The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #1: Epic Meaning & Calling

The First Motivation Core Drive of Octalysis Gamification (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book.) Epic Meaning & Calling is the First Core Drive of the Gamification Framework Octalysis. This is the drive where people are motivated … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #1: Epic Meaning & Calling

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #8: Loss & Avoidance

(Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book.) The 8th Core Drive of Octalysis Gamification For a video walk-through, check out: Episode 17, Loss & Avoidance Loss and Avoidance is the eighth and final core drive in my … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #8: Loss & Avoidance

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #5: Social Influence & Relatedness

The 5th Core Drive of Gamification (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book. For a video walk-through, check out: Episode 14, Social Influence & Relatedness) Social Influence and Relatedness is Core Drive 5 within my Octalysis … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #5: Social Influence & Relatedness

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #2: Development and Accomplishment

Where Game Mechanics and Game Techniques Default: (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book. For a video walk-through, check out: Episode 9, Development and Accomplishment.) Development & Accomplishment is the Second Core Drive of the Gamification Framework Octalysis. This is the … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #2: Development and Accomplishment

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #3: Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback

The Creative Core Drive in Gamification (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book. For a video walk-through, check out: Episode 10, Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback #1 and Episode 11, Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback #2). Empowerment of … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #3: Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #4: Ownership and Possession

The 4th Core Drive of Octalysis Gamification Design (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book. For a video walk-through, check out: Episode 12, Ownership and Possession – Part 1 and Episode 13, Ownership and Possession- Part 2). Ownership and … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #4: Ownership and Possession

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #7: Unpredictability & Curiosity

(Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book.) Core Drive 7: Unpredictability & Curiosity Unpredictability & Curiosity is the seventh Core Drive in the Octalysis Gamification Framework and is the main force behind our infatuation with experiences that are … Continue reading The 8 Core Drives of Gamification #7: Unpredictability & Curiosity