Readalong: Reality is Broken, Ch 7 – The Benefits of Alternate Realities
This continues the Readalong by Erik van Mechelen of Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality is Broken’ with insights from Yu-kai…
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Ideas on motivation, behavior & design.
Deep dives on the psychology behind why people do what they do — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework. Pick the topic that matters to you.
Readalong: Reality is Broken, Ch 6 – Becoming a Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves
This continues the Readalong by Erik van Mechelen of Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality is Broken’ with insights from Yu-kai…
Semantics vs Value: Tomato TomAto
This is an excerpt from the second part of the introduction of Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and…
Simón Duque’s Habitica Gamification Design Challenge (Octalysis Analysis)
What happens when you apply the Octalysis Framework to one of the most popular gamified productivity apps in…
Readalong: Reality is Broken, Ch 5 – Stronger Social Connectivity
This continues the Readalong by Erik van Mechelen of Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality is Broken’ with insights from Yu-kai…
Putting Gamification in its Place: The War on Words
Around 2011, the field I had been working in since 2003 finally got a name, and almost immediately…
Readalong: Reality is Broken, Ch 4 – Fun Failure and Better Odds of Success
This continues the Readalong by Erik van Mechelen of Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality is Broken’ with insights from Yu-kai…