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Elements of a Gameful Chat – an interview with Gustavo Tondello
In this interview Pete Jenkins asked Gustavo Tondello about his many researches and experiences with gamification. We dived into User Types and Player Traits and when to use them, took a look at Goal Setting Theory with Gamification and then got into the practicalities of using gameful design elements to personalise your gamification design. —————————————– […]
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Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Chat – an interview with Andrzej Marczewski
An interview with Andrzej Marczewski about gamification and unicorns. In this interview Pete Jenkins asked Andrzej about the Unicorn Edition of his book Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play. We found out: What has changed since the first edition came out The latest developments in gamification What the best example of Flow in a gamification […]
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Gamification+ CEO Pete Jenkins confirmed as DIT Export Champion for a 2nd year
Export Champions are a group of handpicked exporters, who have worked with the DIT to take their products or services to customers worldwide and have been successful in doing so. Download the Southern England Export Champions Brochure 2020 here: https://gamificationplus.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020SERExportChampionBrochure.pdf Check out Pete talking about his role as Export Champion in this episode of the […]
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Press Start – Interview with author Albert van der Meer
In their book “Press Start – Using gamification to power-up your marketing” Daniel Griffin and Albert van der Meer tell us how, in an increasingly commoditized world, marketers are finding new ways to influence or motivate us to be better engaged with their products, services, and brands. This is marketing gamification: the practice of taking […]
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Games and Gamification in Market Research – Interview with author Betty Adamou
In her book “Games and Gamification in Market Research: Increasing Consumer Engagement in Research” Betty Adamou tells us how games and gamification are revolutionizing the market research industry, offering opportunities to reinvigorate the notoriously sluggish engagement levels seen in traditional surveying methods. It is aimed at showing you how to design Research Games and Gamified […]
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How gaming is being used to tackle the world’s biggest health conditions
7 minute read Advances in research and technology have meant that gaming is increasingly becoming a valid method of tackling health conditions. Charities, universities, scientists and game makers are using their combined knowledge to further understand conditions, and ultimately support those affected by them. In this article, Deborah Garfen, Product Designer from the British Heart […]
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Infinite Gamification – Toby Beresford interviewed by Pete Jenkins
The newly published book Infinite Gamification by Toby Beresford tells us how to create sustainable scoring programs to influence behaviour at work and at play. It is aimed at leaders working on small or larger programs and is a practical guide to the methods and pitfalls involved. In this interview hosted at the Gamifiers Meetup […]
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How games and gamification can help you create healthy habits for physical activity at home
Guest post by Violeta Ivanova, BSc Physiotherapy at SAMK, Finland Have you ever tried to build or change a lifestyle habit? It’s incredibly hard, takes a long time and dedication. This is not always taken into consideration when healthcare professionals recommend exercise to patients. Movement is healthy, but it doesn’t have to be limited to […]
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Open workshop on applied gamification Feb 10-11
Would you like to increase sales, improve staff retention, onboard new staff more quickly and increase employee engagement across the board? Gamification is used to encourage behaviour change within businesses. We are running a two-day gamification workshop delivered by Pete Jenkins in Brighton. By attending this you’ll gain an understanding of game mechanics, aesthetics, emotions and […]
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How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to a Gamification Conference
Conferences have always been a great way to bring everyone together. A place where like-minded professionals, industry experts, novices and know-it-alls alike can make new discoveries, share knowledge and collaborate. But what about gamification? Is it a big enough deal to warrant an entire conference? We think so, but don’t take our word for it. Here’s […]
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