With a great deal of demand for Gabe Zichermann’s Advanced Gamification Workshop (Expert Level 3 w/ Certification) at GSummit this year, the community has pushed us to offer more workshops around the country. We’re excited to announce that we’ll be bringing our always sold-out Advanced Gamification Workshop to Los Angeles (Nov 4), San Francisco (Nov…
As the gamification movement continues to grow, we’ve been looking for better ways to connect the global community. Our big conference – GSummit – attracts a good number of global attendees to SF in June, but not everyone can afford to come to San Francisco. Also, we wanted to find a way to help the local community form while providing training and certification opportunities. So we’re trying something entirely new: GSummit Global – a virtual event series that brings together the best of live and virtual events into one affordable, accessible package. I’ll be traveling around the world this winter – and I’d like you to join me
When you see a 20×8 foot metal board, you’re probably thinking like me…that Tyler Perry may one day have a zombie themed pizzeria with a coinciding game–the more zombies you kill on screen, the more starving people (in real life) you can feed. This concept, a sure winner, was imagined using a gamified ideation tool…
A serious game with some gamification elements, Battle for the Bay sets out to educate San Franciscans on the ongoing threats to the bay. Produced by Save the Bay, the game takes players through the tumultuous history of protecting the wetlands, rivers, and watersheds that benefit a healthy marine ecosystem. There are some typical contest rewards (an…
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…
Why waste time waiting for the bus when you can be scoring points for your ‘hood instead? January 28th marked the end of Yahoo! Bus Stop Derby in San Francisco. 20 Muni bus stop shelters were outfitted giant, 72 inch touch-screens where travelers-in-waiting can play one of 4 games. All the games were less than…
