June 9, 2026
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Top Talks for Education Gamification at GSummit 2013 SF

Heong Weng Mak05 mins

The use of gamification is slowly gaining traction in the enterprise sector as the corporate workforce is warming up to the ideas of blending fun and engagement into the workplace. Unsurprisingly, this similar scenario is occurring within the education sector as well. Recent groundbreaking developments such as the use of collaborative platforms and massively online open courses purposes has redefined the traditional sense of education and teaching methodologies. With all this in mind, it leaves many to questions like how do we make sense of these developments, what does it mean for the future of learning and how does this affect the enterprise realm. However, fret not dear readers, as GSummit has an amazing line up of speakers to address these hot topics; here are some of our top picks for education gamification sessions.

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Fooya, the Crowdfunded Game from India to Teach Healthy Eating

Alex Landa54 mins

Food fights in the cafeteria are usually not well-liked by adults. Virtual food fights that promote education about food, health, and wellness is a totally different story.

Fooya is a third-person, single-player food fight game meant to replicate the childhood activity. FriendsLearn recently used KickStarter to raise money to expand the game with a multiplayer expansion of the current single-player version which will be titled Fooya with Friends.

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Game-based Learning for Students of All Ages

Kevin Shane05 mins

Game based learning resources are available free of charge to students at every level. According to Starting Point, Students today spend almost two hours per day on video games. Educators are understandably interested in getting a piece of that action, and that action can be found at the University as well as in the public television sectors.

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GSummit 2012 Behind the Scenes: Tricia Gellman on Community Empowerment

Taavi Lindmaa01 mins

(11/26 Gamification Expert Interviews Unlocked)

Every week until GSummit SF 2013, we’ll be unlocking some special content from last year to give you a preview on what to expect this April 16 – 18.

Tricia Gellman of Data.com describes how gamification empowers communities and enables self-governing reward systems:

To see more expert gamification videos, visit our Video page or Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Learn the latest in gamification by going to GSummit SF 2013. Register today!

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Motivating Action Through Game Design with Tadhg Kelly

Ivan Kuo02 mins

The Gamification Revolution is the only live gamification webcast featuring Gabe Zichermann and fellow gamification experts every Thursday at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST/1800 GMT. Join us and have all of your gamification questions answered by these experts.

This past week’s guest was veteran game designer and current Creative Director of Jawfish Games, Tadhg Kelly! In this week’s episode Gabe and Tadhg discuss what motivational design means from a game designer’s point of view and how that applies to gamification. They also advise startup Commitchange, on how they could improve their design to promote more civic action.

Check out the video below for the full interview.



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Be sure to catch this week’s episode featuring BankersLab CEO, Michelle Katics, on the gamification of finance!

You can now catch the Gamification Revolution every Thursday at 1PM EST/10 AM PST/1800 GMT.

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Nike and TechStars Betting Big on Gamification and the Quantified Self for 10 New Startups

Ivan Kuo35 mins

If you weren’t sure where the future of fitness technology was heading towards, let the 10 winners of TechStars’ new Nike+ fitness startup accelerator give you a clue: it’s going to be all about gamification and the quantified self.

Nike and TechStars first announced the launch of their digital fitness startup accelerator program in December 2012 to find startups that will help people lead more active lives. As of yesterday, they have officially picked the 10 lucky startups that will participate in their inaugural 3 month class. Each startup will receive $20,000 in funding, a workspace, and mentorship from big names like Foursquare Co-founder Naveen Selvadurai, TechStars founder David Cohen, and Nike’s VP of digital sport, Stegan Olander. TechStars will receive a 6% stake in equity of each of the companies in exchange for their support.

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GSummit 2012 Behind the Scenes: Jon Radoff on the Power of Gamification

Taavi Lindmaa01 mins

(10/26 Gamification Expert Interviews Unlocked)

Every week until GSummit SF 2013, we’ll be unlocking some special content from last year to give you a preview on what to expect this April 16 – 18.

Jon Radoff, CEO of DisruptorBeam, explains what problems gamification can appropriately solve and how games are unique in that regard:

To see more expert gamification videos, visit our Video page or Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Learn the latest in gamification by going to GSummit SF 2013. Register now!

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Prominent Gamifiers: Andrea Kuszewski on the Science of Gamification and Motivation

Sudarshan Gopaladesikan03 mins

What makes receiving a badge for completing a task so exciting? Why does seeing a progress bar almost full make us itch until we finish it? Gamification—the combination of game-design principles and elements—implements cognitive psychology and decision-making theory as its scientific foundation. If gamification were stuffed shells, science is the shell, and everything else is stuffing.

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Paula Owen’s Mission to Raise Environmental Awareness with Gamification

Alex Landa04 mins

Some people use gamification to help their business. Some use it to improve medical science. Doctor and Consultant Paula Owen believes gamification can save the environment.

In effort to boost interest in environmental issues, the Science Museum of London has launched a game to enhance engagement and education as a part of Climate Week.

The project is being targeted towards people who have not yet participated in environmental issues because “it had all been a bit guilt-filled and full of doom and gloom.” Dr. Owens explains: “It is the idea of bringing in fun and games into a serious topic in order to try to enhance engagement.” As seen with gamification and education, there have been noticeable results with engagement and interest when the topic is presented as a game.

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GSummit 2012 Behind the Scenes: James Gardner on Innovation Games

Taavi Lindmaa11 mins

(9/26 Gamification Expert Interviews Unlocked)

Every week until GSummit SF 2013, we’ll be unlocking some special content from last year to give you a preview on what to expect this April 16 – 18.

James Gardner talks about what users value in gamification systems and how to appropriately present gamification as an engagement tactic rather than “playing games”:

To see more expert gamification videos, visit our Video page or Subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Learn the latest in gamification by going to GSummit SF 2013. Register now!

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Foursquare’s Removal of Gamification: Not a Mistake but a Mature Design Decision

Ivan Kuo95 mins

Earlier this week, Twitter was run amuck by Foursquare Co-Founder and CEO, Dennis Crowley, and his statements about Foursquare’s overemphasis on gamification elements.

Crowley was discussing the future direction of Foursquare in an on-stage interview with Anil Dash (Co-Founder of Activate) at SXSW and stated that he was phasing out gamification from Foursquare in an effort to move away from the perception that Foursquare is only about points and badges.

Numerous people on Twitter were quick to take these statements as evidence that gamification itself was a mistake, when in fact Crowley explicitly mentioned that it was the overemphasis on points and badges that has led to Foursquare’s perception problem.

In fact, I would say that Crowley’s decision to ultimately phase out Foursquare’s gamification mechanics is one of the most mature decisions a gamification designer can make.

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