This week on the Gamification Roundup we have big news on incentivization and research. In addition to Badgeville’s recent partnership with BazaarVoice, now they are collaborating with Klout. Hearing news of this and an NY Times article on incentivizing civic behavior, we may soon have all our actions incentivized with the promise of glorious prizes…
An inside look at Sharleen Sy: Co-founder of Play Dynamics Inc. and Writer for Strategic Synergy [SlideDeck id=’1492′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Sharleen’s thoughts by following her on Twitter: @SharleenSy And don’t miss the chance to network at the Gamification Summit in January!
We were excited to have Tony Ventrice join us this year at GSummit. Below are his bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014: Tony Ventrice is a veteran game designer with a career of applying game-design techniques to emerging markets. From mobile, to Facebook, to Gamification, his successful, award-winning designs have taken him to…
In part one of episode 13 of this season of Top Chef All Stars, a little snippet stood out amongst the drama. Contestant and previous season 4 winner, Antonia Lofaso commented that the show’s prize money doesn’t matter, only winning the competition. Splicd.com This goes to show what we at Gamification Co have been saying…
We’ve seen a lot of positive feedback for some of Gabe Zichermann‘s 60 Second Solution videos with EntrepreneurMagazine so we decided to start releasing our own Gamification Co series of 60 Second Gamification Tips with Gabe Zichermann!
Every week from now until GSummit SF 2013, we will be releasing a series of short gamification tips to help you on your path to gamification. Watch Gabe’s first tip below:
The following is an Op-Ed by Adeyemi Ajao, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Identified.com My dad is 83 years old and worked his whole life in finance. When I told him I was creating a company around “adding gamification to your professional life”, he honestly thought I was joking. “Games” and “professional” are not the first…
I was recently interviewed by Lisa Osbourne of KFWB radio in Los Angeles and Lisa.FM. It’s a short piece, and you can hear it in it’s entirety here. I briefly define what gamification is and discuss the SAPS system as well as what attendees can expect at The Gamification Summit. There’s still time to register…
A lot of the conversation surrounding gamification tends to focus on how businesses can better engage and relate to customers. While it obviously can increase brand loyalty, gamification can also be used to better motivate and educate employees. In her recent blog post, Lauren Carlson over at Software Advice theorizes how game mechanics can be…
The German consulting company IDS Scheer won 2nd place in the finals of the recent SAP HANA Partner Race, a contest showcasing applications based on SAP’s in-memory technology HANA. What was especially compelling with the IDS Scheer demo was the usage of the well-known German game-studio’s CryTek game engine CRYENGINE3. CryTek, know for their blockbuster games from the Crysis-Series, provides a game engine that game-developers can use and built their own game.
Today in our Gamification Company Database we have three unique gamified applications to share with you today: TravelSmart Tracker – is a gamified experience focused around creating your own personalized travel infographic to show the health impacts of your traveling. Changers – is a solar company that sells a solar panel bundled with a device to monitor…
From the ever-hilarious site Pleated Jeans – a bit of badge levity. This time, awkward merit badges. Can you work some of these into your next gamified system? How many have you earned already today? Hat tip to Michael Archuleta.
Whether you think gamification was coined in 2011, 2007, or even in 2002, there has been one man by the name of Charles “Chuck” Coonradt who has been talking about making work more enjoyable with play since the writing of the his book, The Game of Work, in 1984. Chuck has since applied his findings into making work more gamified for organizations ever since .
This past GSummit, Chuck was able to make it to our main stage to discuss some of the principles he learned that can be adapted for making work more enjoyable.Check out his full talk in the video below.
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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…
Happy Social Media Week! This week on the gamification news roundup, we explore the power of gaming in a social and enterprising context. The office could be changed forever if Gartner is right about the need for gamification in BPM implementation and if the Microsoft Kinect ends up in everyone’s office. And in light of Social Media…
Sing Your National Anthem For A Cold One On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. The anniversary of this date was originally called Dominion Day, but was officially changed in 1982 to Canada Day. This is the…
