September 16, 2026
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Flirt Planet: If Second Life Went Mobile and Got (Even) Sexier

Ivan Kuo05 mins

Online dating sites may be on the way to becoming old news. Gamification mobile apps have moved into the dating field with the introduction of twin applications, Flirt Planet Meet and Flirt Planet Play. These two new applications work together to offer the first mobile game and dating application for mobile. Flirt Planet Play is an interface where users can practice their dating skills and Flirt Planet Meet is an interface where users can try their new moves on potential dates.

Imagine if Second Life got supercharged with gamification and focused on mobile…you’d get this.

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The Best of Health Gamification in 2013

Ivan Kuo03 mins

In our next collection from the best gamification stories of 2013, we have a cornucopia of healthy gamified applications for everyone to check out. Gamification Co readers were most interested in seeing new health apps in 2013 and we have about 20 of the top health apps for you to check out here.

Here’s to seeing even more at 2014! (Especially with all that new stuff at CES)

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BB&T is Training Leaders Through their Mobile Legacy Game

Andres Solis46 mins

Branch Banking and Trust Corporation (or BB&T) is a North Carolina-based bank that operates in more than 1,800 financial centers across the United States. Their services include commercial and retail banking as well as insurance, investments, mortgage, corporate and consumer finance.

BB&T has recently proved to be innovative through the addition of a mobile gaming application into their employee training program, with the purpose of teaching valuable leadership skills based on the premise that Beliefs influence Behaviors, which lead to Results, which influence beliefs, and it cycles on…

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How GetTaxi Is Empowering Drivers with Gamification

Gabe Zichermann28 mins

No matter where you travel in the world, one thing is consistent: taxis suck. They frequently don’t know where they’re going, they try to rip you off, driver’s often have trouble communicating, and credit card acceptance is more rare than a unicorn. Against this context, a number of startups have made great inroads in transforming livery transport. Uber and Lyft are probably the most famous – though their approach has been to replace taxis entirely rather than work with existing systems. GetTaxi, however, aims to empower their drivers in a way not seen before.

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Byki Gamifies Flash Cards for Foreign Languages

Kevin Shane34 mins

Byki (stands for “Before You Know It,”) is a free — premium version available — language-learning application. The software uses a clever combination of animated flash cards and robust gamification, which involves the learner in a multi-sensory vocabulary-building experience.

Download the free version of the application after choosing from an array of 67 languages — Afrikaans to Zulu — and start right in with the basics of situational vocabulary learning, common phrases, asking directions, etc. The gamification element is what makes experience especially unique

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Duolingo Develops your Language Learning Skill Tree for Free

Kevin Shane66 mins

Duolingo is a new learning tool that uses gamification to teach and reinforce language learning. Say that you’re a beginning learner and want to build your vocabulary and translation skills. Log into duolingo.com, sign up and begin learning Spanish, French, Portuguese, German or Italian.

The program cleverly incorporates gamification by awarding points for completing vocabulary exercises and keeping track of the learner’s progress through line scales and level badges along the way. Log in each day for new sessions to view previous progress, your current level and to do optional review practice. The website has a desktop version that works on both the Mac and Windows platforms. You can also go mobile and run the learning program on either iPhone or Android devices.

And the best part? It’s all completely free.

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3 Mobile Apps for the Gamification of Energy Conservation

Kevin Shane06 mins

It’s important to recycle and reduce consumption and turn off the water while brushing teeth, but who wants to sort trash? Who wants to go around the house making sure all the light bulbs are off? If you make it a game, you create a situation where people actually want to use less power, and some cases, you could even generate more power. There are a number of mobile apps for iOS and Android that aims to make the whole act of conserving energy a little easier. Here are three applications aimed at encouraging eco-friendly behavior.

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