The gamification industry has alot of strong names behind it but most of the prominent figures appear to be male. Today, I would like highlight the most prominent females in gamification. These women have all contributed greatly to the gamification industry and a number of them will be speaking at GSummit in June. Check out…
This week on the Gamification Roundup, we are all about startups: FundingWorks brings crowdsourcing to non-proft donations, HealthPartners is providing customized corporate wellness, CodeAcademy and Treehouse are teaching programming with gamification, Kiip adds rewards to any app, and SuperBanker is generated great participation at a banking conference. Check out what these awesome startups are capable…
Red haired funny man, Conan O’Brien, recently introduced Late Night TV to Gamification with the unveiling of his new Team Coco tablet app. As Conan puts it, “Up until this moment your life has had little meaning, but I’m here to change all that. I’m here to present the incredible Team Coco tablet app.”
by Justin Schier, Chief Creative Officer, Dopamine Inc. One day you’re in, the next you’re uninstalled – or even worse, forgotten. The number of apps, services, social media sites and games competing for our attention has never been greater. How can the average person keep track of it all? The real question is: does it…
A recent article in the FastCo.Design blog highlights the T-Haler, a training inhaler prototype that, according to the creators can increase proper inhaler use three-fold in just three minutes of training. That may not sound like a huge deal. Even someone who isn’t asthmatic and has never used an inhaler can probably visualize the process: shake, press down…
I’m super stoked to announce a new slate of additional speakers for GSummit (June 19-21 in SF). The event just keeps getting more exciting, and I’m sure you won’t want to miss the hands on workshops and 40+ sessions. Also, the early bird deadline is fast approaching next Friday; if you want to save $300…
Today in our ongoing GList series, we’re featuring Dan Porter, CEO of OMGPOP and designer of Draw Something who will be giving a featured talk at GSummit in June. If you haven’t played it yet, Draw Something is the record breaking social game that’s now #1 on the worldwide charts (displacing Zynga) with 20 million new users in…
As an educator and a person who struggles with regular physical fitness, I’m excited about the current rise of gamification of physical fitness, mental well-being, and overall self improvement. For me personally, I am bored by a lot of physical fitness and wellness activities, and struggle to find activities and routines that continue to motivate…
This week on the Gamification Roundup we have big news from Bunchball and their game-changing introduction of their new Flamethrower platform. Other game changers include Zeebox’s social-TV rolling out onto the states later this year, the UVA Bay Game that organically fostered great collaborations, and a scavenger hunt created by three librarians that’s changing the…
One of the leading reasons why gamification works, and works quite well, is that it caters to a very human need – the need for recognition and a solid sense of accomplishment. Many industries are beginning to “gamify” themselves to leverage this power in practical ways – industries like education, marketing,health, manufacturing – even environmental sustainability. One industry segment which has begun…
Today in our ongoing GList series, we’re featuring Charlie Kim of Next Jump. Charlie Kim serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Next Jump, Inc. Mr. Kim founded Next Jump in 1994. He worked in the Information Technology and Human Resources groups of Morgan Stanley in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo from 1995 to…
“Make love games, not war games” was the theme for most of the day at GDC Day 2. Although many speakers and companies were a part of the Games for Change track, a few of them stuck out more than others. Lincoln Brown of Sojo Studios (the creator of Wetopia) was definitely one of those…
Part V: Gamification in Action This is the fifth part of an ongoing series on the role of gamification in modern education by Andrew Proto. If you missed the previous articles, catch up with “Part I: the Unique Obstacles Teachers Face“, “Part II:Technology’s Role in a Gamified Classroom“, “Part III: The Importance of Motivation“, and…
This year’s SxSW has been even more festive than years past, with the alternating rain and sun driving social media hordes in and outdoors over the weekend. In between bouts of over-drinking, endless parties, sponsored taco trucks and coffee “scrums”, there were some interesting sessions at the conference on the topics of gamification and engagement….
This week in the Gamification Roundup, we got a happy union of technology and gamification. BadgeVille has released a mobile SDK for their gamification platform. City Peaks uses RFID sensors to track workers’ stair ascents up buildings and AutoTutor is doing some impressive user analyzation to create customized teaching content for students. Top it all…
