When we design anything, be it user experiences, gamified experiences or even just Lego buildings – we become emotionally involved with what we are doing. We invest ourselves in the process and the outcomes...
1. Don’t believe everything you see or read. Social media has no filter, so anyone can post almost anything and they don’t always post the truth. From politicians to socialites, very often what is...
Progress bars During lockdown and thanks to our newish dog, I’ve been playing a lot of Xbox in the early mornings. I try to play games when I can, but until recently have not...
Ludic, or playful design, involves designing products or experiences through the lens of play. How do you make people feel safe to explore, encourage experimentation and even add some fun? A while back I...
In gamification, you will hear a lot about Flow. I myself have spoken about it many times. In games and gamification, we use it as a way to describe the moment that you get...
Well, happy new year everyone. I wanted to start 2021 off by talking about an incredibly satisfying gaming experience I had over Christmas. Playing Animal Farm on my phone. For those that don’t know,...
If you have looked at my User Types HEXAD or read any of my work (hey, Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play is a great Christmas present to yourself or anyone you love….), you...
This is really cool. I didn’t make it either, Sinan Sensivas did. It is an interactive mind map of my Hexad and game mechanics. It’s really fun and an interesting way to learn it...
Super Mario Bros on the NES has been around for a very long time now, yet still, it exudes class and is a masterclass in game design. One of the reasons for that, in...
After the success of last week’s question to you all, I wanted to try it again – and say thanks for the advice! As I sit here, the rate of infection in the UK...
How do all? So, rather than me offering my view on things, I want to put the ball in your court. I have been reminded that I need to lose some weight and get...
How big a difference does gamification have to make to be of value to an organisation? When I first started, I used to see some staggering statistics of how gamification had improved a process....
Amazingly the question “But what if people get addicted to the solution and stop working” has come up in more than one conversation with clients over the years. It’s an interesting question, that is...
This is from my guitar related channel, but I thought it was important to share it here as well (as I have not been sharing much here of late). How are you? Let me...
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