Exploring the Player User Type – with archetypes
To finish off my little look at the sub-types from my User Types, I want to take a new look at the Player User Type. I have done a deep dive on this before,...
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4 essential Neurotransmitters in gamification
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CaptainUp is back on the blog
I was recently contacted by the guys from CaptainUp (www.captainup.com). For those that don’t know, this is a free / affordable platform for gamifying websites and until recently I had been using it for...
Exploring the Disruptor User Type
As time passes and I learn more, I often re-evaluate my past blogs and ideas – none more-so than my User Types! Now, don’t panic, I am not about to release version 3 –...
Top posts of 2014
Well, Happy New Year everyone. 2014 was a good year for gamification, but 2015 is where we will come of age I feel. Below are a couple of top 10’s for my blog. The...
2014 Blog Round Up
Wow, nearly 90 posts this year! 2014 saw some fantastic speaking opportunities, a new deck of cards, a new theory around fun (that I really need to finish soon!). Massive thanks to all of...
3 C’s to reduce negative uncertainty
I have spoken about mystery and the like in the past and you would be forgiven for thinking that uncertainty sits in a similar space. The difference is that mystery or surprise are designed...
7 Rules for Gamification
I just thought as I had not written a post for a few days (researching for a couple of good ones!), I would put up my 7 rules for gamification. Be sure that adding...
5 tips for good Gamification I learned from designing games.
Gamification often takes and claims inspiration from game design. One of my side hobbies is making the occasional game, as well as spending the last seven years reviewing games for my site yars.co.uk. I...
Is it gamification if….?
This is a question I get asked all the time. Is it gamification if x,y or z. Depending on my mood and their question, I answer a little differently at first but always end...
Do we need Gamification?
As my mind relaxes from last weeks SAMR analysis for gamification article (which has been my most popular post ever I think!!), I got to thinking – do we need gamification, why does it...
4 part SAMR Model to Analyse Gamification
I love coming up with new models and frameworks, I find them really handy and hope that when I share them that others do as well. However, I am also a great believer in...
Randomness, Serendipity and Gamification
Recently I have been trying to write a few games, just for fun, with my daughter. There area couple of card games and I am trying to make a single player board game. Making...
Game Mechanics in Gamification – Revisited
Many moons ago I wrote about a massive misunderstanding in gamification around game mechanics and what they actually are. There were several lists around that said they were key game mechanics, which turned out...
Using fantasy in gamification
Fantasy is not the sort of thing that most companies would think of first when they wanted to motivate and engage employees. It sounds a little too un-worky. If I have learned anything over...