As we move into our next installment of GSummit (June 10-13 in San Francisco), we look at our past GSummit speakers and experts that have helped shape the user engagement space. This week’s spotlight Gamification Expert is Kevin Werbach–Associate Professor at The Wharton School at UPenn and teacher in the massively successful online Gamification Class on…
TechCentralSF and The Gamification Summit are teaming up to bring you The Start Up Crawl – Game Edition! This is an exciting after party that will start at Pedro’s Cantina following the Summit at 6:30pm on Thursday, Jan 20th where we’ll meet up with representatives from Badgeville. From there, we’ll continue to “crawl” to some…
We were excited to have Ankit Shah join us this year at GSummit. Below are his bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014: Ankit Shah is a behavioral design expert who leads behavior strategy and consulting at Dopamine Agency. With a strong academic/research background and a wide portfolio ranging from Fortune 50 clients to…
This Post Originated from Jon Guerrera’s Blog, Living for Improvement. Those of you who saw me speak on goals and gamification in June know that I’m a big fan of using gamification for projects requiring large bursts of motivation that one might’ve had trouble finding otherwise. Since that talk back in June, I’ve been refining this gamification system…
We’re on a treasure hunt for the top potential gamification interns in NYC. Gamification is the process of using game mechanics and game thinking to engage users and to solve problems. Our role in this world involves our blog blog at gamification.co, a big conference called GSummit, global local meetups called GSummitX, and creative consulting….
Last time, we featured Revelian product manager, Salih Mujcic to discuss about his organization’s latest offering, a gamified assessment program called “Theme Park Hero”. The gamified psychometric assessment tool helps organizations find and pinpoint high potential talent during the recruitment and selection process through a series of games.
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Back pain is a common problem for many people. Exercises can help strengthen back muscles and alleviate the pain. But the problem with these exercises is compliance. Even when people know that the exercises can lead to relief, they just don’t stick to the program. There’s a new game that can solve that problem by becoming part of your health regimen.
Ed Note: We’re initiating coverage today on the Gamification of Health, the most requested topic among our readers and a subject of extraordinary importance to us at Gamification.Co. Feel free to send us your article suggestions. – Gabe Zichermann Full-service gyms are currently going through hard times in the US. According to a recent New…
We were very excited to have Andrea Kuszewski join us at GSummit again. Andrea is a Researcher and Manager at Scientific Vortex Group. Below are her bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014: Andrea is a research scientist in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and psychology, focusing mainly on creativity, intelligence, motivation, sociopathy, and…
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 tomorrow on Wednesday, October 9 at 1PM ET/1800 GMT, where we will feature prominent gamification community figure, Yu-Kai Chou.
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Last week, Lithium’s Chief Scientist Michael Wu came on the show to discuss the psychology behind engagement and motivation. During the show he mentions the following on the morality of motivating others intrinsically:
“Engaging with people through their intrinsic motivations isn’t good or bad…it’s just the way it is”
What does he mean? Watch the full episode below to get a thorough explanation of the meaning behind intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, how motivation changes over time, and a glimpse into Lithium’s IT security practices:
Face-Off for Social Good Game mechanics and marketing are being put to use in a revolutionary format that leverages the excitement of a bracket-style tournament to raise awareness and funds for nonprofits. Each March for the past two years, Brackets For Good has hosted a tournament for nonprofits to participate in, at no cost. Picture…
In addition to ClassDojo’s recent VC success this week, Lumosity has just raised $31.5M in series D funding for their cognitive exercise games. The round was led by Discovery Communications and a number of existing investors to bring Lumosity’s total funding up to about $70M. Lumosity’s cognitive exercise games were created to combat declining neurological functions…
Sitting in a call center taking and making calls is the kind of job that many people find repetitive and boring. But at one major American company, an entire department plays games on company time and does so with the full knowledge and consent of management. That company is the Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Encouraging employees to play games, the company found, improved employee engagement in the work by setting goals, which in turn, boosted their productivity.
Thanks for attending the Gamification Workshops in SF and NYC! We hope you enjoyed the day, and we look forward to welcoming you at the Gamification Summit 2011 – be sure to invite your colleagues and friends before it sells out. Below you’ll find the main material from the sessions. Please follow @gzicherm or @amyjokim…
Throughout Earth Month in April, Recyclebank hosted an online game, the Green Your Home Challenge. Visitors interacted with virtual rooms to learn how to be more environmentally conscious and implement new “green” changes in home and lifestyle. Players were also given rewards, challenges, and leaderboards as well as bonuses for referring new players. Recyclebank teamed up with ROI…
