An inside look at Sebastian Deterding: game designer & UX researcher [SlideDeck id=’1712′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Sebastian’s thoughts by following him on Twitter: @dingstweets And don’t miss hearing him speak at the Gamification Summit in January!
Mashable put out their list of top watched YouTube ads of the year, so I couldn’t resist. Going through the commercials, I was unsurprised to see famous athletes, screwball comedy and long-form artistic work. What really caught my eye was an extraordinarily successful and clever ad campaign from Tipp-Ex, a white-out brand from Germany. I…
An inside look at Amit Fulay: Product Manager at Google [SlideDeck id=’1680′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Amit’s thoughts by following him on Twitter: @amitfulay And don’t miss hearing him speak at the Gamification Summit in January!
I will be presenting an hour-long webinar for O’Reilly on January 7th called “Gamification Patterns and Pitfalls” at 10am Pacific Time (1800 GMT). I’ll be discussing examples of successful gamification as well as some less-successful ones to give a well-rounded overview of how you can make your business more engaging. I will also be previewing…
I wrote an article for Mashable that came out today enumerating some of my top predictions for Gamification in 2011. I discuss the effect gamification will have on healthcare, education, the environment, loyalty programs and big brands. Obviously, I’m bullish on the power of gamification to change the world and engage consumers, but as I…
An inside look at Blake Scholl: co-founder of Kima Labs [SlideDeck id=’1648′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Blake’s thoughts by following him on Twitter: @bscholl And don’t miss hearing him speak at the Gamification Summit in January!
The Gamification Summit is a little over a month away (January 20th – 21st, San Francisco) and things are getting even more exciting. Here are some of our big updates: The Hands-On Gamification Workshop (Day 2) is officially sold out. A limited number of tickets are still available for Day 1 of the summit, and…
Thesixtyone; a self-proclaimed music adventure, is a site dedicated to helping you discover music in a whole new way. According to co-founder James Miao “thesixtyone was born out of our (myself and my co-founder, Sam Hsiung) frustration with music sites. Mainstream music sites had hairy licensing restrictions that translated to poor user experiences. Independent content…
Want to learn more about gamification & help write the definitive books, guides and research on the subject? We’re looking for someone with strong research and writing skills that can commit to 10-20 hrs a week (varying) between now and March to help investigate and curate the tremendous amount of knowledge being generated in gamification….
Gamification is the integration of game dynamics into any medium such as website, community and school etc in order to drive a positive response, participation and engagement from a target audience. Without a doubt, gamification will be popular in education and educational technology in 2011. Already we’re seeing many interesting developments within education and the…
I have an Op-Ed on VentureBeat today entitled “VCs level up with ‘gamification‘”. It focuses on the increased amount of seed and early stage capital that has been going into gamification within the last year and what that means for development and the future. Effectively, investment enters the gamification channel either as pure-play (gamification-only) or…
An inside look at Michael Fergusson: CEO and founder of Ayogo Games Inc. [SlideDeck id=’1574′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Michael’s thoughts by following him on Twitter: @fergusson And don’t miss the chance to network at the Gamification Summit in January!
No matter how advanced technology becomes, there will always be some things that human beings just do better, such as recognizing distinctions in colors and patterns and prioritizing complex decisions. In the fields of human biology and DNA analysis, these skills are key to understanding genetic structure. Being able to recognize similarities and make distinctions…
In yesterday’s New York Times, writer John Tierney covers the topic of games that change behavior. It’s a great piece featuring some of the Gamification Summit’s top speakers, including keynoter Jane McGonigal and veteran designer Nicole Lazzaro. One of the topics that Gamification is broadly subsuming is games for change and “serious games”*. They are…
An inside look at Sharleen Sy: Co-founder of Play Dynamics Inc. and Writer for Strategic Synergy [SlideDeck id=’1492′ width=’100%’ height=’450px’] You can read more of Sharleen’s thoughts by following her on Twitter: @SharleenSy And don’t miss the chance to network at the Gamification Summit in January!
