Looking for more reasons to justify a purchase of Google Glass? How about getting the ability to race against your virtual ghost? Race Yourself (formerly GlassFit) is a London-based startup that just raised over £100,000 in seed funding to bring this gamified exercise concept to Google Glass.
My very first post at Gamification Co involved a DIY-gamification project to retain etiquette at the dinner table. The premise was simple: everyone gathers their smartphone in the middle of the table at the start of a meal. If anyone checks their phone in that time, they’re forced to pay for everyone’s meal. I’m amazed that nobody else has taken this concept of cellphone abstination and turned it into an app (that I know of) until Amstel released their new iOS app to actually reward users for doing this.
New generations of technology used by new generations usher in new workplace trends. While the “Millennials” and the “Digitals” are driving change, the rest of us are still very much in the game. Come hear Verizon’s powerful answer to engaging retail sales reps across varying regions in an attempt to drive sales and improve the customer experience. In this GSummit SF 2013 session, we’ll explore key elements such as motivational design, actionable feedback, and utilization metrics all created to connect our reps to each other, their results, and our customers.
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Spreadsheets, a new app for your iPhone, is helping you add that little extra somethin’ to your glamorous or not so glamorous sex life because who doesn’t want to know how many thrusts they can perform in an hour?
January on the upside-down part of the world ushers in the annual Sydney Festival – an amazing program of over 100 events and over 1000 artists across dance, theater, music, visual arts, talks, film and more. A bright yellow balloon is the Festival’s watermark, and it’s well-chosen – Sydney Festival is there to be shared, to…
There has been an influx of gamified fitness-based apps in the last year, all focused on helping users to lose weight, be healthier, live happier. Fleetly is a Canadian site that claims to make fitness “simple, friendly and fun.” Similar to sites like DailyBurn and RunKeeper, Fleetly uses social competition to motivate users and build…
Though many naysayers continue to shrug off the serious impact of gaming in our culture, there’s no longer any room for doubt in how it is effecting our economy. A recent article by Leena Rao for TechCrunch highlights a study by the University of Maryland of what is being referred to as the “Facebook App Economy” –…
Chronic back pain is a issue that affects the vast majority of Americans, whether your job is physically intensive or working at a desk. In fact, if you’re reading this on your computer right now, you might want to check your posture and how it’s contributing to your discomfort. Slouching not only causes back pain…
They say the average smoker will attempt to quit 10 times or so before they finally kick the habit. There’s nicotine patches, gum, electronic cigarettes and tons of other tools out there to help, yet it’s so hard to stick with a plan. Obviously addiction to smoking isn’t just a physical problem, but emotional as…
From the initial email you receive when you first sign up for RunKeeper, an exercise tracking and companion site, you get the feeling of a strong community. “You’re not alone on the road to reaching your goals- the RunKeeper community is here to support you along the way!”, says the message from CEO Jason Jacobs….
DailyBurn is a fitness and health site, that tries to cater to every possible type of user and offers a ranges of apps and devices to continue interacting off-site. After you create an account, you select a fitness goal – loss weight, get stronger, increase endurance or become more athletic. Right from the get-go there’s…
When discussing gamification, especially with those not previously familiar, it’s hard not to bring up Foursquare. Their premise is so artfully simple, absolutely anyone with a computer or a mobile phone can understand. But just because it’s a basic idea doesn’t stop Foursquare from evolving. A new blog entry was posted Tuesday announcing the 3.0…
Lose It! is a weight loss application available for free online and for the iPhone. As soon as you sign on, you’re prompted to supply basic info such as your current weight, age, height and sex, what weight you want to be and how many pounds you’d like to lose per week. Based on these…
