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

Party games – useful for gamification or simply for fun?

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

A Quick Update as an Intern

Pete’s story on gamification for CRMs was the cover story for the ISMM magazine ‘Winning Edge’ – read the great case study for more insight

Winning Edge ISMM article on gamification for CRMs

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

Virtuoso – using a game to test candidates for a role

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

LinkedIn: Using gamification to make people come back every time

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

Pay & Benefits Blog on Gamification