Category Archives for "Gamification"
24/12/2015
- in Events , Gamification by Pete Jenkins
Party games – useful for gamification or simply for fun?
At this week’s December Brighton Gamification Meetup we played lots of party games and tried to decipher what was fun about them and see if they might be useful or inspirational for any gamification projects. Admittedly it was a lot of fun too. TOOTHLESS VEGETABLES We started with this simple game. You have to say […]
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18/12/2015
- in Gamification by Shane Fumagall
A Quick Update as an Intern
So I am three months in, let’s get right into it.I have now started to embrace how convenient this job is. I am learning a lot on this job, which is enhancing my gamification knowledge daily, subsequently helping with my studies. Being around a gamification expert, who happens to also be my teacher, is useful […]
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15/12/2015
- in Gamification , In the press , News by Shane Fumagall
ISMM article on gamified CRM is out!
Pete’s story on gamified CRM is the cover story for December’s issue of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) magazine ‘Winning Edge’. We received our copy in the office today and it is exciting! Below is the finished article. CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE BELOWIn this article, Pete “analyses the merits of gamification […]
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09/12/2015
- in Gamification by Pete Jenkins
Virtuoso – using a game to test candidates for a role
I recently recruited a new intern for my business. I had a few strong candidates based on their CVs and how they interviewed but was struggling to decide which one to choose. So I asked them to play a game that would be psychometrically testing them at the same time. The idea behind this is […]
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01/12/2015
- in Gamification by Shane Fumagall
LinkedIn: Using gamification to make people come back every time
LinkedIn is the prestigious professional social media website that everybody who is anybody uses. It has more than 400 million users and includes many useful tools for recruitment or connection. It has 184 million monthly unique visitors globally. It is the main platform that universities recommend their students to join as it proves vital for […]
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26/11/2015
- in Case Studies , Gamification , In the press , News by Shane Fumagall
Pay & Benefits Blog on Gamification
On the 27th October, Pay and Benefits wrote an article on gamification. They quoted Pete a number of times, for example: “There are lots of theories and knowledge out there, including motivational psychology, user experience and behavioural economics,” he says. “Gamification gives us an easy framework to apply that wealth of expertise to any business […]
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24/11/2015
- in Courses , Events , Gamification by Shane Fumagall
Bite-sized Learning: How to market using Gamification
Learn how to use and apply gaming techniques and gain an understanding of how gamification can support marketing in your business. This session will be useful for business people in all sectors – entrepreneurs, MDs, self-employed and team members. This session is suitable for all those involved in marketing who would like to improve their […]
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19/11/2015
- in Courses , Events , Gamification by Shane Fumagall
GAME ON: A Breakfast Roundtable in London
Pete will be speaking in London on Wednesday, November 25th from 8:00 – 10:00. Details below! 00Days15Hours39Minutes53Seconds
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17/11/2015
- in Events , Gamification by Pete Jenkins
Can a gamified CRM really be fun to use?
Fresh from my talk at the Gamification World Congress in Barcelona last week, here are the slides from my talk and a rough transcript of what I said: A few weeks ago I had a client contact me in a bit of a panic because the gamification-based CRM we’d built for them was working too […]
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10/11/2015
- in Events , Gamification by Shane Fumagall
Third week of internship plus Gamification Meetup
It is week three of my internship. I am currently working from home because Pete is out of office, attending gamification related events. I would like to spend this week talking about the Gamification meet up that Pete and Lizzie Sanders organised. The event was held in Brighton on the 28th of October. The event […]
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