This week on the Gamification Roundup, we are all about startups: FundingWorks brings crowdsourcing to non-proft donations, HealthPartners is providing customized corporate wellness, CodeAcademy and Treehouse are teaching programming with gamification, Kiip adds rewards to any app, and SuperBanker is generated great participation at a banking conference. Check out what these awesome startups are capable…
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 week’s guest was Mark Goldstein, Chairman of BackOps and loyalty industry veteran.
Be sure to catch our next episode this Thursday, August 1 at 1PM ET/1800 GMT, where we feature Tacy Trowbridge, who is the Head of Education Programs at Adobe. Watch the show to learn about all of Adobe’s gamified education initiatives!
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In this week’s episode, Gabe and Mark discuss the problems that exist in modern loyalty, why they’re there, and how to overcome them. One great quote from Mark:
“The problem with most loyalty programs is that people simply don’t level up to get to the fun part”
What does he mean? Watch the episode below to find out:
Michael Wu of Lithium Technologies is here to talk about his research into the science of gamification and online communities. With a PhD in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and three years of extensive study, Wu has produced of the most meaningful insights into the complex world of engagement. Wu analyzed what gets a person to…
The Grand Theft Auto Franchise (GTA), notoriously known for promoting aggressive behavior, can also be seen as a virtual driver’s ed teacher, and possibly even a better deal; one game purchase gets you infinite lessons.
First thought that comes to mind when I hear ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is badass. Although the game typically encourages the player to break the rules, a recent Kotaku article has shown the game’s more positive side. The post explains how GTA has taught someone to drive, and I believe this is a result of two things: the ability to fail without fear and the depth of game design.
The corporate world presents workers with a lot of training information to sort through and digest. The information overload is only compounded in an increasingly digital world. How can businesses help their employees cope? Xerox turned to a software company called Qstream to gamify employee training.
The human resources department of any company has the tricky task of trying to recruit the best candidates, then keeping them on staff once they’ve been hired. It’s a tall order. With most job searches now conducted over the Internet, a job candidate can be lost with a single click. Accounting and consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers wanted to see if it could do a better job with recruiting and retention.
Need a place to start looking for gamification solutions? Our gamification buyer’s guide is a comprehensive database featuring numerous prominent companies, their vital stats, and a filtering system to find which company is right for you. Here are this week’s new gamification solutions added to the Buyer’s Guide:
See the full gamification Buyer’s Guide for the complete list of gamification vendors. If you would like to be apart of the Buyer’s Guide,
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If you haven’t been keeping up with our Gamification.co/Live page, then you’ve been missing out on Gabe’s weekly webcasts where he talks to gamification experts and answers user questions about gamification and design! To help keep you guys updated, we will now be writing small reviews outlining the topics Gabe spoke about so you don’t…
In late 2013, Gabe traveled to 12 cities worldwide for GSummit Global, a series of full-day workshops and meetups to bring GSummit closer to gamification fans. As a part of GSummit Global, we also released 10 new webinars and videos by gamification and engagement professionals. We will be releasing them publicly as we keep counting down to GSummit 2014.
Phaedra Boinodiris, the global serious games program manager for IBM, talks about how IBM has used serious games and gamification in the past and how it intends to go beyond its application in training to other areas.
How much gamification could GamificationCo game if GamificationCo could gamifiy its GamificationCo blog?
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Gamification Co now officially has gamification elements built into the site! As a proponent of gamification, it only makes sense that Gamification Co adopts some of these engagement practices.
Image by gibsonsgolfer When managers want good performance from their employees, the current tactic is to offer a reward to the best performers. This is the basis for much of the way people use rewards to drive behavior but what if you offered the reward upfront instead? One new study from the University of Chicago…
As I prepare for the first night of Channukah tomorrow, and Gamification Co. prepares for our gsummitX Israel MeetUp in Tel Aviv on December 25th, I’ve been contemplating a new addition to the SAPS model: Let’s put an F out in front of that acronym! For I ask you, is there a more powerful motivator…
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…
The Gamification Summit (June 19-21 in San Francisco) has announced a number of additions to the summit’s already impressive lineup of speakers: Chamillionaire – The Grammy® award winning artist will talk about the success of his Chamillionaire Rewards Program and share lessons other artists can learn about engaging their fans. Tim Chang – Noted venture capitalist from Mayfield…
