one thing is certain: public agencies and first responders need immediate access to accurate data regarding conditions in precise locations. That not only allows the correct first responders to be deployed to the places where they can have the most impact, but it also reduces the confusion inherent the same conditions being reported by different people in different media.

How to Foster Entrepeneurial Thinking and Collaboration (without Competition) with FreshBiz

Ivan Kuo14 years ago13 years ago02 mins

FreshBiz is a game that appears like any other. There are dice, cards, colored spaces, little pieces to move, money, and a square game board. Sounds like Monopoly right? In my experience with the game, I immediately thought of a strategy that would earn me the most money, get me to the end the fastest, and…

Enterprise

New Examples of Gamification – May 11, 2012

Ivan Kuo14 years ago13 years ago01 mins

Hello GCo Readers! Today we have one new and two older but very good examples of gamification added to our GBase: Mplifyer – (pronounced ‘amplifier’) is a unique software platform that provides rewards and benefits to individuals, businesses, schools, charities and non-profit organizations using gamification concepts eBay – established in 1995, features one of the earliest…

SessionM Reports Significant Rise in Retention and Engagement

Sudarshan Gopaladesikan13 years ago13 years ago11 mins

Mobile advertising is a huge business that is currently being dominated by those running ad networks. A rift has been caused between advertisers and consumers because consumers are being less responsive to current mobile ads—which are mainly miniature versions of ads seen on your computer. Lars Albright, the visionary of iAd—Apple’s mobile advertising, saw…

Consumer

Travel Down TheSixtyOne for a Musical Journey

Danyell Thillet15 years ago13 years ago07 mins

Thesixtyone; a self-proclaimed music adventure, is a site dedicated to helping you discover music in a whole new way. According to co-founder James Miao “thesixtyone was born out of our (myself and my co-founder, Sam Hsiung) frustration with music sites. Mainstream music sites had hairy licensing restrictions that translated to poor user experiences. Independent content…

Experts

NYC is Winning with Gamification

Kevin Shane14 years ago13 years ago01 mins

Awesome attendees and super engagement were the themes of the night at the first GSummitX meetup in NYC on November 30 at AOL Headquarters. When you put 45 people in a room, most of them strangers to one another, the level of engagement is generally networkish-y, but we got beyond and leveled up with this…

Gamified Education Includes Training For Teachers

Ivan Kuo12 years ago04 mins

It’s Mission Possible for 1:1 iPad Use at BHS Think games in education, and the first to come to mind are those for students. However, gamification is also being employed to advance educators in their profession. Consider Mission Possible, a gamified experience developed at Bettendorf High School in Iowa to promote the implementation of 1:1 iPad use…

Gamify Your Life: Gamification Apps for Self-Improvement

Kevin Shane13 years ago64 mins

More and more businesses are employing gamification to get customers interested in their products and services. Schools are looking to startups like Amplify to encourage their students to be more engaged in learning, inside and outside of school. The quantified self movement has even evolved to start measuring your brainwaves. Everywhere you look, the world is turning to games to improve participation and morale. Could there be real use for these ideas into your everyday life? These two new companies are saying yes, you can gamify your life.

Raising Interest in STEM With Gamification

Eugene Sheely12 years ago12 years ago014 mins

The power of STEM and Intrinsic Gamification Successful people in every domain seem to have an intrinsic love for their profession. This love creates a lifelong engagement in their careers, constantly learning and expanding their skills and expertise. As game designer Raph Koster said about fun, “Fun is another word for learning.” Yet can we…

The Relationship Between Customer Loyalty and Data-Driven Decisions: Lessons from Punchtab

Clark Buckner12 years ago11 years ago06 mins

During our coverage of GSummit 2014, we sat down with Robyn Hannah (@robynhannah) from Punchtab to discuss the relationship between their company’s approach to customer loyalty implementations and how data driven decisions are baked into their formula. Robyn Hannah, Vice President for PR and Communications at PunchTab, a technology platform enabling brands to engage their customers and gain actionable…

Enterprise

Businessweek’s Guide to Gamification

Jeff Lopez15 years ago13 years ago14 mins

Businessweek recently compiled a “CEO’s Guide to Gamification”. The collection profiles a few companies that have been using gamification to solve problems in business, and gives executives a brief introduction to the topic. The site has put together a few interesting stories, and some highlights are below. Nissan has produced a well know example of gamification in…

Experts

GSummit SF 2014 Speaker – Matt Danna (Fullscreen)

Kevin Shane12 years ago02 mins

We were excited to have Matt Danna join us this year at GSummit. Matt is the Head of Product at Fullscreen. Below are his bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014: Matt Danna is the Vice President of Product at Fullscreen, a global media company that builds technology to power the creation and sharing of…

Increasing Fan Loyalty with the LA Dodgers Rewards Program

Ivan Kuo13 years ago23 mins

Possibly taking some inspiration from the NFL, the LA Dodgers have created a new social rewards program to give out prizes and promote more fan loyalty online and at the field at Dodger Stadium

The premise is the same as most other social rewards: participate in the team’s social media accounts, compete in leaderboards, earn points, and redeem them for prizes.

GList – Mayfield Fund’s Tim Chang on the Investment Case for Gamification

Ivan Kuo14 years ago13 years ago02 mins

In Today’s GList, We’re Featuring Tim Chang, Managing Director of the Mayfield Fund We’ve all read this statistic on gamification by now: ““The size of the gamification market, currently estimated at around $100mm, will grow to more than $2.8b by 2016.” — M2Research This prediction has been tweeted so much in the #gamification channel, that…

CyberDoctor Gamifies Medication Regimen With Novel Mobile App

Ivan Kuo11 years ago04 mins

As patients take more pills, tracking that medication and staying on the pill schedule gets harder and harder. There’s no shortage of mobile apps that aim to help patients stick to the drug regimen. But many of these apps feel punitive. After all, an alarm or warning that you haven’t yet taken your meds can feel more like medication compliance by punishment. It doesn’t have to be that way. A gamification startup has developed a mobile app that encourages medication compliance by turning the mundane drug regimen into an engaging game.

Gamification Q&A for JWT Intelligence

Prominent Gamifiers: Asi Burak

Supporting Innovation in the White House

Encouraging Gen-Y Entrepreneurship with the Gamification Market

The “Facebook App Economy” Proves the Value of Gaming

The G-List: Jesse Redniss

How to Foster Entrepeneurial Thinking and Collaboration (without Competition) with FreshBiz

New Examples of Gamification – May 11, 2012

SessionM Reports Significant Rise in Retention and Engagement

Travel Down TheSixtyOne for a Musical Journey

NYC is Winning with Gamification

Gamified Education Includes Training For Teachers

Gamify Your Life: Gamification Apps for Self-Improvement

The Relationship Between Customer Loyalty and Data-Driven Decisions: Lessons from Punchtab

Businessweek’s Guide to Gamification

GSummit SF 2014 Speaker – Matt Danna (Fullscreen)

GList – Mayfield Fund’s Tim Chang on the Investment Case for Gamification

CyberDoctor Gamifies Medication Regimen With Novel Mobile App