Category Archives for "Gamification"
05/05/2017
How Games Work – Tales of the Arabian Nights
Today I will talk about Tales of the Arabian Nights. I want to stick with non-digital games for a bit. One thing I keep noticing during my talks and workshops is that people tend to think about games mainly as video games. That is a very limiting view on games and gamification though. When designing […]
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16/04/2017
How Games Work – Fluxx
Today I want to mix things up and talk about a card game instead of a video game. Fluxx is a card game that I tried last year when I was doing Pete’s ‘Gamification for Business’ elective at the University of Brighton. It’s a super fun game that offers a lot of great experiences to […]
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28/03/2017
- in Case Studies , Gamification , News by Vasilis Gkogkidis
Neil the Little Explorer – A gamified educational toy
One of the things I really like about working for Pete and GAMIFICATION+ is the freedom I have, to travel to different places and arrange meetings with people that I think have created an interesting product or service or want to create something with our help. So while visiting Athens to speak to the Athens Gamification […]
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20/03/2017
How Games Work – The Path To Luma
Today I will talk about The Path To Luma The Path to Luma is a game that talks about the environment and how we can reverse the damage done to it. Humans have been using natural resources like they will never end. We have been cutting down trees, throwing plastic in the oceans and producing carbon […]
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08/03/2017
How Games Work – Journey
Introduction Today I will talk about Journey. First time I heard about Journey was from Pete during his elective at the University of Brighton. I immediately knew I would like to try this game out. It looked very pleasing aesthetically and it was supposed to have a great story, two elements that always draw me into a game. […]
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15/02/2017
Will Gamification Continue To Be Important In 2017?
The increase in demand for engaging learning content and effective training processes will be the key reasons why gamification will continue to be a significant business approach in 2017. Even though some experts continue to question the capabilities of gamification, they are beginning to accept the approach because of its results. It has been proven […]
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06/02/2017
Small Gamification Part 5: The Chopin Bench
Today I will talk about the Chopin Bench themed after the famous classical composer Frederik Chopin. The Chopin Bench is a very well designed gamification project that you can find on the streets of Warsaw and gives you information on the composer and the city of Warsaw.When you press the play button, Chopin music starts playing […]
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31/01/2017
Small Gamification Part 4: EM Strasbourg Business School
Following up on the FedEx gamified charging station, I want to talk about a great small gamification example in a public space that I have experienced. In January 2016 I visited the EM Strasbourg Business School as part of an educational trip organised by the University of Brighton. One of the first things I noticed walking […]
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23/01/2017
Small Gamification Part 3: FedEx Charging Station
Introduction Coming back for our third part on small gamification I want to talk about gamification in public spaces. This is a topic that I find really fascinating as it addresses one of mankind’s main drives, curiosity. When you are in a city or area that you know there is some kind of public gamification and […]
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06/01/2017
Small Gamification Part 2: Todoist Karma
Today I want to talk about an application named Todoist that can help us boost our everyday productivity and motivation. Todoist is a project management application used to help users monitor their productivity. It’s a cross platform application which means that it will run on your smartphone, tablet and computer. The basic premise of the app […]
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