We were very excited to have Nicole Lazzaro join us this year at GSummit. Nicole is the President of XEODesign. Below are her bio, video and slides from GSummit SF 2014. This is what Nicole says about herself: I make games more fun. The leading expert on emotions and the fun of games, I have made…
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In last week’s episode, we explored the idea of fun. Would anybody even care about gamification if it didn’t produce something that was fun to do? Gamification practitioners have a responsibility of understanding how a fun system plays into their overall design and Nicole Lazzaro, came on the show to explain the psychology of fun and her theory on the 4 keys to all the types of fun that exist. Watch the video below to get the full scoop on what it means to have fun!
Following up her main stage talk from GSummit 2012, Nicole Lazzaro took the main stage again at GSummit 2013 and gave us a new talk on how the emotional response from games can inspire people to take real actions for social impact.
We take a look at Nicole’s analysis on the psychology of fun and how her own game, Tilt World, was able to accomplish significant social impact by simply being fun.
Also, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest videos from GSummit SF 2013 as they’re released. You can also download a copy of Nicole’s presentation by downloading it here.
GSummit 2013 was an absolute hit this year and every one of our knowledgable speakers brought some brilliant content to the stage for everyone to learn. Many people have been asking where the slides for each presentation are and I am happy to announce that we finally have all of them uploaded and ready for viewing at gamification.co/gsummit-2013-slides
However, some speakers resonated with our audience more than others, which was very evident through the use of our conference Twitter client, Memecube and generated huge amounts of buzz. See which GSummit speakers got the most attention according to Memecube:
I love working to plan the speaker roster for GSummit every year. It’s tough, but incredibly rewarding. With the support of our amazing in-house team, the board and our community, we’ve been able to pull together a list of experts that continues to amaze and delight me each year since that first, sold-out talk by…
The following is an op-ed by Ashok Kamal, Host of GSummit and CEO of Bennu: In many ways, the recent Gamification Summit (GSummit) in San Francisco marked a turning point in the development of gamification. GSummit speakers and participants celebrated gamification’s integration into every business function, the increasing sophistication of gaming science and technology, and the…
NEW YORK CITY – April 11, 2012 – The Gamification Summit (June 19-21, San Francisco) today announced several significant additions to its speaker lineup, including thought leaders, academics and experts from a variety of disciplines. New speakers that will take to the GSummit stage to discuss the latest in techniques for engaging employees and customers…
Growing up, like most kids I was an avid player. From video games to cops and robbers, cardboard forts (oh how I loved it when we bought new appliances!) and the occasional sport, play was an integral part of my childhood. As with most adults, play has become a much smaller part of my daily…
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…
We are fast approaching the second Gamification Summit to be held in New York on September 15-16, but we would like to step back for a moment to highlight some of the speakers that made our first GSummit such a success in San Francisco. Videos from the conference are now available online via FORA.tv with…
This week in San Francisco, VentureBeat held their co-located GamesBeat and MobileBeat conferences. While topics such as the future of shopping, payments, and social networking on mobile devices dominated the discussion, gamification was given dedicated time in the program, and gamification-related subjects such as loyalty and CRM were widely mentioned.
This week’s recap covers some great media content. Saatchi & Saatchi S produced a good introductory video on gamification and the power of games, Mashable looks at implementing SCVNGR for marketing, TNS Global asks the question, “Gamification: Future or Fail?”, and Kaila Colbin of Minimonos argues for “fail”. Also, Gabe Zichermann’s talk from TEDxKids at…
