Supercharge Your Gamified System: Boosters for Greater Engagement and Success
Boosters are one of my favorite game design techniques because they solve a real problem in gamified systems:…
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Game Design Techniques: the Onboarding Bundle
If users don’t know what to do within four seconds of landing on your interface, they start feeling…
Using Octalysis to Determine the Right Game Design Techniques
Most gamification projects fail not because the designers picked the wrong game elements — but because they never…
Yu-kai Chou’s REMOTE Work Cultural Framework
The REMOTE Work Cultural Framework is an original behavioral design framework created by Yu-kai Chou to address the…
Who should you network and build Allies with?
⚡ Speed Run Notes Most people network with whoever is already in the room. That's not networking —…
10 Best Learning Games Kids Beg to Play (2026 Ranked)
Discover the top 10 learning games for kids in 2026, designed with Yu-kai Chou's Octalysis Framework used by…
The 10 Best Social Products That Use Gamification to Literally Save the World (2026)
When people hear “gamification,” they usually think of loyalty points, addictive apps, and corporate tricks to squeeze more…