Hello GCo Readers! Only 3 days remain for you all to vote for your favorite gamification companies! The competition is still fierce and we all know the power of the internet can sway these votes in any direction. Here’s a look at the current leaders. Best Use of Gamification in Health and Wellness Leader: Active.com Trainer…
The results of an International Educational Assessment are alarming… Out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math. These poor rankings have caused many educators to rethink the methods in which we teach our elementary, secondary and collegiate youth; bring some educators to the doorstep of gamification….
On June 19 in San Francisco, the 3rd annual GSummit will take place, bringing together thought leaders from top companies for 3 days of workshops, sessions, networking and fun. Since its inception, GSummit has been the place where some of the most thought-provoking and practical discussion of behavior change have taken place. We bring together…
This week on the Gamification Roundup, we got gamification expansion. In the news provided today, see how gamification is expanding in the industry in innovation and industry: Badgeville nets $25 in funding. Sensum gamifies the sweat on your skin. Zurmo releases its open-source and gamified CRM platform in beta. Pug Pharm aims to create a unified gamification/analytics…
Just to prove what an effective motivator loyalty is for people, Chad Ochocinco posted this video to Twitter last week when his car was broken into: Can you hear his poor voice crack around 1:31? The New England Patriots wide receiver was on his day off enjoying breakfast at IHOP when he returned to…
Hello GCo Readers! Today we have three new examples of education gamification added to the GBase: Khan Academy is a non-profit organization that provides a free online curriculum for learning a variety of subjects featuring gamification elements to encourage learning. Mind Snacks is a language learning mobile game that uses minigames to teach vocabulary in 7 languages. Septris is…
Today in our ongoing GList series, we’re featuring Rajat Paharia: As the founder and Chief Product Officer of Bunchball, Rajat Paharia knows a thing or two about the gamification industry. Rajat pioneered the first gamification platform, Nitro, in 2007 and has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies to create some of the most successful gamified…
Tell a random person on the street that your character just dinged fifty in CoH, and they might look at you strangely. Even when you explain to the non-gamer in English that your character or avatar or toon (take your pick) just reached level fifty in the online game City of Heroes by meeting challenges and…
Earlier today, Kris Duggan, CEO of Badgeville, announced that the company received $25M in Series C venture financing led by InterWest Partners. We all know that Badgeville is among ramification’s leading platforms, but its nonetheless amazing to see the explosive growth of the industry. I can recall a moment in 2010 when Kris and I were…
That’s right, Game of Thrones is getting the gamification treatment too. Game company Disruptor Beam has released information about a new Game of Thrones Facebook game that is currently in beta-testing. Called Game of Thrones: Ascent, the game will play as a social strategy game. The site’s announcement reads: “Players will lead the life of…
Hello GCo Readers! Time is running out to vote for your favorite gamification company for the first annual GAwards! There are only 10 days left before the voting is finished. To inspire some healthy competition, here are the current #1 leaders of each category: Best Use of Gamification in Health and Wellness Leader: Active.com Trainer Ahead of…
Hello GCo Readers! In light of the passing holiday, I would like to present this roundup in the guise of remembering the fallen startups of our past. The news presented this week will allow you to incorporate gamification for loyalty, check out one case where gamification didn’t work, inspire you about gamification in recruitment, and…
Hello GCo Readers! Today we have three new examples of gamification added to the GBase: uBoost is an education program that uses currency, badges, leaderboards, avatars and SMS to deliver real-time feedback and engage students. The Dew Crew is a marketing and loyalty campaign by Mountain Dew and Dale Earnhardt Jr that connects Facebook fans with…
Get healthy! Stay healthy! Make good health choices! Earn points and pwn the competition (…your coworkers)!!! Gamification strikes the health care industry…and everyone seems to be benefiting. A recent article in Information Week highlights the gamification initiative taken by Blue Shield of California, so far consisting of three platforms – Shape Up Shield, which focuses on increasing physical…
Today in our ongoing GList series, we’re featuing Andrea Kuszewski: Education is one paradigm all of us have had to abide by throughout our lives. Our elders, mentors, caretakers, and parents have all stressed how important an education is to us and why it is necessary to be intelligent to succeed in life. This obsession…
