Capgemini and Badgeville Partner Up for New Digital Transformation Division Even after its recent partnership with Leaderboarded, Capgemini just cant get enough of gamification as evidenced by its new partnership with gamification SaaS provider, Badgeville. Capgemini has been working with the MIT Center for Digital Business to study investing habits of 400 companies and has…
Starlite MMO Game Set to Educate Gamers in Beta Release Before 2013 In the wee hours of Monday, August 6, 2012, science geeks from across the globe waited with bated breath while NASA’s immense, expensive, and undeniably awesome Mars Curiosity Rover walked the gauntlet known in space circles as “Seven Minutes of Terror.” Engineers at Mission Control…
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up believing stereotypes. Not too long ago, those of us who played various types of games were considered nerds and told by our parents: “You are going to rot your brain!” While others were blaming video games for a variety of health problems stemming from hearing loss and even…
The Following is a Guest Post by Swarthmore Student, Patrick Schwarz Starcraft 2 is Being Utilized in Classrooms to Teach Math, Economics, and Game Theory What does a college course that required differential equations, linear algebra and calculus have in common with an online course that had no prerequisites at all? They both threw out…
Gamification is being utilized as productivity tools in Nokia, AutoDesk, and Microsoft Whether it is to design a new system, troubleshoot bugs or implement new features, developers are the chief problem solvers in any enterprise. D Developers and programmers are software engineers who are often tasked with finding solutions for abstract problems in addition…
Despite the obviously trolling title, the latest research report from Brian Burke at Gartner Group has some sobering – and important – points for the Gamification community to heed. Particularly important is the idea that the simplest points-badges gamification approaches are unlikely to produce breakthrough results over multiple years. If you’ve spent even 30 minutes…
Recruiting Air Force pilots with the Airman Challenge Do you think most of our potential military recruits can be found playing Call of Duty of right now instead of serving our country? The Air Force seems to think so and has created the Airman Challenge game to teach prospective recruits more about the Air Force and its available positions….
Do you need story in gamification? Today’s edition of Gamasutra carried an interesting article about legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s opinion about the role of story in his upcoming game, Super Paper Mario. The gist is that consumers appear to favor great gameplay over deep narrative, leading the development team to question its raison d’etre….
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…
Each week on the Gamification Revolution web show, Gabe Zichermann answers all your burning gamification questions LIVE every Monday at 1pm ET/10am PT/1800 GMT at http://www.gamification.co/gamification-revolution/. This week’s show features Richard Tate, VP of Communications & Marketing at HopeLab. Here’s a rundown on some of the topics they spoke about: Designing wellness game interventions that don’t talk down to young…
The Following is an Op-Ed by Katheryn Rivas Gamification has had revolutionary repercussions in the realm of education, but some holdouts aren’t convinced of its efficacy. Chief among these holdouts seem to be parents and educators who have a skewed perception of just what gamification means for students. I’d like to address specifically the parents of…
The Following is an Op-Ed by Michael Hugos, CIO and Mentor at the Center for Systems Innovation [c4si] We know game mechanics are going to merge with business operations. It’s a great idea. And the introduction of points, badges, levels and leaderboards on company websites is the first step. But now a lot of business folks…
GSummit SF 2013’s early bird pricing is ending next week! Make sure you register now to take advantage of the $200 discount!
Game mechanics can be great compliments to boost the effectiveness of a gamified system. However, it can be also detrimental when the mechanics are diverting user’s attention away from the core engagement loop. The recent suspension of Memrise’s leaderboard system has provided an opportunity to understand the need for constant retaliation against exploitative users. Launched…
Gamification is not just a national hype as it drives from game mechanics as well as various other arts and sciences. Games stem from play, humanity’s natural form of learning. As play is universal, gamification is an international sensation that is providing many solutions in B2E, B2C, and B2B contexts all over the world. However,…
