Category Archives for "Gamification"
13/07/2018
Online Digital Games and History
This is a guest blog spot by Elias Stouraitis.I first met Elias online, exactly the same way as I have met a lot of people around the world after I started working in gamification. Gamification and games are a global phenomenon that a lot of researchers like Elias are looking into to try and analyse […]
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05/07/2018
- in Gamification by Kira Downer
Workshops, Co-creation and Gamification
IntroductionA workshop is a “training class or seminar in which the participants work individually and/or in groups to solve actual work related tasks to gain hands-on experience” according to BusinessDictionary.com. The way in which a workshop is designed can intimately affect the direction in which the process goes. Many other factors influence this design process […]
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29/05/2018
Gamification in Advertising, our favourite 2018 case studies
Recently I was asked to contribute to an article about the use of gamification in advertising. With the help of our new intern Sofia Usman I did some research and found some interesting case studies.Word about gamification is spreading and of course the marketing and advertising industries were quick to adopt gameful design. Companies have […]
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06/05/2018
The Battle of Polytopia – Finding the right balance
Keep me entertained!In 2017 I did quite a lot of travelling for work and holidays.Long distance flights like Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. If you have ever been on a flight like that you already know that it is not only tiring but quite boring after a certain point. To get over my boredom I decided to […]
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16/01/2018
- in Case Studies , Events , Gamification , News by Vasilis Gkogkidis
What happened at Gamification Europe 2017 – Day 2
Stories and backstage from the international gamification conference of 2017Written by Vasilis Gkogkidis Gamification Europe 2018! Time to talk about day 2 of Gamification Europe! Day 2 was also stuffed with loads of great talks, panels and a fantastic workshop. So let’s start!Melinda JacobsMelinda Jacobs joined us on day 2 to share her experience and […]
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11/01/2018
- in Case Studies , Courses , Events , Gamification , News by Vasilis Gkogkidis
What happened at Gamification Europe 2017 – Day 1
Stories and backstage from the international gamification conference of 2017Written by Vasilis GkogkidisIntroductionThis is hard! It’s very hard trying to write about one of the most intense and fulfilling experiences of your professional life! Gamification Europe has been extremely stressful for me but fulfilling at the same time.Goal of this blog post is to give […]
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13/11/2017
- in Events , Gamification , News by Vasilis Gkogkidis
British Ports explore gamification and best practice
The third meeting of the British Ports Association (BPA) Human Resources and Employment Network took place last week in London. HR specialists from a wide range of UK ports met to discuss common challenges facing the industry, network and hear from a number of guest speakers. Members were joined by Pete Jenkins, founder of Gamification+ Ltd […]
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04/10/2017
Gamification Case Study: Pasa Thai Machine
This is a guest blog spot by Kamala NorthongToday I want to talk about the Pasa Thai Machine, a gamification project by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).I remember when my foreign friends tried to pronounce my full name, and vice versa, It was pretty funny. Sometimes we tried to avoid saying the name of […]
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19/08/2017
Gamification Case Study: Free Rice
Free Rice is what I call Gamification for a good cause. It’s a project that helps improve people’s lives by letting you play a game. As we know games have this incredible power to engage people and keep them interested in a specific set of actions they perform inside what we call a game space. Performing […]
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15/08/2017
Gamification Tools: Kahoot
Kahoot is a free to use tool that helps you create fun quizzes. It was created for educational purposes and its mainly aimed at students of all levels of education but I think it’s very valuable for corporate use as well. Kahoot was created during a joint project that was started at the Norwegian University […]
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