The following is an op-ed by Ashok Kamal, Host of GSummit and CEO of Bennu: In many ways, the recent Gamification Summit (GSummit) in San Francisco marked a turning point in the development of gamification. GSummit speakers and participants celebrated gamification’s integration into every business function, the increasing sophistication of gaming science and technology, and the…
In recent years, churches, non-profits and humanitarian organizations have been using gamification to foster empathy and awareness of domestic and global poverty. I try dozens of gamified apps per week, and none has ever brought me to tears until last month, when I played a game called SPENT, a choose-your-own-adventure style game that highlights the everyday dilemmas…
My excitement about attending this year’s Games 4 Change Festival was definitely well founded. Throughout the entire day there was a palpable excitement in the air, every conversation I had was about the limitless potential of games and how we’re witnessing a unique moment in human history. It was electric.
Check out my personal live stream for all the main stage events of GSummit 2012 Day 2. Also catch the recorded sessions on FORA if you want to see all these materials from the comfort of your home.
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Enterprise gamification designers/marketers face a very unique set of challenges. We must advocate for the concept and win budget. We must launch and deploy the technology successfully, usually within extremely condensed timelines. Assuming we make it through these not-insignificant hurdles, we must advocate for our tool-kits in support of the organization’s objectives. Gamification…
In Today’s GList, We’re Featuring Tim Chang, Managing Director of the Mayfield Fund We’ve all read this statistic on gamification by now: ““The size of the gamification market, currently estimated at around $100mm, will grow to more than $2.8b by 2016.” — M2Research This prediction has been tweeted so much in the #gamification channel, that…
Awhile back, I reported on one educator’s vision of using Minecraft to educate children about history. For those who don’t know, Minecraft is an open-world sandbox game that allows players literally create and explore anything their heart desires. One especially dedicated group of people has actually recreated a scale version of Ancient Rome in this…
Recently we launched the G-Awards, a contest designed to uncover and recognize great contributions in Gamification across a range of industries. We designed the awards to have two tracks – a popular vote (run on the awesome technology of listly) and a juried program, voted on by key thought leaders and designers in gamification. To…
Hello GCo Readers! Today we have three new examples of education gamification added to the GBase: MindTickle is SaaS gamification platform for social and collaborative learning, allowing users to transform their online content into an interactive learning experience. Thinking Skills Club is a curated selection of free online games that support mental abilities, based on cognitive science research. Operation ΚΛΕΟΣ…
Hello GCo Readers! Only 12 hours remain for you all to vote for your favorite gamification companies! The voting is crazy and is definitely putting a damper on the list.ly servers. If you’ve had problems voting, list.ly is aware of it and is working on fixing the problem. Remember: Voting will end precisely at 3 AM EDT….
If you haven’t heard the news, Diablo 3 is the fastest selling game in PC history moving 3.5 million copies in just 24 hours. Blizzard employs some of the best game designers in the world and managed to create the most hyped game of 2012 by far. I should know – it’s consumed a huge…
In today’s GList, we are featuring Samantha Skey of Recyclebank Oh so much has changed since the days of the traditional nuclear family of the 20th century; mothers are no longer the domesticated workers so glorified in old black and white media. In this modern age, mothers are powerful women who are hardworking and educated…
